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Baku to host 2nd FICTS Sport Films Festival

8 October 2014 13:06 (UTC+04:00)
Baku to host 2nd FICTS Sport Films Festival

By Nigar Orujova

The second Baku International FICTS Sport Films Festival will be held from November 17 to 22.

The 2nd festival will be traditionally held at the largest theatre in the South Caucasus "Nizami Cinema Center."

The program of the festival includes an international contest, some seminars, workshops, discussions and exchange of experiences among sports experts, directors, producers and press, cultural and athletic events, as well as screening of officially submitted movies for the public.

The festival will see 50 productions from 24 countries. Moreover, a photo exhibition "Baku - the Capital of European Olympic Games" is expected to be held at the festival.

The event is aimed to promote sports in Azerbaijan before the inaugural European Games slated for June 12-28, 2015 in Baku.

More than 6,000 athletes will compete in a total of 20 sports over 17 days with newspapers, websites, radio and TV stations all committed to covering the games.

The International contest of the festival is held in the following nominations: Sport and world, Sport and person, Feature film, TV movie or show, and National film.

The FICTS in Baku is organized by Culture and Tourism Ministry in cooperation with Youth and Sport Ministry and the National Olympic Committee.

The event is organized in partnership with Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs (FICTS).

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