Sholler's Archive

At the beginning of the 19th century, Germans from Europe and Germany moved to Azerbaijan. Their role in the history of Azerbaijan was outstanding. For example, while people were lighting a candle in Tsardom of Russia, Azerbaijanis were using electric lamps owing to Germans. Furthermore, they brought the first railway, asphalt, and telegraph to Azerbaijan as well. But during World War II 22841 Germans were exiled to Kazakhstan and Siberia. One of these families was the Shollers. Sholler gave his granddaughter who was 6 months old to an Azerbaijani family due to the harshness of conditions of exile. We-SSP Production has shot a feature movie about this girl’s life and German’s culture.
This movie is distinctive because this movie includes stories that have never been told before and demonstrates landscapes that have never been shot before.

  • Jalaladdin Gasimov
    Director
  • Jalaladdin Gasimov
    Writer
  • Ajdar Zeynalov
    Key Cast
    "Mark"
  • Shirzad Pirallahi
    Key Cast
    "Jovani"
  • Sabir Mammadov
    Key Cast
    "Mikayil"
  • Rovshan Karimdukt
    Key Cast
    "Goyja Gasimov"
  • Ramiz Valiyev
    Key Cast
    "Sholler"
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 28 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 10, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    320,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Azerbaijan
  • Country of Filming:
    Azerbaijan
  • Language:
    Azerbaijani, English
  • Shooting Format:
    4K
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Canada’s Yes! Let’s Make a Movie Film Festival

    Canada
    July 29, 2018
    BEST FEATURE FILM AWARD
  • Los Angeles CineFest
    LA
    United States
    June 20, 2018
    Feature Film Semi-Finalist
  • Genre Celebration Festival

    Japan
    June 13, 2018
    Best Drama Feature Nomination
  • AltFF Alternative Film Festival

    Canada
    June 13, 2018
    Feature Film Semi-Finalist
  • Straight Jacket Guerilla Film Festival

    United Kingdom
    June 5, 2018
    Feature Film
  • Social Machinery Film Festival

    Italy
    Drone View
  • 27 Chichester International Film Festival

    United Kingdom
    Feature
  • Accolade Global Film Competition

    United States
    May 28, 2018
  • European Cinematography AWARDS

    Poland
    Best Drama Film Finalist
  • Move Me Productions Belgium - Film Festival

    Best Feature Film Nomination
  • Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes

    WINNER
  • Social Machinery Film Festival

    WINNER
  • Lakecity İnternational Film Festival

    WINNER
  • Iranian Film Festival – San Francisco

    Semi-Finalist
  • 2019 Great Lakes International Film Festival

    Official Selection
  • The Lift-Off Sessions

    Official Selection
  • Lifft India Filmotsav

    Official Selection
  • Global Nonviolent Film Festival

    WINNER
  • Capital Filmmakers Festival Berlin

    Semi-Finalist
  • Germany’s Best Independents International Film Festival

    Finalist
  • Dadasaheb Phalke Internetational Film Festival

    Official Selection
  • New Dreams International Film Festival

    Official Selection
  • Rosarito International Film Festival

    Official Selection
  • International Film Festival of Detective Films and Television programs on Law-Enforcement themes DetectiveFEST

    Official Selection
  • First-Time Filmmaker Sessions

    Official Selection
  • FESTIVAL ANGAELICA

    Official Selection
  • Under The Stars International Film Festival

    Official Selection
  • New York Cinematography AWARDS

    Official Selection
  • Green Mountain Christian Film Festival

    Semi-Finalist
  • Prince of Prestige Academy Awards

    Official Selection
  • Accolade Global Film Competition

    Winner Award
  • FestiFlix

    Official Selection
  • Mozimotion
  • Waco Family & Faith International Film Festival
  • CINEMA LAB 2020
  • The BeBop Channel Content Festival
  • Zoroaster Award (Italian-Azerbaijan International Film Festival)
  • "Eurasia Fest" International Film Festival
  • FLICKFAIR
  • Hollywood Blood Horror Festival
  • Asian Film Festival
  • 9th FriCine - Festival Internacional de Cinema Socioambiental
  • Lift-Off Online Sessions
  • FILMÓPTICO - INTERNATIONAL ART VISUAL AND FILM FESTIVAL
  • Noble International Film Festival And Awards
  • 4th Multicultural Film Festival
  • CINEMA OF NATIONS Film Festival,
Director Biography - Jalaladdin Gasimov

Jalaladdin Gasimov was born in Azerbaijan in 1967. In 1984 he got accepted into the State University of Management in Moscow and transferred into Moscow Automobile And Road Construction Institute in 1985. He served in the military as chief of confidential communication station (It was the most confidential communication station of USSR) in Nohra, Weimar, Germany during 1985-1987, and afterwards, he pursued an education in Baku State University. Furthermore, he graduated from the International Law and Trade Academy in Kyiv and Police Academy in Baku. He had been working as a deputy chief and chief in Khatai district Police department since 1997. Jalaladdin Gasimov is known as an author of 9 historical novels and producer-writer of movies, such as "Sholler's archive", "Execution day", "The first success of Nobel brothers", "Stalin's dark past", "100 years of honorable life". Furthermore, he produced 3 documentaries in 2019. He is a producer who gained the most number of awards in the cinema history of Azerbaijan, a member of Union of Azerbaijani Writers.

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Director Statement

Dear Festival Representatives,

I would love to share a part of my life with you. I have 3 diplomas and I have worked in 3 diverse fields and succeeded. Nevertheless, my biggest passion in life has always been to write scripts and shoot movies. I have shot my first movie at the age of 50 and You - Dear Festival Representatives will decide either I am talented in this field, or not.

“Sholler's archive” movie is based on true stories, and it became very successful in international festivals. “Sholler's archive” movie gained the most number of awards, achievements from Azerbaijan in international festivals. Then it inspired me a lot and I began to produce more movies, and they were successful as well. Thus, I decided to be a film director and I produced 4 documentaries in 2019, they gained achievements from the first view, too. I have a request, please help me to find somebody from the Shollers.

I have finished my movie completely in May and submitted it merely via www.filmfreeway.com. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Huge thanks to www.filmfreeway.com! Via this platform, we won 11 awards and became finalists in 5 festivals, semi-finalists in 7 festivals, selected in 20 festivals. Our latest certificate was signed by American congressman Jimmy Gomez.