He noted that recently, advertisements for tobacco products have been spotted in three new films. “In one of the films, a pack of cigarettes is openly shown with an advertisement for the double capsule 'Winston.' I raised this issue three years ago, but to no avail. Do you think the health of Kyrgyzstan is unimportant? If nothing changes, perhaps we should go to court. The law prohibits such advertising, yet we continue to observe it. I am sure someone in the Ministry of Culture is profiting from this situation. We should not finance films made with money from tobacco companies,” Kokulov added.
In response to the criticism, the Department of Cinematography of the Ministry of Culture stated that licenses for film production are issued by the organization "Kyrgyztasma."
The head of the department, Talant Tolobekov, noted that work is currently underway to liquidate "Kyrgyztasma" as a result of an inspection by a special commission.
Deputy Minister of Culture Marat Tagaev added that reforms in the field of cinematography are ongoing. “We will take your comments into account. Additionally, we are working to ensure that foreign films have Kyrgyz subtitles. Soon we will present amendments to the legislation in parliament, and we need the support of deputies, as there may be opponents,” he concluded.
