Steppe man

BIO-FILMOGRAPHY

Shamil Aliyev – screenwriter, director, producer
Shamil Aliyev was born on June 26 1960 in Baku, Azerbaijan. After graduating from
Azerbaijan State Institute of Culture in 1989, he had worked as film director in
“Azerbaijanfilm” film studio named after C. Cabbarly. His first feature film “Confession” was shot independently.
As director he further worked on various national TV channels. Mr. Aliyev was an author and director of several projects on TV. Among them, “Film Media”, “Cinematography”, “Classicists and contemporaries” dedicated to such cinematographers as Alfred Hitchcock, K. Zanussi, Andrei Tarkovski and others.
In 1999 he shot his short fiction film “Occasional Meeting”.
2006-2007 He passed Master classes in the framework of the FOCAL IFA-SC program, at the screenwriter Claire Downs (Great Britain), Luciano Gloor (Switzerland), Cedomir Kolar (France), Sandy Lieberson (UK).
Chairman of the jury of the 5th International Film Festival START (AZERBAIJAN)
Member of Jury of 5th NOIDA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – 2018 (INDIA)
Member of Jury of 7th ART INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – 2020 (INDIA).
He is also a founder and director of NURFILM Producer Center.

List of films:
1. “ETIRAF” (CONFESSION) - Feature fiction film, 35 MM, 83 min, © 1992
2. “TESADUFI GORUSH” (OCCASIONAL MEETING) - short film, 35 MM, 26 min, ©
1999.
3. “VETEN SERHEDDEN BASHLAYIR” (MOTHERLAND STARTS FROM THE
BORDER) - documentary film, BETACAM, 30 min © 2004.
4. “BAL – ISTEDADLAR PLANETI” (Baku- European Lyceum – PLANET OF TALENTS) - documentary film, BETACAM, 30 min © 2005.
5. “AZERBAYCAN KHALCHASI” (AZERBAIJANI CARPET) – documentary film,
BETACAM SP, 17 min © 2009
6. “IZ GALA” (TRACE OF GALA), documentary, HDV, 28 min 10 sec. © 2010
7. “MUGAM, SPIRITUALS AND OTHERS” (, documentary, HDV, 11 min © Salname,
2010
8. “FREE GHOSTS” (AZAD KABUSLAR), documentary, HDV, 20 min, © 2011
9. “CHOLCHU” (STEPPE MAN), feature fiction film, drama, “Azerbaycanfilm”, 35 MM, 80 min © 2012
10. MEMAR (ARCHITECT), HD, 43 min, © Salname, Azerbaijan Architect Union,
2018
11. “YARADANLAR”, (CREATORS), 52min. © Salname, 2020



Screening and Awards:
“ETIRAF” (CONFESSION):
VII International Film Festival in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan –Prize
& Diploma (1996)
XX International Film Festival in Cairo, Egypt (1996)
XIII International Film Festival in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (1997)

“TESADUFI GORUSH” (OCCASIONAL MEETING):
II Flagstaff International Film Festival (USA, 1999) – BRONZE AWARD

Ankara International Film Festival (2000)
XIII International Short Film Festival Clermont – Ferrand (2001) XXIX Algarve International Film Festival (2001)
VI Forum Festival Moscow, (2002)
Minsk International Film Festival - Listopad (2002) International Film Festival
“Zolotoy Vityaz”, Russia (2003) “Golden Lamp”. National Cinematographic Award, Baku
(2003) III “OFFensiva” Wroslaw International Film Festival, Poland (2005)
Special Prize of V Youth International Short Film Festival
“Sesily”, Tbilisi, Georgia (2005)

“AZERBAYCAN KHALCHASI” (AZERBAIJAN CARPET)
Cannes de Festival – Short Film Corner (May 2009)
Day Ethnographic Cinema – Russia, Moscow (October –November
2009). Diploma awarded – “For the image of material culture”
5th Sardinia Film Festival, Italy (2010)
“The World of Knowledge”, 5th International Film Festival in Sankt-Petersburg, Russia (01-05 November 2010)
“Kharkov-Seren” International Short Film Festival, Kharkov, May 2010

“IZ GALA” (TRACE OF GALA)
Cannes de Festival –Short Film Corner (May 2010) New York Short Film Festival (24-28 February 2011)
“Kharkov-Seren” International Short Film Festival, Kharkov ( May
2011)
Journalism Prize Award
VIII ALJAZEERA INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, (DOHA – QATAR), 2012
Philadelphia Documentary & Fiction Festival (Philadelphia, June 30,
2012) Special Mention

