GameFest UZ 2026
Tashkent
An international games and animation festival in Tashkent, the flagship of Uzbekistan's game development ecosystem, run by the Uzbekistan Creative Association under the Ministry of Digital Technologies. CIAQ President David Tuganov spoke on a panel about Central Asian studios going global, a Creative Eurasia case: one regional showcase for global investors and publishers.
Held15.05
- Dates
- 15–16 May 2026 · CIAQ panel on 16 May
- Where
- Tashkent · Renaissance Hall
- Format
- offline
- Partner
- GameFest UZ
Roadmap
Dates and stages
Festival opening
Panel “Building from Central Asia: Studios Going Global” with David Tuganov
The CIAQ panel
“Building from Central Asia: Studios Going Global”: how to build internationally competitive studios in the region. On stage: David Tuganov (CIAQ), Firdavs Mamadkhonov (Doomers Publishing), Jasurbek Ruzmat (Digital Garden); moderated by Abror Khasanov (Uzbekistan Creative Association).
Why it matters for Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan projects took part in the festival's pitch session, and the GameFest model is a ready showcase for our studios and an argument for one Creative Eurasia event calendar alongside GameDev Fest in Astana.
The event on the CIAQ site ↗Results
How it ended
By the organiser's estimate: over 10,000 participants from 40+ countries and 100+ companies.
Photos
How it went
Photos: CIAQ
Registration closed
The event has passed or the intake is over.