Rustam Ibragimbekov
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Rustam Mammad Ibrahim oglu Ibrahimbeyov, also spelled Ibragimbekov ' onMouseout='HidePop("63247")' href="/topics/Baku">Baku
) is Azerbaijan
i, Soviet and an Azerbaijani-American screenwriter
, dramatist and producer, well known beyond his home Azerbaijan and the CIS
.
Rustam Ibragimbekov was born in Baku
, Azerbaijan SSR
to Mammad Ibrahimbeyov and Fatima Meshadibeyova. He is the younger brother of Magsud Ibrahimbeyov
, an Azerbaijan
i writer and politician. Rustam Ibragimbekov graduated from Azerbaijan Oil and Chemistry Institute, then studied script writing and film directing at VGIK in Moscow
. His writing credits include more than 40 film and television scripts, numerous plays and pieces of prose, and nearly all of his scripts were eventually made into full feature or TV films. Among his most noteworthy film work is White Sun of the Desert
(1970, Белое солнце пустыни), Interrogation (1979, Допрос), Guard Me, My Talisman (1986, Храни меня, мой талисман), Urga
(Урга, Территория любви, 1991), Burnt by the Sun
(1994, Утомлённые солнцем), The Barber of Siberia
(1998, Сибирский цирюльник), East/West
(1999), Broken Bridges (2004) and Nomad (2005/2007).
White Sun of the Desert
(1969), for which he co-wrote the script with Valentin Yezhov, has become a cult film in former USSR. Russia
n cosmonauts consider it a good omen to watch before they prepare for a launch.
Since 1990 Ibragimbekov has been collaborating closely as scriptwriter with Nikita Mikhalkov
. Urga, Territory of Love
, directed by Mikhalkov and released in North America
as "Close to Eden", won the Golden Lion
Award in the Venice Film Festival
as well as the Felix Award in Berlin
as Best European Film. "Close to Eden" was also nominated for American Film Academy Award
(Oscar) in 1992 as Best Foreign Language Film. “Burnt by the Sun
” (directed by Nikita Mikhalkov
) received an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
in 1994 and Grand Prize of the Jury at 47th Cannes International Film Festival; their film “The Barber of Siberia” was the most expensive European production of 1997. Ibragimbekov was co-screenwriter with Sergei Bodrov
of French director Régis Wargnier
's Oscar-nominated 1999 movie "East/West
".
In addition to being a screenwriter, Rustam Ibragimbekov is a well-known writer - several Collected Works were published in Russia
, Azerbaijan
and abroad. He also wrote over ten theatre plays that were staged in numerous theatres. Rustam Ibragimbekov is also credited with several full feature films which he directed.
Ibragimbekov is currently the Chairman of the Confederation of Filmmakers' Unions (CFU), which represents filmmakers from all of the former Soviet republics, Secretary of the Russian Filmmakers' Union, and member of European Film Academy
and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
. He splits his time between Baku, Azerbaijan, Moscow, Russia and Los Angeles, California, where he owns a house in Santa Monica.
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
) is Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
i, Soviet and an Azerbaijani-American screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, dramatist and producer, well known beyond his home Azerbaijan and the CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union....
.
Rustam Ibragimbekov was born in Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
, Azerbaijan SSR
Azerbaijan SSR
The Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Azerbaijan SSR for short, was one of the republics that made up the former Soviet Union....
to Mammad Ibrahimbeyov and Fatima Meshadibeyova. He is the younger brother of Magsud Ibrahimbeyov
Magsud Ibrahimbeyov
Magsud Mammad oglu Ibrahimbeyov, also spelled Ibragimbekov is an Azerbaijani writer and member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan.-Life and contributions:...
