Nariman Aliev (Ukrainian: Наріман Рідьванович Алієв, Crimean Tatar: Nariman Ridvan oğlu Aliyev) (born 15 December 1992) is a Ukrainian director and screenwriter of Crimean Tatar origin. Winner of The National Film Critics Award "Kinokolo" 2019 (Best Director and Best Film).

Nariman Aliev
Born (1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 (age 31)
Petrivka, Crimea, Ukraine
NationalityCrimean Tatar
Citizenship Ukraine
OccupationFilm director
Years active2013 - now
OrganizationEuropean Film Academy
Nariman Aliev stands first on the left

Honored Artist of Ukraine (2020).[1]

Biography edit

Nariman Aliev was born on December 15, 1992, in the village of Petrivka, Krasnohvardiiske Raion, Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

In 2009 he graduated from Petrivska Secondary School of I-III grades No. 1.

In 2013, he received a bachelor's degree in television and film directing from the Institute of Screen Arts (Oleh Fialko's workshop).

In 2014 he received a diploma of a specialist in television directing from Kyiv National Ivan Karpenko-Karyi Theatre, Cinema and Television University.

In 2016, he was nominated for the Crystal Bear of the Berlin International Film Festival for his short film "Without You".[2]

Member of the Ukrainian Film Academy since 2017.[3]

Member of the European Film Academy since 2019.[4]

Member of the Public Council of the Ukrainian Oscar Committee since 2019.[5]

Nariman Aliev's debut feature film Homeward (2019) was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 72nd Cannes International Film Festival.[6]

Filmography edit

  • 2013 — Back at Dawn (Crimean Tatar: Tan Atqanda Qaytmaq) — director, screenwriter, cameraman, editing, producer
  • 2013 — Dima — operator, editing
  • 2014 — I Love You (Crimean Tatar: Seni Sevem) — director, screenwriter, cameraman, editing, producer
  • 2014 — Black (Azerbaijani: Qara) — installation
  • 2014 — Son — operator
  • 2016 — Without You (Crimean Tatar: Sensiz) — director, screenwriter, cameraman, editing, producer
  • 2019 - Homeward (Crimean Tatar: Evge) director, screenwriter

Interesting facts edit

  • Author and host of a podcast "Mincultpryvit", which he started to practice spoken Ukrainian
  • In his short films he worked only with non-professional actors, most of them being his relatives.[7]
  • His parents, Ridvan Aliev and Gulzhiyan Aliev, are also the producers of all his short films.[8]
  • Nariman Aliev's three short films "Return at Dawn", "I Love You" and "Without You" form the "Crimean Stories" trilogy.
  • The short film "Without You" is dedicated to the director's brother Erfan Selimov, who died in a car accident in 2010.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №254/2020". Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  2. ^ Desiateryk, Dmytro (14 March 2016). ""CRIMEAN STORIES": between politics and art". Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  3. ^ "List of members of the Ukrainian Film Academy" (PDF).
  4. ^ "UkrInform: Ukrainian director Nariman Aliev becomes EU Film Academy member | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice". KyivPost. 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  5. ^ "Розпочато формування Українського Оскарівського комітету". dergkino.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  6. ^ "Cannes festival 2019: full list of films". The Guardian. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  7. ^ Коркодим, Олена (2016-03-04). "Нариман Алиев: "Наибольший спрос на фильмы с украинскими реалиями"". detector.media (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  8. ^ "Якщо Ви уважно подивитеся титри, то побачите в кожному фільмі в графі "продюсери" одні й ті ж прізвища – це мої батьки". КримSOS (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  9. ^ "Нариман Алиев: Участие моего фильма в Берлинале – приятная неожиданность | QHA Агентство Крымские Новости". 2016-08-16. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2021-03-08.

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