Day of Azerbaijani cinema was celebrated

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Published on Thursday, 03 August 2017 16:16

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On the basis of the Order of Heydar Aliyev dated December 18, 2000 “On establishment of Day of Azerbaijani Cinema”, every year August 2 is celebrated as “Day of Azerbaijani Cinema” in our country.

On August 2, on the occasion of this day an event was held at Nakhchivan State Film Fund. First, the participants of the event watched “Jirtdan” (elf) animated picture at the cinema hall of the State Film Fund.

Director of the Nakhchivan State Film Fund Mirakif Seyidov made a speech at the event and mentioned that national leader Heydar Aliyev always displayed great care and attention to the development of national cinema. The development and innovation, progress and quality changes in our cinema became possible thanks to the exceptional services of this genius personality.

Azerbaijani cinema which is 119 years old today, had passed a honorable way in difficult periods of the history. Our film history has have  hard times for many years, but despite of this, our cinema has had cultural events, has always preserve history of our people, national traditions, national values, and has become a favorite art, influencing all aspects of our lives.

It was noted that the first Azerbaijani film director, daughter of the well-known poet Aligulu Gamkusar, Gamar Salamzadeh, began working in the film “Naughty group” in 1937. Rza Tahmasib, a prominent figure of Nakhchivan land, was also actively involved in the development of Azerbaijani cinema. Following the film “Arshin Mal Alan” in 1945, the trend of the musical screen genre in the Azerbaijani cinema has increased. The film “Arshin mal alan” has brought international fame to the Azerbaijani cinema and has been demonstrated in nearly 140 countries around the world.

It was noted that during 1970-1980 years, which is considered to be the true development period of cinema history in Azerbaijan,   the historical films included in the gold fund of our culture, which constitute the unforgettable pages of our cinema chronicles were produced, other prominent works were screened,  films on contemporary themes and noteworthy films from craftsmanship point of view were shot. A number of films of Azerbaijani cinema received high state awards in these years and were awarded in international film festivals and competitions.

Today, the work implemented by our national leader for the development of cinema is successfully continued by the President of the country Mr. Ilham Aliyev. On the basis of the Decree dated August 4, 2008, the head of state approved the “State Program on the development of Azerbaijani cinema for 2008-2018”.

At the end of his speech Mirakif Seyidov said that our national cinema, with a history of over a century, will deliver these values to future generations, and will contribute to our national statehood with worthy art works.

At the conclusion the film “Dali Kur” (wild Kur) produced in 1969 was demonstrated. The film, shot by well-known director Husein Seyidzadeh, based on the novel of people’s writer Ismayil Shikhli, has been created about 50 years ago, but it is also interesting today. Our film stars Aladdin Abbasov (Jahandar Aga), Leyla Badirbeyli (Zarnigar), Jeyhun Mirzayev (Osman) and others were shot in the film. The film’s music belongs to our outstanding composer Jahangir Jahangirov.

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