A competition for representatives of the domestic film industry will begin on March 5. Within the framework of the competition, financial support will be provided to film projects that are candidates for recognition as national films.
The goal of the competition is to create films that reflect the traditional values ​​of the people, meet national interests, ideology, and raise topical issues.
Previously, the Center announced priority themes on January 5. In particular, “Our Homeland”, “Environment”, “Law and Order”, “History and Lessons”, “Friendship”, “Women's Rights, Child Safety”, “Honest Citizen”, “Heroes of Modern Times”, “Unity and Peace”, etc. themes can be taken as a basis.
This year, the competition will be held in three genres:
Feature films - projects ranging from the themes of homeland, family, hard work and patriotism to films for children, animation of Kazakh fairy tales and films about space.
Animation - projects promoting national values, friendship, honor and courage, and respect for parents.
Documentary films - films about state anniversaries, achievements in science, ecology, IT technologies, culture and prominent figures.
Let us remind you that since 2024, new rules for selecting film projects have come into effect in Kazakhstan. According to these rules, the competition process will take place in two stages.
In the first stage, scripts (for feature and animated films) or script plans (for documentary and chronicle films) will be considered.
After successfully passing the first stage, in the second stage, script authors must collect and submit a complete set of film project documents.
If the applicant does not submit a complete set of documents, 3 working days will be given to correct and supplement the errors.
On March 13, the acceptance of applications will end and the projects will be submitted to the expert council. After the competition applications are submitted to the expert council, the Center will notify all candidates who meet the selection rules. Then the pitching will take place.
The pitching will be held in an open format and the Expert Council will contribute to making a fair decision in each category. The Center will submit the conclusions of the Expert Council for consideration by the interdepartmental commission.
Information regarding all stages of the competition will be available on the center's website and official accounts on social networks. These measures are designed to ensure transparency in the selection of film projects that will receive state support.
It should be noted that at the beginning of the year, the composition of the Expert Council under the Cinema Center was updated.
The Ministry will continue its work on the development of national cinematography, creating conditions for the production of high-quality, imaginative, and meaningful films.
For more information, please call +7 (7172) 72 56 69.
Press service of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mam/press/news/details/944737