, an Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
i writer and politician. Rustam Ibragimbekov graduated from Azerbaijan Oil and Chemistry Institute, then studied script writing and film directing at VGIK in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. His writing credits include more than 40 film and television scripts, numerous plays and pieces of prose, and nearly all of his scripts were eventually made into full feature or TV films. Among his most noteworthy film work is White Sun of the Desert
White Sun of the Desert
White Sun of the Desert , a classic 'Eastern' or Ostern film of the Soviet Union.The film is one of the most popular Russian films of all time. Its blend of action, comedy, music and drama has made it wildly successful and it has since achieved the status of a cult film in Soviet and Russian...
(1970, Белое солнце пустыни), Interrogation (1979, Допрос), Guard Me, My Talisman (1986, Храни меня, мой талисман), Urga
Urga
Urga may refer to:* Ulan Bator, the capital of the republic of Mongolia* Ürgə, a municipality in Azerbaijan* Urga aka Close to Eden, a film by Nikita Mikhalkov, 1992...
(Урга, Территория любви, 1991), Burnt by the Sun
Burnt by the Sun
Burnt by the Sun is a 1994 film by Russian director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov. The film depicts the story of a senior Red Army officer and his family during the Great Purge of the late 1930s in the Stalinist Soviet Union...
(1994, Утомлённые солнцем), The Barber of Siberia
The Barber of Siberia
The Barber of Siberia is a 1998 Russian film that re-united the Academy Award winning team of director Nikita Mikhalkov and Michel Seydoux...
(1998, Сибирский цирюльник), East/West
East/West
East/West is a 1999 French film directed by Régis Wargnier, starring Sandrine Bonnaire , Oleg Menshikov , Sergei Bodrov Jr. and Catherine Deneuve...
(1999), Broken Bridges (2004) and Nomad (2005/2007).
White Sun of the Desert
White Sun of the Desert
White Sun of the Desert , a classic 'Eastern' or Ostern film of the Soviet Union.The film is one of the most popular Russian films of all time. Its blend of action, comedy, music and drama has made it wildly successful and it has since achieved the status of a cult film in Soviet and Russian...
(1969), for which he co-wrote the script with Valentin Yezhov, has become a cult film in former USSR. Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n cosmonauts consider it a good omen to watch before they prepare for a launch.
Since 1990 Ibragimbekov has been collaborating closely as scriptwriter with Nikita Mikhalkov
Nikita Mikhalkov
Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union.Mikhalkov was born in Moscow into the distinguished, artistic Mikhalkov family. His great grandfather was the imperial governor of Yaroslavl, whose mother was a Galitzine princess...
. Urga, Territory of Love
Urga (film)
Urga is a 1991 film by Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov. It is released in North America as Close to Eden. It depicts the friendship between a Russian truck driver and a Mongolian shepherd in Inner Mongolia...
, directed by Mikhalkov and released in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
as "Close to Eden", won the Golden Lion
Golden Lion
Il Leone d’Oro is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most distinguished prizes...
Award in the Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
as well as the Felix Award in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
as Best European Film. "Close to Eden" was also nominated for American Film Academy Award
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
(Oscar) in 1992 as Best Foreign Language Film. “Burnt by the Sun
Burnt by the Sun
Burnt by the Sun is a 1994 film by Russian director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov. The film depicts the story of a senior Red Army officer and his family during the Great Purge of the late 1930s in the Stalinist Soviet Union...
” (directed by Nikita Mikhalkov
Nikita Mikhalkov
Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union.Mikhalkov was born in Moscow into the distinguished, artistic Mikhalkov family. His great grandfather was the imperial governor of Yaroslavl, whose mother was a Galitzine princess...
) received an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
in 1994 and Grand Prize of the Jury at 47th Cannes International Film Festival; their film “The Barber of Siberia” was the most expensive European production of 1997. Ibragimbekov was co-screenwriter with Sergei Bodrov
Sergei Bodrov
Sergei Vladimirovich Bodrov is a two-time Academy Award-nominated Russian-American film director, screenwriter, and producer.Bodrov was born in Khabarovsk, Russian SFSR, USSR . In the post-Soviet period he emigrated to the United States. His son, actor Sergei Bodrov, Jr...
of French director Régis Wargnier
Régis Wargnier
Régis Wargnier is a French film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor and film score composer.-Director:*1986 : La Femme de ma vie starring Jane Birkin*1988 : Sueurs froides...
