The third-quarter 2026 round of the “Co-Production Support Competition”, held for the first time by the Cinema Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (ARKA), has concluded.

The Artistic Quality Control Commission assessed the projects submitted by five companies and decided to fund them. Four projects will receive AZN 200,000 each and one project AZN 300,000, bringing the total to AZN 1.1 million.

Projects awarded funding:

Nasreddin Production LLC – “Parallax” (Azerbaijan, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania) – AZN 200,000

Eloglu Group of Companies – “Kapitan” (“The Captain”) (Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan) – AZN 200,000

Adrenalin Brothers – “Saxta sevgili” (“The Fake Lover”) (Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan) – AZN 200,000

Navis – “Aloha Prestij” (“Aloha Prestige”) (Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Bulgaria) – AZN 200,000

Meh-Film LLC – “Yalanın məharəti” (“The Art of the Lie”) (Azerbaijan, Türkiye) – AZN 300,000

The competition aims to expand cooperation with foreign film companies, stimulate co-production and strengthen the competitiveness of local independent production companies.

Applications for the fourth quarter opened on 1 October 2026 and are accepted via ARKA’s official website or the MyCulture unified personal account. In the next round, priority will be given to co-productions with Türkiye, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Georgia, and to films that promote shared historical events and figures, customs and traditions and national values, as well as films for children.