Iranian documentary Long Winter, directed by Hassan Jafari and produced by Yaser Faryadres, has won the Best Film award at the 10th Eurasia.Doc International Documentary Film Festival, held in Russia and Belarus.

The festival’s 10th edition concluded on October 2, 2026, in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, where Long Winter received the Best Film award in the competition section.

Eurasia.Doc focuses on documentary cinema and stories exploring social issues and developments, bringing together documentary filmmakers, journalists and experts from various countries. The festival focuses on documentary works from member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

A total of 361 films from 14 countries competed in the main section of the 10th edition.
Long Winter was produced by the Nahzat Media Arts Center, an Iranian organization active in cultural and media production, and the Center for the Development of Experimental Cinema, an Iranian institution specializing in experimental cinema. The documentary follows an elderly couple living in a village in northern Iran as they face the hardships of life and the illness of one spouse, forcing them to make a difficult choice between staying in the village and moving to the city.

The 10th Eurasia.Doc International Documentary Film Festival was held from September 28 to October 2, 2026, in Smolensk, Russia, and Minsk, Belarus. The festival featured works from a range of countries, including Russia, Iran, Türkiye, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Moldova.