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CREATORS - 2

CREATORS - 2
"Creators - 2" about the study of the cruel impact of the communist ideology on the cultural heritage and the way of thinking of Azerbaijan against the background of the life and work of M. Hüseynov and S. Dadashov -the great Azerbaijani architects of the 20th century. During the repressions of 1937, the overwhelming majority of the intelligentsia from among their relatives were exiled or executed, which caused irreparable damage to the nation's gene pool. They lived the rest of their lives in fear.

  • Shamil Aliyev
    Director
  • Natig Rasulzadeh
    Writer
  • Nazim Huseynov
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 2 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 26, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    50,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Azerbaijan
  • Country of Filming:
    Azerbaijan
  • Language:
    Azerbaijani
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Distribution Information
  • NURFILM Producer Centre
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Shamil Aliyev

BIO-FILMOGRAPHY

Shamil Aliyev – director, screenwriter, 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”.
In 2012 he shot his feature film “STEPPE MAN”
Steppe Man (Azerbaijani: Çölçü) is a 2012 Azerbaijani drama film directed by Shamil Aliyev. The film was selected as the Azerbaijani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,[
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 – 2021 (INDIA).
Member of Jury of 10th NONVIOLENT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – 2021 (USA, HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA).
He is also a founder and director of NURFILM Producer Center.

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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), 40min. © Salname, 2020
12. “YARADANLAR - 2” (CREATORS – 2), 62 min. © Salname, 2024