11 Facts About Vagif Mustafayev

Vagif Mustafayev was born on August 28,1953 and is an Azerbaijani film director, producer and screenwriter.

In 2007, Vagif Mustafayev was chairman of the jury at the 10th Anniversary Eurasian TV Forum held by the Eurasian Academy of TV and Radio, where he was awarded the prestigious prize International Olympus.

Vagif Mustafayev held a master class on Laughter Brings Peoples Closer for film and TV personnel from more than 20 countries at the Russian Union of Film-Makers' House of Cinema on 8 November 2008, as part of the 11th Eurasian TV Forum.

Vagif Mustafayev filmed and showed several major projects over the course of 2009.

Vagif Mustafayev was for the second time elected chairman of the authoritative international jury of the 12th Eurasian TV Forum, held in Moscow from 26 to 30 November 2009.

Vagif Mustafayev headed the jury at the Sixth International Festival of War and Patriotic Films, which was held from 16 to 20 December 2009 in Volokolamsk and was dedicated to the 65th anniversary of victory in the Second World War.

In 2010, Vagif Mustafayev shot a four-part documentary 'The History of Oil in Azerbaijan'.

In 2011, well-known director, People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan Republic, film director, winner of Azerbaijan's State Prize, vice-president of the European Academy of Television Vagif Mustafayev shot the 11th film about the former President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev titled 'Heydar Aliyev.

Between 1999 and 2013, Vagif Mustafayev made 12 films about the life and work of Aliyev.

Vagif Mustafayev won the prize and diploma for his Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Film and Television at the 13th Eurasian TV Forum, held in Moscow in November 2011.

In 2022, Vagif Mustafayev was awarded by the "Best Director" award at the Korkut Ata Film Festival held in Bursa, Turkey.