2024-10-04 11:02:40
will take place on October 4-8 15th Baku International Film Festivalestablished by the Center for Young Cinematographers, which is held this year with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan and the Cinema Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the organizers told Day.Az.
The project is part of the film festival Baku Cinema Breeze (BCB). This major event will also bring together renowned festivals such as the International Documentary Film Festival DokuBaku, International Animation Festival AnimafilmInternational Animated Film Festival Ata Turk World.
The opening ceremony of the Baku International Film Festival will take place on October 5 at 19:00 at the Nizami Cinema Center. The event will be attended by officials of the Ministry of Culture, representatives of embassies, members of the jury of the international festival competition, cultural and artistic figures. This year, as part of the festival, 79 films from 26 countries (Germany, France, Italy, Great Britain, Korea, China, India, Colombia, Russia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Moldova, Croatia, Iran and others) will be shown at the Nizami Cinema Center for five days from 11:00. Admission is free.
Starting this year, the festival is holding a feature-length film competition. The international competition includes debut full-length feature films and short films. The domestic film competition features 25 short feature films and documentaries, as well as public service announcements. As part of the competition, students have the opportunity to compete in a separate category.
The international competition of full-length feature films will be judged by famous directors Huseyn Mehdiyev (Azerbaijan), Siddiq Barmak (Afghanistan) and Mahmut Fazil Coskun (Türkiye). The jury of the competition for domestic films included Zaur Gasimli, Irada Gezalova, Nasimi Aliyev, and Can Ozbatur (Türkiye). International short films will be appreciated by directors Ismail Monsef (Iran), Evgeny Maizel (Russia), Teymur Hajiyev (Azerbaijan). The films that reached the finals of the “Talents of Asia” competition will be judged by Eldar Yoldashev (Uzbekistan) and Zumra Erturk (Türkiye). The main prize of the festival is the “Golden Pomegranate”.
In addition, special awards and diplomas will be presented to the winners in some categories. At the festival, non-competitive programs are also presented to the audience. One of these programs, “Our Language,” shows films made in the Azerbaijani language by our compatriots living in different countries of the world. As a result of the cooperation of the Baku International Film Festival with the British Council, a special screening of BAFTA nominees is held annually as part of the festival. This year there will also be a presentation by TRT Cinema director Faruk Guna, an exchange of views on the topic “Co-production of films”, the premiere of the Azerbaijani film “Coal”, as well as master classes, discussions with authors after screenings of domestic and foreign films.
Founded in 2004 by the Center for Young Cinematographers, the festival in previous years operated under the name “Start”. The Baku International Film Festival, the longest-running festival in our country, has over the years become a venue for screening films that have received awards and success at the Cannes, Venice and Berlin Film Festivals, as well as the Oscars. The festival brings together filmmakers every year and aims to expand its audience in the coming years. The festival is held with the support of the Nizami Cinema Center, the Azerbaijanfilm film studio, the State Film Fund, the British Council, and the Azerbaijan Producers Guild.
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