Festivals: call for entries

XIII Forum of the young cinema Umut-2026

 

Dates & place: 03.03-07.03.2026, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Organizer: Cinema Department with support: Interstate humanitarian cooperation fund
Participants: Ex-Soviet countries
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Call for Entries – 38th Film Festival Dresden

 

FILMFEST DRESDEN is looking forward to new short films! We are now accepting submissions for the 38th festival edition in 2026.

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Call for Entries – 43rd Fajr International Film Festival

 

I'm delighted to announce that submissions are now open for the 43rd edition of the Fajr International Film Festival, taking place from November 26 – December 3, 2025, in Iran.

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Sunday, 30 March 2025 00:00

XII Forum of Young Cinema "Umut - 2025": Nudity
 
"Nudity" by Sabina Bakaeva, Uzbekistan-France, 2025
World premiere: Berlinale - 2025
Dates of Forum Umut: April 10-14, 2025 
Place: Bishkek, Kyrgystan
 
Film will be shown at the International competition
 

“Nudity” by Sabina Bakaeva, Uzbekistan - France, 2025, 25’, doc.

Production: Tashkent Film School, Ateliers Varan

Producers: Julia Schaginurowa & Mikhail Borodin

World premiere: 75 Berlinale – 2025

Section: Berlinale Forum Special

 

Synopsis:

 

To survive in patriarchal society, Zamira and her daughter Sabina repress their personalities. One discovers that at the age of 60 she has to explore who she is. Another lacks the wisdom to overcome attitudes of female ancestors.

 

Mother and child denude their souls to each other, destroying the age-old traditions of insincere relationships. The women don’t blame their parents or fate for the experiencing pain, taking life’s challenges as an equation they need to solve.

 
 
Sabina Bakaeva