Baiqonyr Film Festival
Международный фестиваль дебютного и короткометражного кино Baiqonyr Film Festival
Also known as: Baiqonyr International Short Film Festival, Baiqonyr Short Film Festival, Байконур
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Baiqonyr Film Festival focuses on debut cinema and short films in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Its competitions include national, international and debut programmes, with fiction, documentary and animation represented in its short-film selection. The festival is a project of Broadway and dates back to 2016. Its archive preserves programmes, juries, films and winners from earlier editions.
The national short-film regulations set a maximum running time of 30 minutes. The festival recognises directing, screenwriting, cinematography, editing and production design alongside film awards. The dates for the 2026 edition are 20–25 September, with Arman Cinema listed as its venue.
Country
Kazakhstan
Categories
Animation, Documentary, Short
Awards and prizes
The 2026 awards cover national, international and debut competitions. National awards recognise best film, directing, cinematography, screenplay, editing and production design, alongside a special acting prize. The festival also presents a NETPAC award and special prizes.
Festival rules
The published 2026 national short-film regulations accept fiction, documentary and animated films of any genre made in 2025–2026 by citizens of Kazakhstan. Films must not exceed 30 minutes. Works submitted after the deadline or previously entered in the festival in 2024 or 2025 are ineligible.
Contacts
- baiqonyr.kz
- kenzhibayev@gmail.com — Festival president
- ayshayess@gmail.com — Accreditation and festival press office