The Creative Industries Development Fund is launching a practical acceleration program for entrepreneurs, creators, and creative teams developing projects in the field of creative industries and technologies.

The acceleration program will take place in two stages. The first stage includes regional bootcamps in Almaty (September 21), Shymkent (October 5), and Astana (October 19). The most promising participants will continue their work during a seven-day offline mentoring session in Astana.

The program covers four areas: audiovisual arts; music and stage arts; visual and applied arts; and literature, media, and artificial intelligence.

Creative Shift is designed for projects that are already under development. Participants will have the opportunity to refine their business model and project identity, monetization and promotion tools, AI technologies, and distribution channels, as well as prepare for attracting investment and scaling their projects.

The participation requirements and application procedure are available in the “Support Measures” section of the QazaqCreative platform on the QazaqCulture website. Applicants registered on the unified QazaqCreative digital platform are eligible to participate.