By Laman Ismayilova
The Nizami Cinema Center has demonstrated a documentary Legend
of Kharibulbul produced by Swedish filmmaker Mikael Silkeberg,
Azernews reports.
The film was shot on the initiative of the Azerbaijani Embassy
in Sweden, with the support of the Azerbaijan National Commission
for UNESCO and the Culture Ministry.
Speaking at the presentation, the film director, Rahim
Sadigbayli, expressed his gratitude to the Azerbaijani army and
Commander-in-Chief, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev for the
victory in the 44-day Patriotic War.
Rahim Sadigbayli also spoke about the filming process which
involved the Swedish filmmaker, who visited Shusha, Fuzuli, and
Aghdam last year and took photos.
Last February, Stockholm hosted an exhibition organized at the
initiative of the Azerbaijani ambassador to Sweden, Norway, and
Finland Zaur Ahmadov.
'Furthermore, we made the film that was shown on the Swedish
public channel. I express my gratitude to the organizations that
supported the film and to the Azerbaijan State Committee for Work
with Diaspora, which organized our visit to Baku today,' he
said.
Rufat Hasanov, head of the Culture Ministry's Audiovisual and
Interactive Media Department, spoke about films dedicated to the
Patriotic War and Shusha.
He said that the ministry has implemented about 30 projects on
the topic of the Patriotic War.
'People's Artist Vagif Mustafayev's film has recently received
Best Director's Award at the Korkut Ata Turkic World Film Festival
in Bursa. The ministry also produces films together with Baku Media
Center and the Azerbaijani Public TV, which aroused great public
interest. We can see the importance of the documentary that we will
watch today from the perspective of The Great Return,' Hasanov
said.
'The importance of the film is also that it is presented not by
an Azerbaijani director, but by a foreign cinematographer. We will
see our geniuses in the film through the eyes of a foreign citizen.
So, in order to make a documentary film dedicated to our cultural
capital - Shusha city, Swedish photographer and documentary film
expert Mikael Silkeberg, a member of the Azerbaijani diaspora in
Sweden, documentary film expert Rahim Sadigbayli filmed a series
about Shusha's history, music, and literary environment,' he
added.
In his speech, Rufat Hasanov noted that many interviews were
conducted with well-known cultural and artistic figures during the
filming process.
Second Secretary of Azerbaijan National Commission for UNESCO
Emil Ahmadov congratulated the film team noting that the
presentation of the documentary coincides with the date of the
liberation of Shusha city (Nov.8).
He expressed his gratitude to Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev
and First Vice-President of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar
Aliyev Foundation, and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Mehriban Aliyeva
for their contribution to promoting Azerbaijani culture, art, and
history.
'Declaring the city of Shusha as Azerbaijan's cultural capital
serves to promote the centuries-old rich culture, architecture, and
urban planning art of our people in the world. There is no doubt
that declaring the Year of Shusha in Azerbaijan is another historic
decision that serves the same goals,' he said.
Emil Ahmadov also praised Azerbaijan's exceptional role in
promoting UNESCO's principles and values over the past 30
years.
He emphasized that Azerbaijan has become an important and
reliable partner in ensuring world peace and security on all
international platforms, as well as in the framework of UNESCO.
In his remarks, Emil Ahmadov touched upon a number of projects
implemented in Azerbaijan and abroad within the Year of Shusha.
He drew attention to the book 'Shusha - the historical and
strategically important cultural capital of Azerbaijan' by Doctor
of Political Sciences, Professor Elchin Ahmadov. The book has been
translated into English, French, Arabic, Bulgarian, Greek, Latvian,
and Tajik languages
During his speech, Mikael Silkeberg expressed his satisfaction
with being in Azerbaijan and called Shusha a center of culture
connecting East and West, and Baku the Paris of the East.
He expressed his gratitude to those who supported the making of
the film and those who attended the film screening.
After the speeches, the film was presented to the audience.
The film includes the opinions of outstanding scientists and
cultural figures about Karabakh and Shusha, as well as video shots
of historical figures.
The film also focuses on the opinion of Western scientists about
Eastern culture, Azerbaijani literature, music, mugham, and
nature.
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