Presentation of new projects in cinema

At the National Palace of Arts of Uzbekistan, as part of the International Week of Cultural Heritage, a forum was held on the topic "Cultural Heritage in Uzbek Cinema." The forum participants first visited the exhibition "Museum of Uzbek Cinema," which is dedicated to the history of cinema in Uzbekistan.

The forum opening ceremony was then held, during which the Director of the Cinematography Agency under the Ministry of Culture of Uzbekistan, Shukhrat Rizaev, greeted the participants.

The head of the Information and Communication Department of TURKSOY, Salim Ezer, spoke at the forum, sharing information about the creation of a cinema-media platform for the TURKSOY countries and cooperation in content production and filling.

During the forum, the "Living History" program was also presented, and works being carried out under this program by the Cinematography Agency of Uzbekistan were discussed, as well as plans.

— As part of the International Week of Cultural Heritage, the implementation of the "Living History" program, developed under the initiative of our President, was discussed, said the press secretary of the Cinematography Agency, Saifullo Rakhabov. — The "Living History" program includes 54 film projects, which will be developed and shown between 2024 and 2030. 21 projects will be feature films, and 33 projects will be feature documentary films. Currently, 10 films from this program are in production.

— In recent years, Uzbekistan has actively participated in cultural meetings — said Salim Ezer, head of the TURKSOY department. — These events bring together scholars and artists, and they become important centers of Turkish culture and key countries contributing to its development. This forum provides an opportunity to discuss our joint projects. We are inspired by the new projects being created in Uzbekistan. We are ready to support these projects as an organization. I would especially like to note that since 2017, significant progress has been made in the cinematic field in Uzbekistan.

Additionally, the forum featured new films created as joint productions within the "Living History" project, such as "The Origin of Ancient Civilizations," "Mulla Nasreddin" (in collaboration with Azerbaijani filmmakers), "Al-Khwarizmi" (in collaboration with Russian filmmakers), "Mosque," "Miracle Glasses," projects on Uzbekistan’s cultural heritage in collaboration with the BBC, and a trailer for the film "Makhtumkuli," as well as a video about the film’s preparation process.

At the end of the forum, memoranda of cooperation were signed with the "DIVI" television channel for the "Archaeology" project and with the "LenDok" film studio for the "Mosque" project.

N. Usmonova,
UzA Correspondent