Azerbaijan Union of Filmmakers announced this year’s list of awarded filmmakers on the occasion of August 2 – National Cinema Day, which is a day of filmmakers. According to the decision of the secretariat of AUF, the following filmmakers were deemed worthy of a traditional award of AUF for 2024:
Ali-Sattar Guliyev (director, producer) – for his successful producer activity in recent years;
Rasim Jafar (actor) – for the successful performance of “Teymur” in the feature film “I’m here, God!”
Emil Najafov (producer) – for his contribution to the development of author cinema;
Orkhan Mardan (producer) – for the successful production of the feature film “A meeting with Sama”;
“I’m here, God!” starring by Rasim Jafar. a full-length feature film was based on the Patriotic War theme. When a war-wounded veteran wakes up from a coma, he learns that his mother has passed away and daughter has been placed in the care of an orphanage. The film, which tells about his struggle to get his daughter back while trying to put his life in order, focuses more on the scars left by war on human psychology and the struggle of people for living who has faced the war than on the heavy battle scenes.
Emil Najafov has been the organizer and producer of the filming of many foreign films in the country. The films produced by him (“The fence”, “Maiden tower”, “Devastation”, “I still talk to you”, “Memories”, “My magical world”, etc.) participated in the competition section of various international festivals which were awarded with prizes. .
The story of Azerbaijani style Robin Hood is told in the feature film “Meeting with the sky” produced by Orkhan Mardan. The film, created as a successful production project in Azerbaijan cinema, combines the genres of adventure, drama and comedy. The root of the plot is based on the childhood memories of the characters. In the course of events, unexpected situations reveal sharp contradictions…
The film “A meeting with Sama” is considered with a successful producer work in Azerbaijani cinema.
It is worthy of note that the aforementioned award of AUF is addressed annually to creative individuals distinguished by their services in the development of national filmmaking. The purpose of establishing of it is to bring into focus the positive trends in national cinema. While selecting the nominees, the secretariat of the Union carefully observes and analyzes the process of the last film season, mentions services in various fields of filmmaking and selects laureates through open voting. Until now, People’s writer Anar, art director Firangiz Gurbanova, diplomat and public figure Ramiz Abutalibov, film and television director Nazim Rza Israfiloghlu, actor Fuad Poladov, sound director Asad Asadov, actor Farhad Israfilov, film director Murad Ibrahimbekov, film director Jahangir Zeynalli, director of photography Yuri Varnovsky, composer Rauf Aliyev, director Mirbala Salimli, film critic Sevda Sultanova, actress Zulfiya Gurbanova, director Ilkin Yusif, animator Rashid Aghamaliyev, producer Intigam Hajili and other professionals were the winners of this prestigious award.
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