Asif Rustamov was born in 1975 in Baku (Azerbaijan) and studied at the private Economic University (1992-1995) and Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Art (2000-2004) – cinema department, film director faculty. His filmography includes shorts and documentaries, which have screened at and been awarded by many international festivals. In 2014 his debut feature Down The River premiered at Karlovy Vary Film Festival, participated in many festivals, and won several prizes. Cofounder of the Association of Young Filmmakers of Azerbaijan, he is one of the editors of the film magazine “Focus”.

Accolades

Asif Rustamov and Roelof Jan Minneboo and Ilgar Najaf
Best Screenplay, 2021

Asif Rustamov and Roelof Jan Minneboo and Ilgar Najaf

Best Screenplay, 2021

Asif Rustamov and Roelof Jan Minneboo and Ilgar Najaf

Sughra’s Sons

Asif Rustamov was born in 1975 in Baku (Azerbaijan) and studied at the private Economic University (1992-1995) and Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Art…

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Films

Sughra’s Sons
2021

Sughra’s Sons

Azerbaijan, France, Germany
2021

Sughra’s Sons

The women do the work in a remote village while the men are fighting in 2nd WW. A small group of deserters is hiding in the…

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Pomegranate Orchard
2017

Pomegranate Orchard (Nar Baği)

Azerbaijan
2017

Pomegranate Orchard (Nar Baği)

Winner, Young Cinema Award, 2017 Gabil returns home to the humble family farm stead, surrounded by an orchard of venerable pomegranate trees; since his sudden…

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