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Asghar Yusifinejad

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Asghar Yusifinejad was a director, screenwriter, and film critic from Tabriz, is renowned for his films "Ev" (Home) and "Qolçaq" (Collar) shot in the Azerbaijani language.

His film "Ev" became the first Azerbaijani-language film to participate in the "Fajr International Film Festival" from 2004 to 2017. However, "Qolçaq" was not admitted to the "Fajr International Film Festival" due to being in the Azerbaijani language.

About

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Asgar Yusifinejad was born in Tabriz in 1969.[1] He graduated from Tehran's Iran Broadcasting University.[1] Since 1989, he was active as a director, writer and producer.[1]

In September 2022, he was hospitalized due to a brain hemorrhage.[2] He underwent surgery[3] and died on September 13 due to a stroke.[4][5] He was buried in the Vadi-e Rahmat Cemetery in Tabriz on September 14.[6]

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 In 2016, Asgar Yusifinejad directed the film "Ev" in Tabriz.[7][8] From 2004 to 2017, the film "House" was the first film made in the Azerbaijani language to participate in the "Fajr International Film Festival".[9] The film, shown with Persian subtitles, won the NETPAC award and the Simurgh Zarrin and Simin awards for best screenplay and best film at the 35th Fajr International Film Festival.[10][11] The film was later awarded the "Special Prize of the Jury" at the "Transylvania International Film Festival" held in Romania in May 2018.[12][13]

His 2020 film "Golchaq" was also shot in Azerbaijani in Tabriz.[14][15] It was not accepted to the 40th "Fajr International Film Festival".[5][14][16] Iranian film director Bahruz Afghami said that although the film "Golchaq" is an impressive film, it will not participate in the Fajr Festival because it is in Turkish.[4][17] In April 2023, the creative team of the film "Golchak" was awarded at the 42nd "Istanbul Film Festival".[18] The first showing of the film in the cinema took place in Turkey in 2023 after the director's death.[19][20] On March 25, 2024, the film was shown in a cinema in Tabriz.[21][22][23]

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  1. ^ a b c "Yasaq dilin rejissoru Əsgər Yusifinejad kim idi? - Ətəkyazı". Ətəkyazı (in Azerbaijani). 2022-09-14. Archived from the original on 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  2. ^ "اصغر یوسفی‌نژاد دچار خونریزی مغزی شد". ایسنا (in Persian). 2022-09-03. Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  3. ^ "آخرین وضعیت یوسفی‌نژاد پس از خونریزی مغزی". ایسنا (in Persian). 2022-09-05. Archived from the original on 2022-12-26. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  4. ^ a b "İranda türkdilli filmlərin rejissoru Əsgər Yusufinejad vəfat edib". Voice of America (in Azerbaijani). 2022-09-13. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  5. ^ a b "اصغر یوسفی نژاد کارگردان سینمای ایران درگذشت". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2022-09-13. Archived from the original on 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  6. ^ "درگذشت اصغر یوسفی نژاد و اعلام زمان خاکسپاری". ایسنا (in Persian). 2022-09-13. Archived from the original on 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  7. ^ "Rza Siyami "Ev" filminin uğuru haqda danışır". Voice of America (in Azerbaijani). 2017-02-15. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  8. ^ "Təbrizli rejissorun türk dilində filmi İranlı tənqidçilərin diqqət mərkəzində". Voice of America (in Azerbaijani). 2017-02-03. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  9. ^ "Rza Siyami: İranda türkcə filmlərin uğur qazanması üçün sərmayə lazimdir [Audio-Müsahibə]". Voice of America (in Azerbaijani). 2017-02-15. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  10. ^ "Iranian Filmmaker Yousefinejad Dies Of Stroke At 53 - Iran Front Page". ifpnews.com. 2022-09-13. Archived from the original on 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  11. ^ "Azərbaycanca çəkilən film qalib oldu - İranda". Teleqraf.com (in Azerbaijani). 2017-04-28. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  12. ^ "Azərbaycan dilində çəkilən İran filmi beynəlxalq mükafat aldı". Kulis.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  13. ^ "İranlı rejissorun Azərbaycan dilində çəkdiyi film mükafata layiq görülüb". www.medeniyyet.az. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  14. ^ a b ""عروسک" و فیلم‌سازی که حسرت به دل ماند". ایسنا (in Persian). 2022-09-13. Archived from the original on 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  15. ^ ""عروسک" در فقدان کارگردانش چگونه اکران می شود؟". ایسنا (in Persian). 2024-03-06. Archived from the original on 2024-03-10. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  16. ^ "۴۰ روز از رفتن یوسفی‌نژاد می‌گذرد و از "عروسک" خبری نیست". ایسنا (in Persian). 2022-10-18. Archived from the original on 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  17. ^ "Fəcr Festivalı: Film festivalı yoxsa fars dominantlığının qoruyucusu? - Ətəkyazı". Ətəkyazı (in Azerbaijani). 2022-01-13. Archived from the original on 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  18. ^ "İstanbulda "Qolçaq" filmi təltif olundu". Kulis.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  19. ^ "Iranda qadağan olunan film Türkiyədə nümayiş olunacaq". Kulis.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  20. ^ "بازتاب نمایش "عروسک" ایرانی در استانبول". ایسنا (in Persian). 2023-04-16. Archived from the original on 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  21. ^ "Azərbaycan dilində "Qolçaq" filmi möhtəşəm qarşılanıb". aznews.tv. 2024-03-26. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  22. ^ ""Qolçaq" filmi nümayiş olundu - Video". Axar.Az (in Azerbaijani). 2024-03-26. Archived from the original on 2024-03-31. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  23. ^ "تصاویر | استقبال از قولچاق". nasrnews.ir. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
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