Nariman Aliev Explained

Nariman Aliev
Birth Date:	15 December 1992
Birth Place:	Petrivka, Crimea, Ukraine
Nationality:	Crimean Tatar
Occupation:	Film director
Years Active:	2013 - now
Organization:	European Film Academy

Nariman Aliev (Ukrainian: Наріман Рідьванович Алієв,) (born 15 December 1992) is a Ukrainian director and screenwriter of Crimean Tatar origin. Winner of The National Film Critics Award "Kinokolo" 2019 (Best Director and Best Film).

Honored Artist of Ukraine (2020).^[1]

Biography

Nariman Aliev was born on December 15, 1992, in the village of Petrivka, Krasnohvardiiske Raion, Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

In 2009 he graduated from Petrivska Secondary School of I-III grades No. 1.

In 2013, he received a bachelor's degree in television and film directing from the Institute of Screen Arts (Oleh Fialko's workshop).

In 2014 he received a diploma of a specialist in television directing from Kyiv National Ivan Karpenko-Karyi Theatre, Cinema and Television University.

In 2016, he was nominated for the Crystal Bear of the Berlin International Film Festival for his short film "Without You".^[2]

Member of the Ukrainian Film Academy since 2017.^[3]

Member of the European Film Academy since 2019.^[4]

Member of the Public Council of the Ukrainian Oscar Committee since 2019.^[5]

Nariman Aliev's debut feature film Homeward (2019) was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 72nd Cannes International Film Festival.^[6]

Filmography

• 2013 — Back at Dawn (Crimean Tatar: Tan Atqanda Qaytmaq) — director, screenwriter, cameraman, editing, producer
• 2013 — Dima — operator, editing
• 2014 — I Love You (Crimean Tatar: Seni Sevem) — director, screenwriter, cameraman, editing, producer
• 2014 — Black (Azerbaijani: Qara) — installation
• 2014 — Son — operator
• 2016 — Without You (Crimean Tatar: Sensiz) — director, screenwriter, cameraman, editing, producer
• 2019 - Homeward (Crimean Tatar: Evge)— director, screenwriter

Interesting facts

• Author and host of a podcast "Mincultpryvit", which he started to practice spoken Ukrainian
• In his short films he worked only with non-professional actors, most of them being his relatives.^[7]
• His parents, Ridvan Aliev and Gulzhiyan Aliev, are also the producers of all his short films.^[8]
• Nariman Aliev's three short films "Return at Dawn", "I Love You" and "Without You" form the "Crimean Stories" trilogy.
• The short film "Without You" is dedicated to the director's brother Erfan Selimov, who died in a car accident in 2010.^[9]

References

1. Web site: УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №254/2020. 2021-03-08. Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України. uk.
2. News: Desiateryk. Dmytro. 14 March 2016. "CRIMEAN STORIES": between politics and art. 8 March 2021.
3. Web site: List of members of the Ukrainian Film Academy.
4. Web site: 2019-06-04. UkrInform: Ukrainian director Nariman Aliev becomes EU Film Academy member KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice. 2021-03-08. KyivPost.
5. Web site: Розпочато формування Українського Оскарівського комітету. 2021-03-08. dergkino.gov.ua. uk.
6. Web site: 2019-05-06. Cannes festival 2019: full list of films. 2021-03-08. The Guardian. en.
7. Web site: Коркодим. Олена. 2016-03-04. Нариман Алиев: "Наибольший спрос на фильмы с украинскими реалиями". 2021-03-08. detector.media. uk.
8. Web site: Якщо Ви уважно подивитеся титри, то побачите в кожному фільмі в графі "продюсери" одні й ті ж прізвища – це мої батьки. 2021-03-08. КримSOS. uk.
9. Web site: 2016-08-16. Нариман Алиев: Участие моего фильма в Берлинале – приятная неожиданность QHA Агентство Крымские Новости. 2021-03-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816230635/http://qha.com.ua/ru/kultura-iskusstvo/nariman-aliev-uchastie-moego-filma-v-berlinale-priyatnaya-neojidannost/153667/ . 2016-08-16 .