Asia in Focus
Media on Contemporary Central Asian Cinema
1. Media Concept
«Asia in Focus”—a media concept dedicated to the contemporary cinema of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. The project aims to introduce the audience to the region’s filmmaking landscape, providing coverage of new films, directors, festivals, and independent projects.
Core Formats: — Film Collections — Scene and Shot Analyses — Director Profiles — Film Festival News — Regional Contemporary Film FeaturesThe main platform is Telegram; supplementary materials may be published on the website.
2. Data Sources
Open sources will be used to create publications:
Cinematic Resources: — Online film catalogs — Film archives — Databases on directors and actors
Media and Publications: — Articles on Central Asian Cinema — Film Criticism and Reviews — Interviews with Directors, available in open access
Festivals and Film Organizations: — Official film festival websites — Screening schedules — News and press releases
3. Data Processing Scheme
The media work involves dividing tasks between a human and AI.
Machine Processing: — Researching additional information on the topic — Compiling brief notes — Translating foreign publications — Systematizing film data — Preparing text drafts
Human Processing: — Selecting compelling topics — Verifying information through sources — Viewing and analyzing films — Forming independent opinions — Editing and preparing publications
4. How the media will function
- Topic Selection—determining the film, director, or event.
- Information Gathering—searching for articles, interviews, archival materials, and official publications.
- Processing—AI assists in translating, summarizing, and structuring the gathered information.
- Analysis—the author independently studies the film and develops their own perspective.
- Text Preparation—editing and formatting the material.
- Publication—posting the finished material on Telegram or the website.
5. Automated Services
ChatGPT — Idea generation for publications — Information structuring — Drafting and titlingDeepL — Translating articles and publications — Working with international sourcesWhisper — Potential transcription of audio interviews and video materialsNotion — Storing links and materials — Information organization — Publication planning
6. AI Usage Guidelines
- Verify facts, dates, names, and film titles.
- Use real sources rather than relying solely on AI responses.
- Do not fabricate quotes, interviews, or facts.
- Do not publish generated texts without review and editing.
- Maintain your own critical perspective on cinema.
- Cite the sources of photographs and verify usage rights for all footage.
- Do not transmit personal data to third-party services without consent.
The core principle is that AI aids in information processing, but the selection of topics, film analysis, and the final content of publications remain the author’s prerogative.
