Top films and notable names: Highlights from the 17th Eurasia International Film Festival.

The Minister of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan, Aida Balayeva, congratulated the festival participants, and her address was read by Rustam Ali, the chairman of the Committee for Archives, Documentation, and Book Affairs.

Main awards of the festival:

NETPAC Jury Prize:

- "Into the Unknown" (dir. Mahdi Fleifel).

Special Awards:

- Nuri Bilge Ceylan — "For Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema".

- Doskhan Zholzhaksynov — "For Outstanding Contribution to Kazakh Cinema".

Competition of Central Asian and Turkic World Countries:

- Best Actress: Elza Karimova ("Mountain of Lovers", Tatarstan).

- Best Actor: Abylai Marat ("Deal at the Border", Kyrgyzstan).

- Special Jury Prize: "One of Those Days When Hemme Will Die" (Turkey).

- Best Director: Aruan Anartay ("Zhoktau", Kazakhstan).

- Grand Prix for Best Film: "Where the Storks Dance" (Sakha Republic, Russia).

International Competition:

- Best Actress: Florentina Holcienger ("Moon", Austria).

- Best Actor: Arthur Pachesny ("Almost Nothing", Poland).

- Special Jury Prize: "Nirvana" (dir. Asif Islam, Bangladesh).

- Best Director: Oh Jung Min ("House of the Seasons", South Korea).

- Grand Prix for Best Film: "Almost Nothing" (dir. Grzegorz Debowski, Poland).

During the closing ceremony, the ethno-fusion group KhazaR, the Aljazz orchestra, and the VIVAT show ballet performed. These performances marked a vibrant conclusion to the week of cinematic art.

The festival was founded by the Ministry of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan, with organization managed by the "Kazakhfilm" studio, supported by the akimat of Almaty.