Aydın Kazımzadə

Aydin Alakbar oghlu Kazimzade (, born January 15, 1940) is an Azerbaijani cinematographer, Honored Cultural Worker of Azerbaijan and Honored Art Worker (2005), Presidential Scholar (2012).

Biography Aydin Kazimov was born on January 15, 1940, in Baku. In 1958–1963, he studied at the journalism faculty of Azerbaijan State University. Since 1963, he worked in the field of cinematography. In 1985, he graduated from the advanced training courses for creative and leading cinematographers in advertising at Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography.

He founded film press in Azerbaijan, worked as an editor-in-chief of "Kino" newspaper and "Film" magazine, the director of the Information and Advertising Bureau of the State Cinematography Committee of the Azerbaijan SSR, the head of the dubbing department at AzTV, the head of the advertising department at "Azerkinovideo" PU, the deputy editor-in-chief, executive director of the Azerbaijan Cinema Encyclopedia, the deputy director and chief specialist of the State Film Fund.

From 1997 until now, he teaches the history of Azerbaijani cinema at the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts and is an associate professor of the named university. Currently, he works as a leading specialist of the cinema museum under the Azerbaijan State Film Fund. Until 2012, he worked as a senior specialist in film archives at the Film Fund.

Awards He was awarded "Golden pen" in 2000, Humay Award in 2001, "Golden lamp" in 2003, "In the name of Rasul Rza" in 2007, "Hasan bey Zardabi" in 2008, "Yusif Mammadaliyev" and "Jafar Jabbarly" in 2010, and "Zirva" in 2011.

In 2000, he received the title of Honored Cultural Worker of Azerbaijan, and in 2005, Honored Art Worker, and since 2012, he has been a Presidential Scholar.