WINNERS OF THE “COMPETITION FOR FILM PROJECTS TO BE PRODUCED WITH STATE SUPPORT” FOR 2026 HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED

The "Competition for Film Projects to be Produced with State Support" for 2026, organized by the Cinema Agency under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, has concluded. Based on the decision of the "Expert Council for the Evaluation of the Content of Cinematographic, Audiovisual, and Digital Works"—which operates under the Ministry of Culture—18 out of the 31 projects that participated in the pitching stage have been selected to receive production support from the Agency.
In total, an allocation of 2,763,861 AZN has been earmarked for the 18 winning projects, based on their respective cost limit schedules. Once the final budgets are approved within the framework of the submitted cost limit schedules, the relevant contracts will be concluded between the parties in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On State Procurement." Furthermore, based on the decision of the Expert Council, the following 5 projects—subject to refinement with the involvement of the Artistic Quality Control Commission—have earned the right to participate directly in the pitching stage of next year’s “Competition for Film Projects to be Produced with State Support”:
Feature-length fiction films:
* “Forest Warden” — CNF
* “One, Two, Three” — Nova Gorica Film Center
Short fiction films:
* “The Two of Us” — Karvan Production
* “Melody of the Wind” — Navis
Documentary film:
* “Washing – This Is Not a Film” — Navis