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Director of ‘Pomegranate Orchard’, Ilgar Najaf Honoured
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Azerbaijan sends “Pomegranate Orchard” to Oscar
By Laman Ismayilova “Pomegranate Orchard” movie by Ilgar Najaf has been selected as Azerbaijan’s official entry to the Oscars. The film was submitted for the 90th Academy Awards Oscar in the category “Best foreign language film”. The decision was announced following a meeting of relevant commission of the Azerbaijani Filmmakers Union on the nomination of the national film, Trend Life reported. “Pomegranate Orchard” features a story about an old man, who lives along with his grandson and daughter-in-law in the decrepit house amidst of the huge pomegranate garden. Sudden comeback of his wayward son has changed a gentle rhythm of their peaceful existence. Forgotten bitter memories have come back and even more,…
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Ilgar Najaf: Buta (Azerbaijan, 2011) reviewed by Vlad Strukov
Buta is an ornament on carpets, fabrics, embroideries, frescoes. It had been known from times immemorial. It has polysemantic symbolics. It is interpreted as a bud, the Sun, a drop of water, a tongue-flame, an ovary of fruit and many other things. But mainly it symbolizes life. From the opening credits of Buta Scripted and directed by Ilgar Najaf, Buta was chosen as the Azerbaijani entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 85th Academy Awards. Buta is a nickname of the film’s protagonist, a seven-year old boy, who lives in a remote village in Azerbaijani highlands. Disconnected from the modern world, he and other villagers display a…
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Pomegranate Orchard by Azerbaijani director wins 2nd place at international festival
Baku. 16 September. REPORT.AZ/ The film “Nar bağı” (Pomegranate Orchard), shot by Azerbaijani director Ilgar Najaf, was screened at the international festival. Report informs, screenshots of the movie held in Vlissingen, the Netherlands in “Film by the Sea” festival caused great interest of the audience and took second place in the festival. At present, film screening continues as part of the festival. The Azerbaijanis living in the Netherlands can watch the film. Notably, the Pomegranate Orchard is the only Azerbaijani film chosen for Oscar selections to be held in February 2018. Source: https://report.az/en/cultural-policy/film-by-azerbaijani-director-pomegranate-orchard-wins-2nd-place-at-international-festival-video/
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Bridges. East of West Film Festival
“We met in Tbilisi about thirteen years ago, and although we live in neighbouring countries, we never got the chance to see each other since. But now we’re all here, together in Brussels. That’s what cinema does.” said Azeri director Ilgar Najaf on January 17th at the opening of the Bridges, East of West Film Festival. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine are gathered together at Bozar to display their national works of cinema. The festival is organised by Bozar, in conjunction with the Ukranian State Film Agency, the Georgian National Film Center, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, and Arthouse Traffic. From the 17th til the 21st…
