Teymur Hajiyev

Teymur Hajiyev
Teymur Hajiyev
Born	August 28, 1982 (age 42); Baku, Azerbaijan SSR
Nationality	Azerbaijani
Alma mater	West Texas A&M University
Occupations	Director; writer; producer;
Years active	2013—present
Notable work	Towards 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

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

As writer/director/producer

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

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

As actor

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

References

^ "Teymur Hajiyev". Critics' Week. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
^ Azernews.Az (2022-05-10). "National filmmakers join European Film Academy [PHOTO]". Azernews.Az. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
^ "Filmmakers Academy 10 – 17 August 2014". www.locarnofestival.ch. Archived from the original on 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
^ "Теймур Гаджиев: "Суть проекта заключалась в том, чтобы дать молодым азербайджанским режиссерам возможность снять по короткометражке"". 1news.az (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-09-13.
^ "Torn". Directors' Fortnight. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
^ Rothe, E. Nina (2014-06-06). "Discovering Azerbaijan in Cannes: A Talk with the Torn Cast and Crew". HuffPost. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
^ ""Yara" to attend U.S. short film festival". AzerNews.az. 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
^ "Azerbaijani film "Yara" to attend U.S. short film festival". AZERI AMERICA. 2014-06-21. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
^ "Azerbaijani film to join Tampere Film Festival". AzerNews.az. 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
^ "Tampereen elokuvajuhlien ohjelmakirja 2016 / Tampere Film Festival catalogue 2016". Issuu. March 2016. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
^ "salt, pepper to taste". IFFR. 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
^ "StackPath". dailynewsegypt.com. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
^ "Top Five Shorts of 2019". Kinoscope. 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
^ "Axşama doğru Towards evening". Critics' Week. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
^ Sharf, Zack (2020-06-03). "Cannes Announces 2020 Official Lineup: 'French Dispatch,' 'Ammonite,' New McQueen and Ghibli". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
^ "Entretien de l'Ambassadeur avec un cinéaste azerbaïdjanais". La France en Azerbaïdjan - Ambassade de France à Bakou (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-29.
^ "Azerbaijani film for the first time at Cannes Film Festival "Criticism Week"". www.turan.az. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
^ 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
^ 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
^ 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
^ ""Gukhuroba" to compete in Sarajevo Festival". VarYox. 2020-08-02. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
^ 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
^ Hajiyev, Teymur (2020-10-26), Towards Evening (Short, Drama), Teymur Hajiyev, Leyla Madatkhanova, Fil Production, retrieved 2020-09-10

External links

Teymur Hajiyev at IMDb
Teymur Hajiyev's channel on YouTube

[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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