“AZAD KABUSLAR» (FREE GHOSTS)

Asiana International Short Film Festival (2-7 November 2011)



Festival in which this film has already participated:

“ÇÖLÇÜ” (STEPPE MAN)

1.XXI “Kinoshok” Film Festival (Russia – Anapa, September 14- 22, 2012)
2.VIII Eurasia International Film Festival (Kazakhstan – Almaty, 2012)
3.V Didor International Film Festival (Tajikistan – Dushanbe, 2012) Special Jury Diploma – “For Fairytale Reality”
4.XVI Black Nights International Film Festival (Estonia
– Tallinn, 2012)
5.35th Cairo International Film Festival (Egypt- Cairo, 2012)
6.13th Tbilisi International Film Festival (Georgia – Tbilisi, 2012)
7.XXIV Ankara International film Festival (Turkey –Ankara, March 14-24, 2013)
8.XXII International Film Festival “Golden Knight (Russia
– Khabarovsk. May 21-31, 2013,)
9.HUMAY – XXIII, National Awards (BEST FILM), May 2013

10.IX Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema, (Russia
– Tatarstan, September 5-11, 2013)
11.XIV International Telekinoforuma "TOGETHER", (YALTA
–
UKRAINE, 5-11 September,2013), The movie "Steppe man",
"Azerbaijanfilm", Baku, Azerbaijan, - "For creative research."
12.62th International Film Festival Mannheim- Heidelberg
(Germany, 31 October – 10 November, 2013)
13.IV Malatya International Film Festival (Turkey, Malatya,
15- 21 November, 2013)
14.13th Dhaka International Film Festival (Dhaka, Bangladesh,
January 10 – 18, 2014)
15.42th International film festival FEST (Belgrade, 28th February till 9th of March)
16. Long Lıst of Best Foreign Language Film 86th Oskar Awards
17. V Cinema Mundi International Film Festival, 20.02 -02.03. 2014, Brno, Czech Republic
18. 15th Rainbow Film Festival, from Sunday 25 May to 1
June 2014, London, UK
Awarded "Best Feature Film"
19. 3rd Madrid International Film festival 2014 (11 -19 July, 2014, Madrid – Spain)
20. Salento Beynəlxalq F i l m Festivalı (21-28 JUNE, 2014, Tricase, ITALY)
21. «FRIENDS’MOVIE » INTERNATIONAL FILM FORUM (September 21-25
Moscow, Russia)
22. «INDIAN CINE FILM FESTIVAL- 2014. 27 September, Lonavala, Mumbai, Pune (INDIA)
23. INTERNATIONAL MOVIE AWARDS -2014 (24 September – Jakarta, Indonesia)
24. 3th VAN LAKE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2014, VAN, TURKEY
EN İYİ CİNEMA FİLMİ –ÇÖLÇÜ / BEST FEATURE FILM – STEPPE MAN EN İYİ YÖNETMEN – ŞAMİL ƏLİYEV (ÇÖLÇÜ)/ BEST DIRECTOR – SHAMIL ALIYEV (STEPPE MAN)
EN İYİ SSENARYO – VİDADİ HASANOV (ÇÖLÇÜ)/ BEST SCREENWRITER
– VIDADI HASANOV (STEPPE MAN)
EN İYİ KADIN OYUNÇU – SALOME DEMURİA (ÇÖLÇÜ) / BEST
ACTRESS (STEPPE MAN)
25. AKBUZAT INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL of NATIONAL and ETHNIC FILMS,
27-29 November, UFA, (BASHKORTOSTAN – RUSSIA, 2014)

26. II NOIDA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL -2015, (INDIA – DELHI. 14
FEBRUARY 2015) BEST DIRECTOR – JURY, SHAMIL
ALIYEV
27. IX BYRON BAY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, (AUSTRALIA

- BYRON BAY, 6-9 MARCH, 2015)

28. WORLD FILM AWARDS -2015 (INDONESIA, JAKARTA. 4-19 June, 2015)
“GOLDEN WORLD AWARDS 2015”, Steppe man, directed by Shamil
Aliyev - International film
29. BUCHAREST BLACK SEA ART FESTIVAL (19-25 MAY, Bucharest
– Romania )

30. CALCUTTA INTERNATIONAL CULT FILM FESTIVAL (INDIA),
Month March 2017, BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM (ƏN YAXŞI
BƏDİİ FİLM)
NOMINATED GOLDEN FOX AWARD

