About

Known credits:
60
Birthday:
1939-02-05
Place of birth:
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
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Rustam Ibragimbekov

Overview

Rustam Mammad Ibrahim oglu Ibragimbekov (Azerbaijani: Rüstəm İbrahimbəyov; Russian: Рустам Ибрагимбеков; born 5 February 1939) is a Soviet, Azerbaijani screenwriter, dramatist and producer, well known beyond his home Azerbaijan and the former Soviet Union. He is the chair of the Cinematographers' Union of Azerbaijan and director of the Ibrus Theatre.

Rustam Ibrahimbeyov was born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR. His father was a professor of art history who hailed from Shamakhi. Ibrahimbeyov is the younger brother of Magsud Ibrahimbeyov, an Azerbaijani writer and politician. Rustam Ibrahimbeyov graduated from Azerbaijan Oil and Chemistry Institute, then studied script writing and film directing at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography 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. Since the 1970s, he has collaborated 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 nominated for American Film Academy Award (Oscar) in 1995 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.

Ibrahimbeyov 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 Ibrahimbeyov is also credited with several full feature films which he directed. In 2001, Ibrahimbeyov founded Ibrus, a cultural centre in Baku functioning as a theatre where plays are acted in both Azeri and Russian. 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, Moscow, and Los Angeles.

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Known for

Directing
1998 The Family Directing Director N/A
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1992 Waltz of Golden Taurusus Directing Director N/A
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1977 В один прекрасный день (Киноальманах) Directing Director 58
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Writing
2010 Грозное время Writing Writer N/A
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2009 The Other Bank Writing Adaptation 59
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2008 Birds of Paradise Writing Screenplay 58
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2006 Broken Bridges Writing Screenplay 59
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2006 Good Bye, Southern City Writing Screenplay 59
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2005 Anna Writing Screenplay 59
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2005 Nomad: The Warrior Writing Screenplay 58
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2004 Broken Bridges Writing Screenplay 58
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2004 The Night Is Bright Writing Screenplay 58
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2004 I Planned to Escape Writing Writer N/A
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2003 I Planned to Escape Writing Writer N/A
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2002 The Wizard Writing Screenplay N/A
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2001 The Heart of the Bear Writing Screenplay 58
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1999 East/West Writing Screenplay 59
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1998 The Barber of Siberia Writing Screenplay 61
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1998 The Family Writing Screenplay N/A
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1995 Business and Pleasure Writing Screenplay 59
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1994 Burnt by the Sun Writing Screenplay 62
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1991 Close to Eden Writing Screenplay 59
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1991 Auto Stop Writing Screenplay 58
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1991 Seven Days After the Murder Writing Screenplay 58
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1989 If I Die, Forgive Me Writing Screenplay 58
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1988 Free Fall Writing Screenplay N/A
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1987 The Spy Writing Writer 58
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1987 Slap in the Face That Wasn't Writing Writer N/A
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1987 Another Life Writing Screenplay N/A
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1986 Guard Me, My Talisman Writing Screenplay 59
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1986 She Likes Me Writing Writer N/A
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1984 Park Writing Screenplay 58
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1983 Mystery of the Ship Clock Writing Screenplay N/A
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1982 Seven Beauties Writing Writer N/A
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1982 Business Trip Writing Screenplay N/A
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1981 One Thousand and One Nights Writing Writer N/A
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1981 In Front of a Closed Door Writing Screenplay 59
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1980 Structure of the Moment Writing Screenplay N/A
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1980 With Shared Love Writing Writer N/A
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1979 Interrogation Writing Screenplay 59
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1978 Risk Strategy Writing Screenplay 58
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1978 A Country House for One Family Writing Screenplay N/A
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1977 The Birthday Party Writing Screenplay 58
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1977 В один прекрасный день (Киноальманах) Writing Screenplay 58
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1976 Oh, Heart... Heart Writing Screenplay N/A
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1976 Преступление: Обман Writing Co-Writer 59
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1974 Pages of Life Writing Writer N/A
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1973 And Then I Said No Writing Screenplay N/A
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1970 A Quiet Day at the End of the War Writing Screenplay 58
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1969 The White Sun of the Desert Writing Screenplay 61
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1969 A Tale of a Chekist Writing Screenplay N/A
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1969 In a Southern Town Writing Screenplay 58
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1969 In a Southern Town Writing Original Concept 58
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Production
2008 Alexander: The Neva Battle Production Producer 58
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2007 3 Girls Production Producer 58
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2006 Good Bye, Southern City Production Producer 59
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2005 Nomad: The Warrior Production Producer 58
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2004 Broken Bridges Production Producer 58
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1993 Dyuba-Dyuba Production Producer 58
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1992 To See Paris and Die Production Producer 58
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