Abstract: The subject of this article is a review of the development of cinematography in the Kyrgyz Republic from the beginning of 2000’s to the present. The arrival to mass digital technologies marked the emergence of the various film genres, transition from the “routinization” towards perfection of the auteur’s art. The main goal consists in examination of the main trends in development of the modern Kyrgyz cinematography using the historical-culturological analysis of artwork and interpretation of the content of modern national narrative films with the detailed description of storylines. The following screen works of the prominent film directors found their audience and recognition: “Ayil Okmotu” (The Village Authoritieis), “Boz Salkyn” (Pure Coolness), “Svet Ake” (The Light Thief) by Aktan Abdykalykov; “Everything is OK” by Akzhol Bekbolotov; “Kurmanjan Datka” (Queen of the Mountains) by Sadyk Sher-Niyaz; “Sayakbay “  by Ernest Abdyzhaparov. The author determines the development trends of the modern Kyrgyz cinematography, such as appearance of the tinsel cinema, “routinization” of films in the early 2000’s, development of short films, occurrence of the theme of self-identification. The analysis of their peculiarities defines the scientific novelty of the article.