2020Nominee
Best Director
Legacy of Lies
Novruz Hikmet
Director · Producer · Writer
Baku, USSR [now Azerbaijan]
May 19, 1989
Biography
Born in 1989 in Baku, Azerbaijan, Novruz graduated as a director at Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts. Since 2010 he has been living and working in Kyiv, Ukraine in the film industry and commercials as a director and 1stAD. He has directed independent short films, which participated at international festivals. In 2021 performed as an actor in one of the main roles in the feature film LA PALISIADA (2022) . Since 2015 has been an active member of the organization "Contemporary Ukrainian Cinema". He is known for MARIA (2017), QARA (2014) and SAKURA (2013). His documentary WHILE IT`S QUIET HERE (2022) was selected at Sarajevo FF.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2022Nominee
Best Director
It Is Quiet Here
2020Winner
Best Director
My Thoughts Are Silent
Career Highlights
2014Highlight
Best Director
Black
2024Highlight
Career Highlight
La Palisiada
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Legacy of Lies
My Thoughts Are Silent
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