Two Kazakh films are nominated for Nika, the oldest Russian film award. Both films are presented in the category "Best Film of the CIS and Baltic States". "Sweetie, You Won't Believe It" directed by Yernar Nurgaliev and "Yellow Cat" by Adilkhan Yerzhanov will compete for the victory. Other contestants are films “2000 Songs of Farida” (Uzbekistan), “In Between Dying” (Azerbaijan), “Shambala” (Kyrgyzstan).