Ayka

For other uses, see Aika (disambiguation).

Ayka
Film poster
Directed bySergey Dvortsevoy
Written bySergey Dvortsevoy
Gennadiy Ostrovskiy
Produced by
  • Sergey Dvortsevoy
  • Anna Wydra
  • Thanassis Karathanos
  • Martin Hampel
  • Gulnara Sarsenova
  • Michel Merkt
Starring
CinematographyJolanta Dylewska
Edited bySergei Dvortsevoy
Petar Markovic
Release date
  • 18 May 2018 (2018-05-18) (Cannes)
Running time
100 minutes
Countries
  • Russia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • China
  • Kazakhstan
LanguagesKyrgyz
Russian

Ayka (Russian: Айка) is a 2018 drama film directed by Sergey Dvortsevoy. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2] At Cannes, Samal Yeslyamova won the award for Best Actress.[3] It was selected as the Kazakhstani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards,[4][5][6] making the December shortlist.[7] The film was produced under the working title My Little One.

  1. ^ "The 2018 Official Selection". Cannes. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Cannes Adds Lars von Trier's 'The House That Jack Built,' Sets Terry Gilliam's 'Don Quixote' as Closer". Variety. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. ^ Debruge, Peter (19 May 2018). "2018 Cannes Film Festival Award Winners Announced". Variety.
  4. ^ "87 Countries In Competition for 2018 Foreign Language Film Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  5. ^ Kilday, Gregg (8 October 2018). "Oscars: 87 Countries Submit Films in Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Film Ayka about migrant woman from Kyrgyzstan enters Oscar long-list". Kabar News Agency. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Academy Unveils 2019 Oscar Shortlists". The Hollywood Reporter. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.