Damir Salimov (russian: Дамир Салимов; 19 July 1937 – 28 March 2019) was an Uzbek film director who was credited with introducing animation to

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...

in 1965, when he directed and produced the animated puppet film ''В квадрате 6х6''. He was also a prominent figure in the development of hand-drawn animation in Uzbekistan in the 1970s. Salimov studied at State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK).

Filmography

*1972: ''Gory zovut'' *1977: ''Ozornik'' *1980: ''Leningradtsy, deti moi...'' *1987: ''Smysl zhizni''

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* 1937 births 2019 deaths Soviet film directors Uzbekistani film directors Mass media people from Tashkent Communist Party of the Soviet Union members {{Uzbekistan-bio-stub