SCO Film Festival to kick off in Chongqing

The film awards festival will present a total of 10 awards, ranging from Best Feature to Best Director, with veteran filmmaker and playwright Ren Zhonglun serving as the jury president.

Notably, for the film screenings activity, the film festival organizing committee has currently received 27 films from countries within the SCO. Selected films will be screened in cinemas in downtown Chongqing and Yongchuan.

Filmmakers from China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Iran, Pakistan and Mongolia will present their country's films, providing the audience with a glimpse of each nation's unique history, culture and social landscape.