(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Laman Ismayilova
Azerbaijani film director Fariz Ahmadov has been selected as the
jury for Doker International Documentary Film Festival slated for
Moscow on August 15-18, Azernews reports, citing Trend Life .
The Doker International Festival aims at bringing wonderful
independent documentary films from all over the world to the
Russian audience and provides a discussion platform for authors,
experts, and spectators.
The main objectives of the festival include cultural exchange
and cooperation between documentary filmmakers; expansion of ideas
about the world documentary and its role in art; increasing the
prestige of non-fiction cinematography and its importance in
society; the promotion and support of new trends and directions in
modern documentary filmmaking.
Fariz Ahmadov joined the jury of the short film competition that
includes films made by Russia, Italy, Brazil, Iran, Israel,
Morocco, France, and other countries.
The jury of the short film competition also included
representatives of Russia and Colombia.
Notably, Fariz Ahmadov's documentary has been recently awarded
at the 5th Cheboksary International Film Festival in Russia.
His film 'The Last One' won the main prize in the festival's
short films competition.
'The Last One' is about the last inhabitant of the Kurdili
island, Vitali Pronin. In 1981, as a result of rising water levels
in the Caspian Sea, Kurdili, once a bustling island, became
uninhabitable. Most of the villagers moved from the island. No one
lived there except for 68-years-old Vitali.
The film premiered last year at the 50th Rotterdam International
Film Festival in 2021.
'The Last One' was produced by Baku Media Center and Salmanfilm
studio with the support of the Culture Ministry.
The executive producer of the film is Arzu Aliyeva, producers -
Orman Aliyev and Nazim Huseynov, scriptwriters - Esmira Ayyub and
Fariz Ahmadov, and cinematographer - Mateusz Czuchnowski
(Poland).
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