Romania / Director
Proposed invitation
Cristian Mungiu
Guest of Honour / masterclass / Romanian gala anchor
Invitation strategy / Edition 01
Proposed
guests
Invitations are designed around a clear editorial purpose: a film, retrospective, masterclass, keynote or professional conversation.
No person listed on this page should be understood as confirmed unless separately announced by the festival.
01 / Headline strategy
Presence with
a purpose.
The first edition should favour fewer high-value guests over a ceremonial red-carpet list. Each invitation must create audience, press or industry value.
Kazakhstan / Director
Proposed invitation
Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Country Focus / retrospective / masterclass
Kazakhstan / Director
Proposed invitation
Darezhan Omirbayev
Author cinema retrospective / conversation
Kazakhstan / Director
Proposed invitation
Emir Baigazin
New Central Asian Cinema / masterclass
Uzbekistan / Artist & Filmmaker
Proposed invitation
Saodat Ismailova
Women in Film / moving image / memory
Uzbekistan / Director
Proposed invitation
Shokir Kholikov
New Generation / emerging voices
Kyrgyzstan / Director
Proposed invitation
Aktan Arym Kubat
Retrospective / cinema and landscape
Kyrgyzstan / Director
Proposed invitation
Artykpai Suyundukov
Literature & Cinema / Aitmatov strand
Tajikistan / Director
Proposed invitation
Nosir Saidov
Tajik Cinema Focus
Pakistan / Director
Proposed invitation
Saim Sadiq
Pakistan Gala / New Voices
Pakistan / Documentary filmmaker
Proposed invitation
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Documentary keynote / Women in Film
Afghanistan / Director
Proposed invitation
Siddiq Barmak
Afghan Cinema Retrospective
Afghanistan / Director
Proposed invitation
Shahrbanoo Sadat
New Afghan Cinema / masterclass
Turkmenistan / Director
Proposed invitation
Sahysalyh Bayramov
Turkmenistan Focus
Romania / Director
Proposed invitation
Radu Jude
Romanian Night / masterclass
Romania / Director
Proposed invitation
Corneliu Porumboiu
Romanian New Wave / masterclass
Romania / Director
Proposed invitation
Cristi Puiu
Romanian Cinema Retrospective
02 / Invitation logic
Three layers
of guests.
A balanced invitation architecture protects budget while preserving international prestige.
A / HeadlineGlobal
Global
gravity.
Recognised filmmakers or cultural figures with strong international press and audience value.
B / IndustryPeople who
People who
make deals.
Producers, sales agents, film funds, commissions, distributors and business leaders.
C / DiscoveryThe next
The next
voices.
Emerging filmmakers, students and creators who can become long-term ambassadors of the hub.