Annual film festival starts in Baku

Baku, September 4, AssA-Irada

The eighth annual East-West International Film Festival started in Baku on Monday.

Movies shot in the CIS and Baltic states as well as other countries in 2005-2006 and films that won different international contests will be shown free of charge in cinemas of the capital and the Ibrus Theater during the six-day event, the Union of Cinematographers said.

Three Azerbaijani documentaries and several feature films will be shown during the festival.

Cinematographers from more than 10 countries have arrived in Baku to attend the event at the Heydar Aliyev Palace. The Azerbaijani film “Good bye, southern city” directed by Oleg Safaraliyev was screened on the first day of the event.

The closing ceremony of the festival will take place at the Azerbaijan Cinema on Saturday.*