Azerbaijani documentary victorious at Serbia festival
By Nazrin Gadimova
An Azerbaijani documentary was awarded the first prize at a film festival held in Serbia.
The short documentary "Chovgan", directed by Rafiq Guliyev, was selected according to a decision of the jury at the II International Festival of Sports Films "Zlatibor -2013", which took place from June 29 to July 2.
The film, which tells the viewer about the ancient Azerbaijani game chovgan, shows a young man who is preparing his favorite horse for the next competition.
According to the Azerbaijani Embassy in Serbia, the festival was joined by 18 countries.
Chovgan, the original form of the polo sporting game that dates back thousands of years, is still played in Azerbaijan, but the modern version of the sport has not yet managed to gain a foothold in the land on the Caspian Sea.
Chovgan originated in the middle of the first millennium A.D. as a team game. It has been very popular for centuries both in Azerbaijan and Central Asia. Fragments of the game were portrayed from time to time in ancient miniatures, and detailed descriptions and rules of the game were also reflected in ancient manuscripts.
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