's Oscar-nominated 1999 movie "East/West
East/West
East/West is a 1999 French film directed by Régis Wargnier, starring Sandrine Bonnaire , Oleg Menshikov , Sergei Bodrov Jr. and Catherine Deneuve...
".
In addition to being a screenwriter, Rustam Ibragimbekov is a well-known writer - several Collected Works were published in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
and abroad. He also wrote over ten theatre plays that were staged in numerous theatres. Rustam Ibragimbekov is also credited with several full feature films which he directed.
Ibragimbekov is currently the Chairman of the Confederation of Filmmakers' Unions (CFU), which represents filmmakers from all of the former Soviet republics, Secretary of the Russian Filmmakers' Union, and member of European Film Academy
European Film Academy
The European Film Academy is an initiative of a group of European filmmakers who came together in Berlin on the occasion of the first presentation of the European Film Awards in November 1988.- European Film Academy :...
and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures...
. He splits his time between Baku, Azerbaijan, Moscow, Russia and Los Angeles, California, where he owns a house in Santa Monica.
Honours and awards
- Honoured Artist of Azerbaijan SSR (1976)
- Lenin Komsomol PrizeLenin Komsomol PrizeLenin Komsomol Prize was a Soviet annual award for the best works in science, engineering, literature or art carried out by young authors of age not exceeding 33 years...
(1979) - a scenario kinofilmlv "White Sun of the Desert" (1969), "A Tale Chekist" (1969) and plays "Home on the Sand" (1976), "Interrogation, or Moment of Truth" (1978) - State Prize of Azerbaijan SSR (1980) - a script for the film "Birthday" (1978)
- USSR State PrizeUSSR State PrizeThe USSR State Prize was the Soviet Union's state honour. It was established on September 9, 1966. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, the prize was followed up by the State Prize of the Russian Federation....
(1981) - for the screenplay "Interrogation" (1979) - State Prize of the Russian FederationState Prize of the Russian FederationState Prize of the Russian Federation is a state honorary prize established in 1992 as the substitute for the USSR State Prize. In 2004 the rules for selection of laureates and the status of the award was significantly changed making them closer to such awards as Nobel Prize or the Soviet Lenin...
(1993) - a script for the film "Urga" (1991); for the screenplay of the film "Burnt by the Sun" (1994); for the screenplay of the film "White Sun pusyni" (1969); for the screenplay of the film "The Barber of Siberia" (1998) - Honoured Artist of Russia (December 28, 1995)
- Grand Prix of the MTF of the Commonwealth of Independent StatesCommonwealth of Independent StatesThe Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union....
countries (1998) - Order of Merit for the FatherlandOrder of Merit for the FatherlandThe Order of Merit for the Fatherland was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree. The statutes describe it as a decoration for merit, not an order of knights....
, 3rd class (9 February 1999) - for outstanding contribution to the development of national cinematography - Prize for best feature film of the Interregional Festival "Eurasia Kaleidoscope" (2000)
- Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters (France, 2000)
- Diploma of the Moscow City Duma (2009)
- Honorary member of the Arts
- Academy Award ("Oscar") for Best Foreign Language Film, "Burnt by the Sun" (1994, American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
External links
- Interview with Rustam Ibrahimbeyov after winning 1995 Oscar for writing screenplay for Best Foreign Film "Burnt by the Sun", Azerbaijan International, Vol. 3:2 (Summer 1995), pp. 8-11.
- "Famous People, Then and Now - Rustam Ibrahimbeyov," in Azerbaijian International, Vol. 7:4 (Winter 1999), pp. 22-23.
- Biography of Rustam Ibragimbekov (In Russian)
- Rustam Ibragimbekov at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Short story by Rustam Ibrahimbeyov, "Music Lesson" in Azerbaijan International, Vol. 12:1 (Spring 2004), pp. 94-97.