(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Laman Ismayilova
Turkiye Cinema Week has been held at Nizami Cinema, bringing
together representatives of the Turkiye and Azerbaijani film
sectors, who share experience and establish contacts between
directors, actors, screenwriters, etc.
The event was co-organized by the Azerbaijan Culture Ministry,
the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkiye, and the Yunus Emre
Institute Baku.
First Deputy Culture Minister Vagif Aliyev, Turkiye's Deputy
Minister of Culture and Tourism Ahmet Misbah Demircan, and
Turkiye's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Cahit Bagci attended the opening
ceremony.
In his speech, Vagif Aliyev praised the Azerbaijani-Turkiye
partnership in the cinema industry. He expressed confidence that
the films included in the program of the Turkiye Film Week would
arouse great interest among the Azerbaijani audience.
Ahmet Misbah Demircan underlined that the two fraternal
countries share each other's joys and sorrows.
He recalled that the events that took place in Karabakh 30 years
ago were received in Turkiye with great sorrow, and the glorious
Victory won in the 44-day Patriotic War gave a feeling of great
joy.
Next, Semih Kaplanoglu's film Loyalty to Hasan was presented to
the public. The film was named Best Foreign Language Film at the
94th Academy Awards ceremony.
Furthermore, cinema lovers watched such Turkish films as Miracle
in Cell No. 7, Eren, Adanis: Sacred Battle, Life of Love, etc
Turkish cinema stars Ipek Tuzcuoglu, Didem Balchin, Ilker Aksum,
Umut Karadag, and famous film directors Mustafa Kara, Mehmet
Altinal, and Galip Gunel were invited to take part in the Turkish
Cinema Week.
Within the event, Semih Kaplanoglu held a master class for
cinema lovers in Baku.
Turkish actors Umut Karadag and Ipek Tuzcuoglu visited Baku
State University (BSU).
They informed the students about the Turkish film industry, its
development prospects, and the film industry's challenges.
Turkish Cinema Week aroused great interest among cinema lovers
in Baku.
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