Eldar Quliyev
Eldar Quliyev | |
|---|---|
 Quliyev in 2018 | |
| Born | Eldar Tofiq oğlu Quliyev 18 January 1941 Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 16 April 2021 (aged 80) Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani |
| Occupation | Film Director |
Eldar Quliyev (18 January 1941 – 16 April 2021) was an Azerbaijani film director, screenwriter, and teacher.[1]
Biography[]
Eldar was the son of composer and pianist Tofig Guliyev. He studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography from 1960 to 1966, where he was taught by Sergei Gerasimov himself. He then began working for the film studio Azerbaijanfilm in 1967, where he directed fictional films and documentaries. He also became a professor of cinematography at the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts. That year, he directed his first short film, titled . His best known films include Babek and .
Eldar Quliyev died in Baku on 16 April 2021 at the age of 80.
Filmography[]
- Bir cənub şəhərində (1969)
- Var olun, qızlar... (1972)
- Səmt küləy (1975)
- (1976)
- (1977)
- Babek (1979)
- Nizami (1982)
- Gümüşgöl əfsanəsi (1985)
- Burulğan (1987)
- (1989)
- (1992)
- (2005)
- (2005)
- (2006)
- (2010)
- (2013)
Awards[]
- (1976)
- (1978)
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1980)
- (1982)[2]
- Shohrat Order (2001)
- Sharaf Order (2011)
- Honorary Diploma of President (2016)
- (2018)
- Istiglal Order (2021)
References[]
- ^ "Eldar Quliyev vəfat etdi". afqazinfo.az (in Azerbaijani). 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Bu gün Eldar Quliyev`in 70 illik yubileyidir". Big.az (in Azerbaijani). 19 January 2011.
Categories:
- 1941 births
- 2021 deaths
- Azerbaijani film directors
- Azerbaijani screenwriters
- People from Baku
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni
- Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts faculty
- Honored Art Workers of the Azerbaijan SSR