Tofiq Ismayilov (6 April 1939 – 25 March 2016) was an
Azerbaijani film director, screenwriter and film scholar.
Ismayilov directed over 30 films, including documentaries and starred in several films. From 2007, he lectured in the
Azerbaijani State University of Culture and Art.
As a scholar, Ismayilov authored the encyclopedia ''The Cinema History of Turkic People''. His articles were published in over fifty
Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
newspapers and journals.
References
External links
*
1939 births
2016 deaths
Azerbaijani film directors
Film people from Baku
Azerbaijani male film actors
Azerbaijani screenwriters
Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Turkey
{{Azerbaijan-bio-stub