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13 Films to be demonstrated in East-West Baku International Film Festival

31 August 2007 16:13 (UTC +04:00)

IX East-West Baku International Film Festival will be held from September 5 to 10, organizing committee of the festival told the APA.
Organizing committee held a press conference at Azerbaijan Cinematographersâ€™ Union devoted to the event. The festivalâ€™s director Abbas Aliyev said that the festival was established by Azerbaijan Cinematographersâ€™ Union and the Fund of 100th anniversary of the world film in Azerbaijan, with support of CIS and Baltic Statesâ€™ cinematographersâ€™ union in 1996. The festival was organized as Filmfest before:â€ Cultural variety of the mankind-is very important condition of its existence. Baku International Film Festival changed its name to â€œEast-Westâ€ in 1999 according to this activity conception.
Successful films will be demonstrated in the film festival like previous years. Opening ceremony of the festival will take place in Azerbaijan state Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. The films will cinema be demonstrated in Azerbaijan and Ibrus theatre.
The nominations, like, the best actress, the best actor, the most humanist notification to the world, for the contribution to world film development will be awarded in the closing ceremony to be held in Azerbaijan cinema on September 10.
â€œThree girlsâ€(Uch qiz), â€œThe convictedâ€( Mehkumlar) â€œJavidâ€™s lifeâ€( Javid omru) from Azerbaijan, â€œAt the bank of the river( Chayin kenarinda) from Ukraine, â€œNothing privateâ€(Shexsi hech ne), â€œSimple thingsâ€(Sade sheyler), â€œTravelling with domestic animalsâ€ from Russia, â€œMejnun willowâ€ from Iran, â€œMangurtâ€ from Turkmenistan, â€œOctober sparrowsâ€ from Bulgaria, â€œRussian triangleâ€ from Georgia, â€œNotes by the guideâ€ from Kazakhstan, â€œMy ice cream is a creamâ€from Turkey, and â€œFlandriyaâ€ from France will be demonstrated in the festival./APA/