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Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov
Directing
Born May 29, 1965 · Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, USSR
Died April 21, 2015
Also known as Bakhtiyar Chudojnazarov · Бахтиёр Бабаджа́нович Худойназа́ров · Бахтиёр Бабаджанович Худойназаров
Biography
Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov (Russian/Tajik: Бахтиёр Худойназаров, Persian: بختیار خداینظرف ; May 29, 1965 – April 21, 2015) was a Soviet, Tajik and Russian film director, producer and screenwriter from Tajikistan, a graduate of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. His most internationally famous film is the comedy Luna Papa (1999). He won a Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival for his film Kosh ba kosh (1993). In 2000 he was a member of the jury at the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival.
Awards & recognition
- Nika Award
- Young European Film of the Year · 1994 · nominated
