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Ethnicity
  
Azerbaijani

Citizenship
  
Soviet


Name
  
Rasim Ojagov

Role
  
Film director

Born
  
22 November 1933 Shaki, Azerbaijani SSR (
1933-11-22
)

Occupation
  
film director, screenwriter and cinematographer

Died
  
July 11, 2006, Baku, Azerbaijan

Movies
  
Tahmina, Birthday, Interrogation, Ozga omur

Similar People
  
Hasanagha Turabov, Fakhraddin Manafov, Yashar Nuri, Irina Kupchenko

Rasim Ojagov (Azerbaijani: Rasim Ocaqov; 22 November 1933, Shaki, Azerbaijani SSR – 11 July 2006, Baku, Azerbaijan) -Azerbaijani film director and camera operator, Honoured Art Worker of Chechen-Ingush ASSR (1964), People’s Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1982), laureate of the State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR.

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Biography

Rasim Ojagov was born on November 22, 1933 in Shaki, Azerbaijan. In his youth he dreamed of becoming a geologist. But, appearance of shooting group of “Azerbaijanfilm” film studio in his city made him to revise his choice of profession. After graduating from local school in Sheki in 1951, he attended film Institute in Moscow despite his parents' disapproval. In 1951-1956’s, he studied at camera operator faculty of VGIK.

In 1965, he studied at director faculty of Azerbaijan Theatrical Institute named after I.Aliyev. In 1956, he worked as camera operator-director at “Azerbaijanfilm” and in 1973, as a director. In 1964, he conferred Honoured Art Worker of Chechen-Ingush ASSR. In 1950’s, a new generation of directors, including Mukhtar Dadashov, Teyyub Akhundov, Alisattar Atakishiyev appeared. In these years Rasim Ojagov began his career. “Her great heart” film was the first film Ojagov. He was considered a professional in describing of psychological scenes. This film is about life of Sumgayit metallurgists. Mental sufferings of the workers are described in this film.

Filmography

Rasim Ojagov shot about 11 multireel films.

Awards

  • Laureate of the State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR (1979, for the film “Birthday”);
  • Laureate of the USSR State Prize (1981, for the film “Interrogation”;
  • People’s Artist of Azerbaijan.
  • References

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