Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 5 April 2023, a meeting of the Working Group on Cinematography of the Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held at the CIS Executive Committee in Minsk.

Representatives of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the CIS Executive Committee took part in the event via videoconference.

Addressing the meeting participants, Alexei Sazonov, Director of the Department for Humanitarian Cooperation, General Political and Social Problems of the CIS Executive Committee, noted that in recent years the Commonwealth states have been actively cooperating in the field of cinema. There is a direct communication of specialized specialists on significant issues in the field of cinematography, taking into account modern realities. Conferences and round tables are being held in the CIS countries, the film festival movement is developing, joint projects and other events are being implemented aimed at developing a dialogue in this area.

The participants of the meeting got acquainted with the practice of promoting film products in Russia and Uzbekistan, noting the positive experience of this work. It was decided to recommend to the CIS states to continue work on promoting national film production, including within the framework of national film days in the Commonwealth countries, as well as to expand the practice of exchanging information on national film projects.

Members of the Working Group considered issues of supporting animation films, promoting film festivals held in the Commonwealth, discussed the progress of work on the creation of the International Creative Association of Film Organizations of the CIS countries.

The working group on cinematography was formed by the Council for Cultural Cooperation of the CIS Member States in 2012.