The Festival is a competition for documentary films from all over Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan).

Awards & Prizes

The Festival will give the following awards:

- Best Film
- Best Director
- Best Cinematography
- Audience Award (selected by public voting)

The jury may also decide to award special certificates.

Rules & Terms

The submissions for the competition must be
features (over 60 minutes) or shorts (less than 40 minutes) filmed:

- in Central Asia, or
- by Central Asian filmmakers, but concerning subjects unrelated to Central Asia; or
- by filmmakers from other regions, but placed in Central Asia and concerning subjects of relevance to the region.

All entries must be submitted online.