UmutDoc is an international documentary film festival held annually in September in the beautiful city of Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic.

UmutDoc stands as a dedicated platform for the development, celebration, and promotion of auteur documentary cinema.

Our strategic goal is to develop and institutionalize documentary filmmaking across Central Asia. We proudly support filmmakers who explore social reality, delve into collective and personal memory, challenge questions of identity, and discover bold new forms of visual expression.

UmutDoc selects daring and original documentary films that express a strong authorial voice and ambitious formal exploration intended for the cinematic screen.