A Prize for Dramatists and Young Directors to Be Established

Uzbekistan

A Presidential decree PQ-399 has been adopted to increase the importance of theaters in the cultural life of society and to support their activities.

A Prize for Dramatists and Young Directors to Be Established
According to the decree, a prize named after Mahmudkhoja Behbudi will be established for dramatists, and a prize named after Bahodir Yo‘ldoshev will be established for young directors.

The prize competitions will be held every two years, and the winners will receive a monetary award in the amount of 50 times the MHTEKM prize.

From 2025, based on the principle of “director – dramatist – composer – artist,” creative collaboration will be expanded, and the “Niğoh” creative project will be implemented every August.

In order to develop and popularize national academic music art, a national composers’ competition will be held every two years.

The Theater Directors Academy will be established under the Alisher Navoi State Academic Grand Theater of Uzbekistan.

Every year, the “Best Translated Stage Works” competition will be introduced for works translated from world dramaturgy examples.

From 2025:

Every two years, a competition for “Best Plays” on historical and modern topics will be organized.

A national ranking of Uzbek theater groups will be created.

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