31. "CayFilm" Cayman Islands International Film Festival

(USA, 30 June-03 July, NOMINATED GREAT CAYMAN 2017 32.
ALANYA “KRYSTAL CASTLE” INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
(TURKEY, 01-09 MAY, 2017)
33. CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE FILM FESTIVAL BLOWUOP FILM
FEST – 2017, OFFICIAL SELECTION
34. CALCUTTA INTERNATIONAL CULT FILM FESTIVAL (INDIA, 2017,
GOLDEN FOX AWARD - BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM

35. THE MOVIE AWARDS GODDESS NIKE FILM FESTIVAL. ANNUAL
EDITION 2017. OFFICIAL SELECTION

36. CULT CRITIC MOVIE AWARDS. 2018 January Monthly. Kolkata (INDIA)
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM

37. 6th VIRGIN SPRING CINEFEST. 2018 February Monthly

BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM (KOLKATA, INDIA)

38. CULT CRITIC MOVIE AWARDS 2018. (KOLKATA, INDIA)

JEAN LUK GODARD AWARDS (Best Feature Film)
39. CINE AUTOR 2018 (SPAIN)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

40. VIRGIN SPRING CINEFEST
GOLDEN GALAXY AWARD 2018
Narrative Feature (Kolkata, INDIA 29 November 2018)

41. WORLDFILM FESTIVAL 2018 (1-31 December)
FEATURE DRAMA WINNER - Steppe Man
42. Italiano- Azerbaijan International Film Festival (Azerbaijan – Baku, 25-30 january 2019)

43. L’Age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival (LIAFF), 2019 January monthly
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE / Лучший Художественный фильм
(«Степняк»),
BEST DIRECTOR / Лучший режиссер (Шамиль Алиев),
Best actress / Лучшая актриса (Саломе Демуриа),
Best supporting acter / Лучший актер второго плана (Видади Гасанов)

44. CROWN WOOD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019
January Monthly
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE / Лучший Художественный фильм
BEST DIRECTOR / Лучший режиссер (Шамиль Алиев)
45. Dumbo Film Festival 2019 (USA)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
46. Oniros Film Awards 2019, Monthly Edition (May)
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Best Director
47. Oniros Film Awards 2019, Monthly Edition (Italy)
Best Feature Film
48. Accolade Global Film Competition 2019 (USA)
WINNER – AWARD OF MERIT SPECIAL MENTION
49. Florence Film Awards 2019 (Italy)
Best Feature Film
50. Depth of Field International Film Festival 2019 (USA)
Exceptional Merit
51. Near Nazareth Festival 2019
Best Actors, Director Shamil Aliyev
52. Mahul Wood International Film Festival 2019 (Monthly Edition)
Best Narrative Feature Film
53. European Screen Awards 2019 (Indonezia)
Best Feature Film – Platinium Award
54. ROYAL WOLF FILM AWARDS 2019 (USA, Los-Angeles) BEST FOREİGN
FEATURE – June 2019
55. ONIROS FILM AWARDS 2019 – May Monthly
BEST FEATURE FILM – STEPPE MAN (Director Shamil)
FINALIST – BEST DIRECTOR Shamil Aliyev
56. ONIROS FILM AWARDS 2019
FINALIST – Best of Year
57. TAGORE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - 2019 MAY
BEST FEATURE NARRATIVE FILM
58. WHITE UNICORN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – July-August 2019
Steppe Man – Best Foreign Language Feature Film
59. NEAR NAZARETH FESTIVAL 2019 (7 SEASON, 2-5 December)
Best Feature Film, Director Shamil Aliyev
60. TRIPVILL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE / AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

61. 1st ANNUAL CROWN WOOD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020
BEST FEATURE NARRATIVE – STEPPE MAN
BEST DIRECTOR – SHAMIL ALIYEV

62. L’Age d’Or International Art-house Film Festival (LIAFF)
Nominee of year – Best Feature Film Festival
Nominee of year – Best Director
Nominee of year – Best Supporting Actor
Nominee of year – Best Actress
63. Mindfield Film Festival – Albuqerque 2020
Award Winner – Best Narrative Feature
Award Winner – Best Director
64. New York Movie Awards 2020 – February Monthly HONORABLE MENTION
65. Košice International Montly Film Festival (KIMFF) 2020 (Slovakiya, Koşitsa)
FINALIST – FEATURE NARRATIVE FILM

