AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoFilm Industry: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev plans to abolish the Cinematography Agency and state-run Uzbekfilm, shifting production to private studios and replacing direct commissions with subsidies. A new national film company will fund, promote and distribute projects, while Uzbekfilm’s site is set to become a film-industry hub. Heritage Dispute: Uzbekistan protested Iranian diplomatic posts describing Samarkand’s architecture as part of Persian civilization, calling the claims one-sided and politicized. Women’s Opportunities: A new project has equipped 350 unemployed women to launch home-based beauty businesses. Cultural Exchange: An Uzbek-Tajik film about poets Jami and Navoi won a prize, while Uzbekistan’s Islamic Civilization Center presented the region’s scientific and spiritual heritage at the United Nations in Geneva.
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