01 · Ventures

Stories that matter.

Auteur-driven cinema from Switzerland: development, production and distribution with a long-term perspective.

Film

Films for a more open world.

Alpine Ascent produces theatrical films. Our focus is auteur cinema: material with its own voice, carefully developed and rigorously executed.

We accompany projects across the full cycle — from material development through production to distribution.

Services

Development and screenwriting

Production of feature and documentary films

Co-production and international collaboration

Distribution and festival strategy

Contact

For submissions and enquiries: info@alpine-ascent.ch

Selected work

Kurak (2025)

A feature drama interweaving several women’s stories in contemporary Kyrgyzstan — based on true events. In Kyrgyz, “kurak” means patchwork.

Kurak (2025) — poster
Kurak (2025) — still
Kurak (2025) — still
Kurak (2025) — still
Kurak (2025) — still

Images · KurakFilm.com / OYMO Studio

  • Directors: Erke Dzhumakmatova, Emil Atageldiev
  • Screenplay: Erke Dzhumakmatova
  • Runtime: 89 minutes · Languages: Kyrgyz, Russian
  • Co-production: Kyrgyzstan / Switzerland / Serbia / France / Luxembourg / Netherlands / Italy
  • Swiss production: OYMO Studio GmbH (among others)
  • World premiere: 30th Busan International Film Festival (2025)
  • Awards (selection): Bangladesh July Memorial Prize; Vision of Jiseok Award (Busan 2025)
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