The Non-Profit Joint Stock Company «State Center for the Support of National Cinema» announces a competition for the selection of film projects, claiming to recognize as national films for 2023.

In the following categories accepted applications for the production of films (movie):

* Socially significant feature films (financing up to 100%)

Priority topics for state financial support:

- Historical films/movies;

- Films/movies for children and teenagers;

- Films/movies about sports;

- Films/movies about outstanding historical figures, figures of culture, science and sports;

- Struggle against corruption.

* Socially significant animated films (financing up to 100%)

Priority topics for state financial support:

- Films/movies for children and teenagers;

- Preservation of folk traditions;

- Protection of family values;

- Films/movies about sports;

- Education of spiritual and moral values of the younger generation.

* Socially significant documentaries, including event films (financing up to 100%)

Priority topics for state financial support:

- Protection of family values;

- Unity in multinational and multi-confessional Kazakhstan;

- Preservation of folk traditions;

- Heroes among us;

- Films/movies about outstanding historical figures, figures of culture, science and sports;

- Achievements in the field of science and technology;

- Ecology and protection of natural resources;

- Features of the nature of the Atyrau region.

 Applications for all of the above topics also accepted in the following categories:

- Debut films (financing up to 100%)

- Feature films intended for a wide audience (financing up to 70%)

- Co-production films (financing within the limits provided for under the relevant agreements on the production of such films).

Acceptance of the application documentation begins on 06.03.2023 and ends on 30.03.2023

The list of documents required for submission and the rules for their registration indicated by the link

https://kazakhcinema.kz/kz/memlekettik-oldau/zhattar/

(«On approval of the Rules for the selection of film projects claiming to be recognized as national films for the provision of state financial support for their production» Order No. 64 of the Acting Minister of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated March 15, 2019).

Applications in electronic form accepted by the link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezt_QYbOFXjRnxGf9kh36vx2RDwUAkWHmwAr7I0Jd-CQqKZg/viewform, as well as duplicated in paper form and provided to State Center for the Support of National Cinema (SCSNC).

Working days: 12:00 to 18:00 pm

Address: Republic of Kazakhstan, «Alma-Ata Hotel», 2nd floor, Almaty Conference hall, Kabanbai Batyr Street, 85, Almaty.

 Applications that do not match the requirements or containing incomplete package of documents as well as those submitted on 30.03.2023 after 18:00, will be  returned to the applicant without consideration.

Additional information about participation in the competition can be obtained by phone:

+ 7 (727) 3410401, the office in Almaty;

+7 (775) 4186339, Adilet Omarov, Head of the production Department;

+7 (707) 6349041, Moldir Kenenbayeva, specialist of the production Department;

+7 (707) 1308010, Dana Elyubaeva, specialist of the production department.

+7 (701) 556 03 08, Aklima Ziyat, specialist of the production Department.

State support in the form of financing of film projects, claiming to recognize as national films and national films will distributed in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 12 and paragraph 1 of paragraph 5 of Article 13 of the Law "On Cinematography".

06.03.2023