Azerbaijani documentary achieves best award

Azerbaijani film director Rodion Ismayilov`s film "My relatives" has won "The best Documentary film" award at the eleventh “Shaken`s Stars” International Film Festival in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
The Shaken`s Stars International Film, named after the Kazakh actor and director Shaken Aimanov, takes place in May and has been held annually since 2003.

The 11th festival in which 980 films from 32 countries took part aimed at supporting local film creators and offer chances for their professional development.

The Festival`s priority is to support and help young artists and filmmakers. It is the only film festival in Central Asia that promotes and focuses on young talents. Every year the festival welcomes around 50 filmmakers from all over the world.

The storyline of "My relatives" is based on the first visit by lead character Lolita to Azerbaijan. Lolita is a person who personifies two cultures, as her mother is Russian and her father is Azerbaijani.

This delicate and compelling story describes a ten-year-old girl who comes to Azerbaijan for the first time to be acquainted with her father`s relatives. Lolita aspires to learn about the culture and traditions of her Azerbaijani family members.

The film of the DS FILM Production Center was made with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Russia in the Tovuz region of Azerbaijan. Camera operator of the film is Mikhail Gorobchuk, music has been composed by Vladimir Kuptsov, and the producers are Rodion Ismayilov and Svetlana Dalskaya.

Ismayilov graduated from St. Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television in 1998.
In 1997, along with Alexander Bashirov, he established a studio and shot a feature film, “The Iron Heel of Oligarchy”, which became a cult film once.

The previous film by Ismayilov, called "Camping Ground", represented Azerbaijan in about 20 international festivals.


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