Filmmakers from Turkmenistan will participate in the 10th Caspian Media Forum, which will be held on 21–22 August in Astrakhan. This was reported by the news agency Orient.

Representatives of the film industry from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan will also participate in the event. The forum programme includes a plenary session and four sessions, including ‘Cinema and Media’, organised by the Regional Filmmaking Support Fund (FPRK) of Russia's Union of Filmmakers.

During the sessions, experts will discuss the development of the film industry, successful international projects and prospects for joint work. Astrakhan State University will host screenings of documentaries about the cultural traditions of the region's peoples.

FPRK Executive Producer Eleonora Tukhareli noted that the forum has been an important platform for intergovernmental and intercultural cooperation for ten years. The forum is organised by the Astrakhan Regional Government, the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the support of the Interstate Humanitarian Cooperation Fund for of the CIS and the ‘Caspian-Eurasia’ Centre.