Elçin Musaoğlu

Biography

Born in 1966 in Baku, he studied Theatre Directing at the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts and continued his education in Moscow under the mentorship of the renowned director Mark Zakharov. Throughout his career, he has directed more than 80 documentary and fiction films. His debut feature film, The 40th Door (40. Kapı), won the Golden Remi Award for Best Foreign Film at the Houston International Film Festival in 2009. Nabat (2014) was selected for competition in the Orizzonti section of the 71st Venice International Film Festival and went on to receive numerous awards at international film festivals. The screenplay of Maryam was honored at TRT 12 Punto in 2021. A member of the European Film Academy, he has served as a juror at various international film festivals. In 2016, he was awarded the honorary title of Honored Art Worker of the Republic of Azerbaijan in recognition of his contributions to the arts and cinema.