The Turkish city of Bursa has concluded the Korkut Ata Turkish World Film Festival by granting Uzbek cinematographers victories in two key nominations. First, the 'Ayol Qismati' ('The Fate of a Woman') film, directed by Dilmurod Masaidov, received the Best Feature Film award. At the same time, 'Inson' ('The Human') by Furkat Usmanov received the Grand Prix in the Best Documentary Film nomination.
The 'TÜRKSOY Special Award' went to Uzbek actresses 32-year-old Yulduz Rajabova and 43-year-old Rano Shodieva. As Rano Shodieva was not able to attend the ceremony on health grounds, her award was received by her colleague Raihon Ulasenova.
Students of the Tashkent branch of 'The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography' Akmal Abidjan and Saidalohon Masudokhov, according to Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, made the most creative short film, for which they both received the memorable signs. The Minister added that the Uzbek participants strongly impacted the event organizers and the international jury. The head of Türkiye's government department congratulated Uzbek filmmakers on a new victory.
Firdavs Abdukhalikov, a Director-General of the Cinematography Agency of Uzbekistan, stressed that their recognition at such a prestigious film festival resulted from the ongoing reforms in the republic's cinema sector.
Firdavs Abdukhalikov stressed.
film director Timur Bekmambetov said, adding that a new approach to film production is being applied in the Central Asian country.
The Korkut Ata Turkish World Film Festival is attributed to Bilge Korkut Ata, a poet who embroidered human and cultural values, presenting the cultural and intellectual infrastructure of the cinema to the attention of the young generations as well as the cinema professionals. Film industry representatives from Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan attended this year's event.
The next cinema event is set to be held in Azerbaijan next year.
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