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Teymur Hajiyev

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Teymur Hajiyev
Born (1982-08-28) August 28, 1982 (age 42)
NationalityAzerbaijani
Alma materWest Texas A&M University
Occupations
  • Director
  • writer
  • producer
Years active2013—present
Notable workTowards Evening

Teymur Hajiyev (Azerbaijani: Teymur Hacıyev) is an Azerbaijani film director, producer,[1] voting member of the European Film Academy[2] and Locarno Filmmakers Academy alumnus.[3]

Biography

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Hajiyev was born on August 28, 1982, in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR. After graduating from West Texas A&M University in 2006, and before moving into filmmaking, he worked as a marketing director within various commercial entities in Azerbaijan.[4]

Hajiyev produced several short films through his company FIL Production, including Torn (2014) by the Academy Award winner Elmar Imanov (premiered at the Cannes Quinzaine des Realisateurs in 2014).[5][6] He premiered the first movie that he directed, the short film The Wound, at the Palm Springs ShortsFest in 2013.[7][8] His second short film, Shanghai, Baku, premiered at the Tampere Film Festival in 2016,[9][10] and his third, Salt, Pepper to Taste, at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2019.[11][12] The latter movie was included in Kinoscope’s “Top Five Shorts of 2019".[13]

Towards Evening was the first Azeri film included in the Critics' Week section of the Cannes Film Festival, featuring there in 2020.[14][15] Hajiyev is the only Azerbaijani filmmaker to have participated at Cannes as a director and a producer.[16][17]

Filmography

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As writer/director/producer

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  • Towards Evening (FIL Production/Mandarin Agency) 2020
  • Salt, Pepper to Taste (FIL Production) 2019[18]
  • Shanghai, Baku (FIL Production/LUPA LT) 2016[19]
  • The Wound (FIL Production/CineX) 2014[20]

As producer

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  • Gukhuroba (SPLIT Production/FIL Production) 2020[21]
  • Torn (FIL Production/Color of May) 2014[22]

As actor

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  • Towards Evening (supporting role — "Man") 2020[23]

References

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  1. ^ "Teymur Hajiyev". Critics' Week. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  2. ^ Azernews.Az (2022-05-10). "National filmmakers join European Film Academy [PHOTO]". Azernews.Az. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
  3. ^ "Filmmakers Academy 10 – 17 August 2014". www.locarnofestival.ch. Archived from the original on 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  4. ^ "Теймур Гаджиев: "Суть проекта заключалась в том, чтобы дать молодым азербайджанским режиссерам возможность снять по короткометражке"". 1news.az (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  5. ^ "Torn". Directors' Fortnight. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  6. ^ Rothe, E. Nina (2014-06-06). "Discovering Azerbaijan in Cannes: A Talk with the Torn Cast and Crew". HuffPost. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  7. ^ ""Yara" to attend U.S. short film festival". AzerNews.az. 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  8. ^ "Azerbaijani film "Yara" to attend U.S. short film festival". AZERI AMERICA. 2014-06-21. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  9. ^ "Azerbaijani film to join Tampere Film Festival". AzerNews.az. 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  10. ^ "Tampereen elokuvajuhlien ohjelmakirja 2016 / Tampere Film Festival catalogue 2016". Issuu. March 2016. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  11. ^ "salt, pepper to taste". IFFR. 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  12. ^ "StackPath". dailynewsegypt.com. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  13. ^ "Top Five Shorts of 2019". Kinoscope. 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  14. ^ "Axşama doğru Towards evening". Critics' Week. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  15. ^ Sharf, Zack (2020-06-03). "Cannes Announces 2020 Official Lineup: 'French Dispatch,' 'Ammonite,' New McQueen and Ghibli". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  16. ^ "Entretien de l'Ambassadeur avec un cinéaste azerbaïdjanais". La France en Azerbaïdjan - Ambassade de France à Bakou (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  17. ^ "Azerbaijani film for the first time at Cannes Film Festival "Criticism Week"". www.turan.az. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  18. ^ Hajiyev, Teymur (2019-01-25), Salt, Pepper to Taste (Short, Drama), Turan Abbasov, Ziya Agha, Leyla Madatkhanova, Zulfiyya Nazar Mammadova, Fil Production, retrieved 2020-09-10
  19. ^ Hajiyev, Teymur (2016-03-11), Shanghai, Baku (Short, Drama), Roza Ibadova, Rasim Jafarov, Mir-Movsum Mirzazade, Gurban Ismailov, Fil Production, LUPA LT, retrieved 2020-09-10
  20. ^ Hajiyev, Teymur (2014-06-21), YARA: The Wound (Short, Drama), Elmar Imanov, Shamil Suleymanli, Rasim Jafarov, Fil Production, Cinex Azerbaijan Film & Digital, retrieved 2020-09-10
  21. ^ ""Gukhuroba" to compete in Sarajevo Festival". VarYox. 2020-08-02. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  22. ^ Imanov, Elmar; Kundag, Engin (2014-05-22), Torn (Short, Drama), Rasim Jafarov, Mir-Movsum Mirzazade, Zulfiyye Qurbanova, Color of May, Fil Production, retrieved 2020-09-10
  23. ^ Hajiyev, Teymur (2020-10-26), Towards Evening (Short, Drama), Teymur Hajiyev, Leyla Madatkhanova, Fil Production, retrieved 2020-09-10
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