(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Laman Ismayilova
DokuBaku film Festival (IDFF) has been held in Baku, Azernews
reports.
Each year the festival presents a series of films by master
documentarists, whose names are well-known all over the world, and
whose works have become a high standard in the sector.
The festival's director Imam Hasanov welcomed the guests at the
opening ceremony.
The international and local jury was introduced to the
audience.
Among them were a winner of numerous international awards, film
director Sergei Dvortsevoy, Azerbaijani writer, playwright, and
director Ismayil Iman, Managing and Artistic Director of FIPADOC
Christine Camdessus, Azerbaijani producer Leyla Dostalizada,
Romanian writer and director Bogdan Muresanu, Azerbaijani director
and screenwriter Asif Rustamov, Iranian filmmaker Reza Siami,
Bulgarian journalist, screenwriter, and director Emil Spahiyski, a
promoter of independent cinema in Azerbaijan Rashad Shirinov, Head
of the Culture Ministry's Audiovisual and Interactive Media
Department Rufat Hasanov.
The opening ceremony was attended by many international and
local filmmakers and producers who will present their films
throughout the festival including Pawel Lozinski, Helmut Dosantos,
Agnieszka Mankiewicz, Matlab Mukhtarov, Nihad Isa, Amil Amal, and
Ilkin Yusif.
Next, the audience was presented with Maria Arlamovsky's film
Robolov (Austria).
Around 65 documentaries from 33 countries were screened as part
of the festival devoted to the theme 'Revolution Against Evolution'
(Re≈MC2VOLUTiON/OFF).
This year's program contained films made by both aspiring and
experienced directors.
The films were presented in the following categories: Best
Feature Documentary, No-main competition, Best International and
Local Short Documentary, Out of Competition, DokuKids, and
DokuUA.
For the first time in the history of the festivals held in
Azerbaijan, over 40 percent of films selected by the festival were
directed by women filmmakers. The film festival aroused great
interest among the audience.
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