ASTANA MEDIA WEEK

Astana Media Week is an annual event in the field of media and journalism, uniting state, independent, professional and new media of Kazakhstan, with the aim of developing the local media industry and promoting business relations in it.

For the sixth year now, heads of departments and international experts, influencers and visionaries of the industry have been meeting at the main media communication platform of the country to discuss topical issues, establish contacts, present ideas for the upcoming media year and navigate future trends.

Media week Astana Media Week 2025 will be held from November 5-7 from 10-00 to 18-00 at Kazmedia Ortalygy, at Astana, Kunaeva 4, Western entrance.

PARTICIPANTS

PROFESSIONALS

international TV- Movie and media industry

employees of the press services of central and local government agencies

PRESS SECRETARIES

television and digital content

CUSTOMERS

TV channels

FOREIGN

national and regional MASS MEDIA

LOCAL

television and digital content

SELLERS

Registration

ASTANA MEDIA WEEK 2025 PROGRAM

PROGRAM

ASTANA MEDIA WEEK 2025

November 5-7, 2025

Venue: Qazmedia Center, 4 Kunayev Street, Astana
Locations: Cinema Concert Hall, Qazmedia Hall, Conference Hall (21st Floor), Coworking Space

Day 1: PUBLIC DIALOGUE AND MEANING

Key Idea: Inspiration and understanding the role of journalists

Venues: Cinema Concert Hall, Conference Hall (21st Floor), Hall

Time & Venue	Event
09:30-10:00 Hall	Registration
09:00-17:30 Hall	Content Market
10:00-10:10 CCH	Grand Opening of Media Week
10:10-10:45 CCH	Keynote Lecture
10:45-12:00 CCH	Plenary Session: Beyond Scale: Media in Motion
12:05-13:30 CCH	Panel Session: AI and the Phenomenon of "Artificial Trust": How Technology Distorts Reality
13:30-14:00 Hall	Lunch
14:00-15:15 CCH	Media Managers Session: Media Ethics as a Foundation of Trust
14:00-15:00 21st Floor	Roundtable: Current Approaches to Training Sector Journalism Specialists
15:20-16:20 CCH	Meeting with a Classic: "The Tolen Abdik Phenomenon"
16:20-17:00 CCH	Musical Performance

Day 2: MASTERY DAY

Key Idea: Practice and professional growth

Venues: Hall, Conference Hall (21st Floor)

Time & Venue	Event
09:30-10:00 Hall	Registration
10:00-11:30 CCH	Panel Session: Streaming Platforms: Market, Content, Monetization
11:30-12:30 CCH	Panel Session: Is the Crisis of Trust a New Era of Communication?
12:30-13:00 CCH	Presentation of Birge TV Platform
13:00-14:00 Hall	Lunch
14:00-15:00 21st Floor	Masterclass: TV Development by EURONEWS
15:00-16:00 21st Floor	"Documentary Cinema: New Taste, New Format" Masterclass by the Presidential TV and Radio Complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan
16:00-17:00 21st Floor	"How to Work with Information Sources in the AI Era?" Masterclass

Day 3: NATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND EXCELLENCE

Key Idea: Sharing domestic experience and celebrating achievements

Venues: Conference Hall (21st Floor), Hall, CCH

Time & Venue	Event
09:30-10:00 21st Floor	Registration
10:00-10:45 21st Floor	Award Ceremony: "Best Press Service", "Best Press Secretary"
10:45-11:20 21st Floor	"Literate Journalist" Masterclass
11:20-12:30 21st Floor	Masterclass: Data Journalism by Yandex
12:30-13:30 21st Floor	Masterclass on Reputation and Image of Public Officials
16:00-20:00 Hall, CCH	Grand Ceremony of the National "URKER" Award