Eldar Kuliev

Eldar Quliyev (January 18, 1941 – April 16, 2021) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani film director, screenwriter, and actor.

Biography Eldar was the son of composer and pianist Tofig Guliyev. He studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography from 1960 to 1966, where he was taught by Sergei Gerasimov. He then began working for the film studio Azerbaijanfilm in 1967, where he directed fictional films and documentaries. He also became a professor of cinematography at the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts. That year, he directed his first short film, titled . His best known films include Babek and .

Eldar Quliyev died in Baku on 16 April 2021 at the age of 80.

Filmography Bir cənub şəhərində (1969) Var olun, qızlar... (1972) Səmt küləy (1975) (1976) (1977) Babek (1979) Nizami (1982) Gümüşgöl əfsanəsi (1985) Burulğan (1987) (1989) (1992) (2005) (2005) (2006) (2010) (2013)

Awards (1976) (1978) Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1980) People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR (1982) Shohrat Order (2001) Sharaf Order (2011) Honorary Diploma of President (2016) (2018) Istiglal Order (2021)