Azerbaijan will be represented by “The Precinct”, a movie by Azerbaijani
filmmakers, at the International Film Festival scheduled for January
12-19 in Pune, India.
“The Precinct” will be screened as part of the 10th “Pune international film festival”.
The festival co-organized by the Pune Film foundation and Government of
Maharashtra is created in order to move Indian cinema on the world film
market by means of the different cultural measures, which include not
only competitive programs, showings, the ceremony of rewardings, but
also cinema- scientific studies, publication and seminary.
“The Precinct” is a co-production between Azerbaijan (“Narimanfilm”) and
Georgia (“Georgianfilm” & “Bagira Films”) which was developed
within the framework of the Independent Film-makers` Association – South
Caucasus (IFA-SC) training program. The film starring Zaza Bejashvili
(Georgia), Melissa Pappel (France), Vagif Ibrahimoglu (Azerbaijan) and
others was shot by the Azeri film director Ilgar Safat. The movie
unveils the mystical story of a famous photographer, who makes a trip to
his childhood. The production of the movie was funded by the Azeri
ministry of culture and tourism and PASHA Bank.