As part of the XIV Tashkent International Film Festival “Pearl of the Silk Road”, the international exhibition “New Uzbekistan through the Lens of Cinema” opened in the Central Exhibition Hall of the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan. The exhibition presents works by students of the art department of the All-Russian State University of Cinematography. S.A. Gerasimova. VGIK students, under the guidance of academicians, spent 10 days writing sketches of the architecture of the ancient Ichan Kala reserve in Khiva, managing to convey the beauty of historical monuments. The exhibition features more than 100 paintings and graphic works.