66. 3rd ANDROMEDA FILM FESTIVAL 2020 – (Turkey, Istanbul)
Special Film
67. Filmeraa International Film & Web Series Festival 2020 – (INDIA, NEW DEHLI)
HONORABLE MENTİON
68. Mont. Blanc International Movie Fest Paris, January – April 2020 (France)
BEST FEATURE NARRATIVE – Directing Shamil Aliyev
BEST DIRECTOR – Shamil Aliyev
BEST CINEMARIGRAPHY – Rafig Guliyev
BEST EDITOR – Farid Akhundov, Rafig Guliyev
69. Green Chilli International Film Festival – JAN- APRIL – 2020 (INDIA)

BEST NARRATVIE FEATURE – Directing Shamil Aliyev
BEST DIRECTOR – Shamil Aliyev
70. La Dolce Vita Cine Roma - January - April 2020 (ITALY)
BEST DIRECTOR (Outstanding Achievement Award)-Shamil Aliyev
BEST AKTOR – BAHRUZ VAGIFOGHLU
BEST ACTRESS – SALOME DEMURIA
71. PATTAYA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – JAN. TO MARCH 2020
(TAILAND)
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE – Directing SHAMIL ALIYEV
72. Indus Valley International Film Festival - IVIFF (INDIA) January to April 2020
BEST NARRATVIE FEATURE – Directing Shamil Aliyev
BEST DIRECTOR (Outstanding Achievement Award)- Shamil Aliyev
BEST SCREENPLAY – VIDADI HASANOV
73. Old Monk International Film Festival (NEPAL) – 2020
AWARD WINNER – BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM (Directing Shamil
Aliyev)
AWARD WINNER – BEST DIRECTOR (Outstanding Achievement Winner) -
Directing Shamil Aliyev
AWARD WINNER – BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Rafig Guliyev)
AWARD WINNER – BEST EDITING (Farid Akhundov, Rafig Guliyev)
74. Twilight Tokyo Film Festival (JAPAN, Tokyo) -2020
AWARD WINNER – BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE – Directing Shamil Aliyev
AWARD WINNER – BEST DIRECTOR (Outstanding Achievement Winner) -
Directing Shamil Aliyev
AWARD WINNER – BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Rafig Guliyev)
75. HOLY GRAIL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Jerusalem- Israel –
2020)
AWARD WINNER – BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE (Outstanding Achievement
Winner) – Directing Shamil Aliyev
AWARD WINNER – BEST DIRECTOR (Outstanding Achievement Winner) -
Directing Shamil Aliyev
76. International Film Festival Rivoli (ITALY) – 2020 FINALIST
77. Filmeraa International Film & Music Video Festival (March-May 2020 Edition)
Honorable Mention
Steppe Man – Directed Shamil Aliyev
78. Vesuvius International Monthly Film Festival 2020 (Italy)
AWARD WINNER – BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE – Directing Shamil Aliyev
79. Coimbatore International Film Festival – 2020 (Tiruppur, India)
WINNER-NEST FOREIGN FILM-1ST PLACE
80. TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020 (Toronto, Canada)
Selected
81. Cinephilia Motion Pictures Festival 2020 (Cádiz, , Spain) BEST NARRATIVE
FEATURE – Directed Shamil Aliyev
FEATURE SCRIPT
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - Vidadi Hasanov
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Rafig Guliyev
EDITING OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – Rafig Guliyev and Farid
Akhundov
82. San Dance International Film Festival 2020
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE - OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
BEST DIRECTOR-Directed by Shamil Aliyev
Cinematography - OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - Rafig Guliyev
BEST SOUND DESIGN – RAUF ALIYEV

83. Wonderland International Film Festival 2020 (Sydney, Australia)
BEST FEATURE NARRATIVE-Directed Shamil Aliyev
84. Golden Wheat Awards 2020 (İstanbul, Turkey)
Selected
85. Venice Film Awards – Monthly Competition 2020 -JUNE FINALIST.
86. Rosebud International Film Festival 2020 (INDIA – KOLKATA)
AWARD WINNER
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE - OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
87. World Film Carnival – Singapore 2020 May-June Best Narrative Feature
88. Prague International Monthly Film Festival 2020 – June
FINALIST
89. Falcon International Film Festival – London 2020 June (UK)
Best Narrative
90. The King Review Festival 2020 (INDIA –Kerala)
FINALIST
91. Panjim International Film Festival 2020
Best Narrative Feature (Directed Shamil Aliyev)
Best Director (Shamil Aliyev)
Best Poducer (Shamil Aliyev & Mushfig Hatamov)
92. Indo American International Film Festival of World Cinema 2020
Official Selection
93. Rome International Movie Awards 2020 - July
Best Narrative Feature (Directed Shamil Aliyev)

94. Carolina International Film Awards 2020 – July
Official Selection
95. The Best Film Festival 2020
Official Selection