According to the organizers of the competition announced by Azerbaijan Union of Filmmakers, 50 scripts were accepted for the competition. By the decision of the jury consisting of film director Vagif Azaryar, screenwriter, pedagogue Nadir Badalov, director, producer Ali Isa Jabbarov, screenwriter, trainer Parviz Mammadov, film critic Sevda Sultanova, 13 works were admitted to the second stage. We present the scripts in alphabetical order of the authors’ surname:
Arifoglu Elchin – “The front line in the heart, the heart in the front line”
Dadashov Nijat – “A room”
Gahramanov Asif – “An old oven”
Gurban Gubadzade, Alibay Mammadli, Suleyman Suleymanzadeh – “A wool stick”
Haydarova Ulviyya – “One, two, three”
Khanalizadeh Elkhan – “Girls in the field”
Mahmudova Sevinj – “Trust”
Mamiyev Amil (Amal) – “Shusha, I love you”
Mirmehdi Aghaoghlu, Mukhtarov Matlab – “4420”
Nasibli Leyla – “Soldier Boots”
Rzayev Elnur (Pasha) – “A willow Tree”
Safarov Haji – “Short passes, long regrets”
Yusubova Shafa – “Dear Emil”
The winners will be announced before 2 August National Cinema Day. Prizes for winning scenarios are 2000 AZN for 1st, 1500 AZN for 2nd and 1000 AZN for 3rd places.
According to the information provided by AUF, it is planned to have regular script competitions in order to increase the dramaturgical quality of films. Training sessions for authors before the competition in order to increase the participants’ knowledge of screenwriting techniques are also among plans.
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