Documentary Film Festival of CIS Countries “Eurasia.DOC”
General provisions
The 9th Documentary Film Festival of the CIS Countries “Eurasia.DOC” is planned to be held from September 29 to October 3, 2025 in Smolensk and Minsk.
Organization of the Festival
The festival “Eurasia.DOC” is supported by:
The “Eurasia.DOC” Festival is held with the support of: The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation The Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation of the CIS Member States (IFHC).
Founders:
ANO “Eurasian Center for Cultural Initiatives”
“Belarusian Union of Journalists”
Goals and Objectives of the Festival
The main goal of the festival is:
Formation of a community of like-minded documentary filmmakers working on topical issues of the recent past, present and future of the CIS countries.
The main objectives of the festival are:
— Development of creative contacts and cooperation, support for cultural and art figures of the CIS countries;
— Education and upbringing of youth and students in the spirit of respect for common history and understanding of the importance of integration processes in the CIS;
— Active promotion of the creation of a positive information space in the CIS countries;
— Counteracting attempts to distort history;
— Promotion of further integration of the CIS countries, maintaining a single cultural, historical, information and creative space.
Accepting applications for “Eurasia.DOC” 2024
Films whose theme is directly or indirectly related to the socio-political life of the CIS countries and the entire post-Soviet space are allowed to participate in the main competition screening. The geography of the film forum participants is not limited.
Films created no earlier than September 30, 2023 are accepted for participation in the Festival.
Young people aged 16 to 35 years can take part in the youth competition of the Youth Competition of Short Documentary Films “Eurasia.DOC: 4 Minutes”.
Festival program
The festival program includes:
— screenings of films participating in the competition;
— out-of-competition and retrospective screenings;
— round tables and thematic discussions;
— master classes;
— meetings with authors, experts and public figures;
— press conferences;
— exhibitions;
— special events.
Themes of the IX Festival:
— 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War
— The Fight against Nazism in the 21st Century
— The Coming New World
— Greater Eurasia. Conjugation
— Small Homeland. Happy is he who is happy at home
— Man at all times
The terms of participation
To participate in the festival, you must submit an application to the Festival Directorate, including:
— the author’s annotation of the film;
— information about the creators of the film, photographs, frames from the film, a trailer for the film (if available) the film in MP4 format.
Applications are accepted by the Festival Directorate until July 10, 2025.
Access to the materials sent in the competition application must be open throughout the application campaign – until July 10, 2025!
Responsibility for claims and lawsuits of third parties related to copyright and related rights lies with the legal entity or individual submitting the film to the competition program in relation to which the dispute arose.
Festival Jury
The Festival Jury consists of famous journalists, experts in the field of documentary film, public figures.
Festival Prizes
— Festival prizes for the best films;
— Special prizes;
— Festival diplomas.
Guests
Organizational issues related to the invitation of guests, the terms and conditions of their stay, as well as accreditation are resolved by the Festival Directorate.
Participation of films in the festival competition programs requires the presence of one (two) representatives of the films included in the competition program.
The following expenses of the representatives of the films included in the program, experts, and jury members are paid for at the expense of the raised funds: travel to the festival venue and back, accommodation, and meals during the festival.
The conditions of stay of the representatives of the films included in the non-competition program and other guests of the festival are stipulated in personal invitations.
Contacts
Festival Organizing Committee: info@eurasia.film
For media and cooperation inquiries: press@eurasia.film
