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Seoul hosts Azerbaijan Film Festival

19 October 2015 12:45 (UTC+04:00)
Seoul hosts Azerbaijan Film Festival

By Amina Nazarli

The Azerbaijan-Korean Cultural Exchange Association was host to yet another program in Seoul, as the Azerbaijan Film Festival opened in the capital of Korea.

The festival in Seoul was organized by the Azerbaijani Culture Foundation, SEBA Association and the Korea Foundation and supported by the Azerbaijan Culture and Tourism Ministry and the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Korea.

The ceremony took place in Mirospace Cinema. Jahangir Mammadov, the head of the Cinematography Department of the Culture and Tourism Ministry, and Honored Art Worker Ayaz Salayev, attended the opening ceremony as well.

Kim Gwang-keun,the vice president of the Korea Foundation, addressed the event, expressing a special thanks to visitors from Azerbaijan.

He touched upon the close cultural cooperation with SEBA Association and expressed his gratitude for the success of the Korean Film Festival in Azerbaijan this summer.

A congratulatory letter from SEBA Association Chairperson Ruhangiz Heydarova, was delivered by Irina Zeynalova, a vice chairperson of the association.

The letter said, "SEBA Association was launched in 2004 and it is the only NGO in Azerbaijan representing Korea. SEBA Association's main goal is to promote the Azerbaijani-Korean cultural relations that are growing day by day. The Association's projects include days of cultures and movies, various exhibitions and concerts and so many diverse projects, which contribute to the strengthening of the cultural relations between our countries and nations. And the Azerbaijan Film Festival in Seoul can be a perfect sample to such kinds of projects.”

People's Artist and actor Rasim Balayev also made a speech at the event.

He emphasized the importance of the event, and wished a joint Azerbaijani-Korean film would be produced in future.

Film director Ilgar Najaf thanked the organizers of the festival and mentioned the importance of such events for the development of film culture.

Six Azerbaijani films were screened during the Azerbaijan Film Festival in Seoul including the film Buta directed by Ilgar Najaf: One of the unique films of the Azerbaijani cinematography – The Cloth Peddler (directed by: Rza Tahmasib, Nikolai Leshenko), Down the River (directed by Asif Rustamov), Dervish's Notes (directed by: Eldar Guliyev), Actress (directed by: Rovshan Isakh), and Hostage (directed by: Eldar Guliyev).

DVDs of the popular film “Bat,” directed by Ayaz Salayev, were distributed to the invitees on the first day of the Festival.

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Amina Nazarli is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @amina_nazarli

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