The CRONOGRAF festival is currently the only international documentary film festival in the Republic of Moldova. It is organized annually in Chisinau, starting from 2001. This event appeared at the initiative of a group of young Moldovan filmmakers, organized within the OWH Studio, who aimed to enliven the cultural life of the Republic of Moldova and bring it closer to the local public breaking documentaries from around the world.

Having reached its thirteenth edition, FIFD CRONOGRAF today enjoys popularity and a good international reputation, especially in South-Eastern Europe, where it ranks among the most important cinematographic events. Every year there is an increase in the number of films entered in the competition, proof that the festival has aroused the interest of documentary filmmakers from all over the world. CRONOGRAF is also an opportunity to escape from anonymity for local filmmakers, as well as a way to access the novelties of the genre worldwide.