{"id":1834,"date":"2022-12-14T12:15:34","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T08:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anima.az\/elcin-hami-axundov\/"},"modified":"2023-11-09T13:30:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T09:30:45","slug":"elcin-hami-axundov","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anima.az\/en\/elcin-hami-axundov\/","title":{"rendered":"Elchin Hami Akhundov"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Director, artist, screenwriter, animator<\/p>\n

Biography:<\/b><\/p>\n

Elchin Hami Akhundov was born in Baku on February 7, 1948. The artist and director Elchin Akhundov, who graduated from Azim Azimzade Art School (1968) and Lviv Polygraph Institute (1978), made significant contributions to the creation and development of Azerbaijani animation. Since 1966, he has been working in the cinema industry as a production designer, animator, and director. E. Akhundov is the director of up to 10 animated films and the artistic director of up to 30 animated films. From 1994, he worked as the artistic director of Azanfilm Animation Film Studio and from 2000 to 2012, as the managing director of the same studio.<\/p>\n

In 2016, he founded the Gurama Children\u2019s Animation Studio, which he still leads. E. Akhundov has contributed to the emergence of several generations of modern Azerbaijani directors and animators. Furthermore, E. Akhundov is the author of dozens of educational books for children, including the Make it Yourself Series (Arshin Mal Alan, If Not That One, Then This One), Your First Book Series (Learn step-by-step and Work Hard, Ecological Alphabet) etc. He is the chief consultant of the Azerbaijan Animation book.<\/p>\n

On December 18, 2000, he was awarded the honorary title of Honored Culture Worker of Azerbaijan in\u00a0recognition of his contributions to the development of Azerbaijani cinema. Elchin Hami Akhundov was awarded the Golden Boat award for his contribution to Azerbaijan animation at the 2nd ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival (2019). In 2022, he received an award \u201cFor his contribution to the development of animation\u201d at the Tashkent International Animation Forum.<\/p>\n

Elchin Hami Akhundov is the co-founder of the Azerbaijan Animation Association.<\/p>\n

Links:<\/b><\/p>\n

Elchin Hami Akhundov \u2013 Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

GURAMA Children\u2019s Animation Studio \u2013 YouTube channel
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Filmography:<\/b>
\n1. Jirtdan (1969) \u2013 artist’s assistant
\n2. Lion and Two Oxen (1970) \u2013 phase artist
\n3. The Bear and the Mouse (1970) \u2013 phase artist, artist-decorator
\n4. Fitna (1970) \u2013 background artist
\n5. Why is the Cloud Crying? (1973) \u2013 artist’s assistant
\n6. The Girl, the Boy and the Lion (1974, short documentary film) \u2013 artist
\n7. Pispisa Khanum and Mouse Bey (1974) \u2013 artist’s assistant
\n8. Princess Black Gold (1974) \u2013 artist’s assistant
\n9. Play, My Saz, Play (1976) \u2013 artist
\n10. Claw… Ear… Carpet… Thorn… (1976) \u2013 assistant director
\n11. The King and the Servant (1976) \u2013 artist
\n12. Stone (1977) \u2013 artist
\n13. Little Hedgehog and Apple (1977) \u2013 artist
\n14. Toral and Zari (1979) \u2013 artist
\n15. My Chickens (1980) \u2013 artist
\n16. A Person Comes to the Forest (1980) \u2013 artist
\n17. Jirtdan-Giant. First film (1981) \u2013 artist
\n18. Child and Wind (1982) \u2013 director
\n19. Five Steps (1983, short documentary film) \u2013 director
\n20. Jirtdan-Giant. The second film (1983) \u2013 artist
\n21. Flying Giraffe (1983) \u2013 artist
\n22. Chasing (1984) \u2013 artist
\n23. Test (1985) \u2013 artist
\n24. Humay’s Dream (1985) \u2013 artist
\n25. Adventures of Ijon Tichy (1985) \u2013 artist
\n26. Braggart Baby Elephant (1987) \u2013 artist
\n27. When You Step Out of the Norm (novella “Majlis”) (1988) \u2013 director, artist
\n28. Mirror (1990) \u2013 director, artist
\n29. False Shepherd (1991) \u2013 artist
\n30. Sea Voyage (1992) \u2013 director, artist
\n31. Hope (1992) \u2013 director, screenwriter, artist
\n32. Sohbatul-asmar (Argument of Fruits) (1994) \u2013 director, screenwriter
\n33. Javanshir (2002) \u2013 director, screenwriter, artist
\n34. Kitabi-Dada Qorqud. Basat and Tepegoz (2003) \u2013 editing director
\n35. Gold (2004) \u2013 director, artist
\n36. The Crow’s Nest and the Nest of the Stranger (2005) \u2013 artist
\n37. Mirror (2006) \u2013 artist, artistic director
\n38. Cat and Mouse (2007) \u2013 artistic director
\n39. Brave Airplane (2009) \u2013 artistic director
\n40. Caterpillar’s Dream (2010) \u2013 artistic director
\n41. The House of the Snail (2011) \u2013 director, artist
\n42. Little House (2012) \u2013 artistic director
\n43. Green Men (2022) \u2013 director, screenwriter<\/p>\n

Filmography of GURAMA Children’s Animation Studio:<\/b><\/p>\n

1. Tulip’s Dream (2016) \u2013 artistic director
\n2. Arif’s Joy (2016) \u2013 artistic director
\n3. Mother and Three Sons (2016) \u2013 artistic director
\n4. The Story of Teacher Ali (2016) \u2013 artistic director
\n5. Naughty Cat (2016) \u2013 artistic director
\n6. Big Brother’s Help (2016) \u2013 artistic director
\n7. Ant and Elephant (2016) \u2013 artistic director
\n8. The First Snow (2016) \u2013 artistic director
\n9. Happy Girls (2016) \u2013 artistic director
\n10. In the Park (2016) \u2013 artistic director
\n11. Road Accident (2017) \u2013 artistic director
\n12. Nowruz Holiday (2017) \u2013 artistic director
\n13. Nowruz Customs (2017) \u2013 artistic director
\n14. Tomi in the Spring Festival (2017) \u2013 artistic director
\n15. Village Journey (2017) \u2013 artistic director
\n16. Dolphin and Girls (2017) \u2013 artistic director
\n17. Care for the Motherland (2017) \u2013 artistic director
\n18. Lost Baby Elephant (2017) \u2013 artistic director
\n19. The Most Beautiful Flag in the World (2017) \u2013 art director
\n20. Flight to Uranus (2018) \u2013 artistic director<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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