Rafael Salamzade

director of photography

(23.08.1942) 

Rafael Salamzade was born on August 23, 1942 in Baku. Although he started working as a lighting engineer at the “Azerbaijanfilm” film studio, he started working as a cameraman’s assistant and director of photography in a short period of time. In 1984, he graduated from the cinematography course of the All-Union Institute of Cinematography in Moscow.  Rafael Salamzade, who devoted 35 years of his life to making documentaries and chronicle films in the “Chronicle” studio, filmed the people’s movement for the independence of Azerbaijan, the Karabakh war, the events of  January 20 and the square, and the fateful events that happened in our country. He is Honored Worker of Culture (2009).

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  2. http://www.anl.az/down/meqale/azerbaycan/azerbaycan_iyul2009/87699.htm

FILMOGRAPHY:

  1. 1975 – “Sheki livestock complex” – (documentary) – director of photography
  2. 1977 – “A meeting of friends” – (documentary) – director of photography
  3. 1978 – “Azerbaijan SSR” – (documentary) – director of photography
  4. 1978 – “Population census” – (documentary) – director of photography
  5. 1978 – “Our lands are brothers” – (documentary) – director of photography
  6. 1979 – “Through the eyes of friends” – (documentary) – director of photography
  7. 1979 – “The beginning of a worker’s life– (documentary) – director of photography
  8. 1980 – “Fighting brucellosis and tuberculosis in animals” – (documentary) – director of photography
  9. 1982 – “There is such a city” – (documentary) – director of photography
  10. 1983 – “Builders of the future” – (documentary) – director of photography
  11. 1983 – “Towards the desire” – (documentary) director of photography
  12. 1984 – “Poetry is a universe for me” – director of photography
  13. 1986 – “Waiting” – (documentary) – director of photography
  14. 1987 – “II general union vocalists” – director of photography
  15. 1987 – “Word is the youth’s” – (documentary) – director of photography
  16. 1987 – “Sumgayit through reconstruction” – (documentary) – director of photography
  17. 1988 – “Huseyn Javid” – director of photography
  18. 1989 – “Separation” – (documentary) – director of photography
  19. 1989 – “Goddess of beauty” – director of photography
  20. 1989 – “ Square ” – director of photography
  21. 1990 – “ Champion ” – director of photography
  22. 1991 – “Conspiracy” – director of photography
  23. 1991 – “Historical monuments of Azerbaijan” – director of photography
  24. 1991 – “Circle of Truth” – director of photography
  25. 1991 – “Gobustan” – director of photography
  26. 1992 – “On the verge of 100 years” – director of photography
  27. 1993 – “Old soldier” – director of photography
  28. 1993 – “Screaming of the old land” – director of photography
  29. 1995 – “Habi hijran” – director of photography
  30. 1995 – “The road to the top” – director of photography
  31. 1997 – “Fuzuli – 500” (“Mozalan” movie plot) – director of photography
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