The program of films

of The second International festival of Muslim cinema

« Gold minbar »

Competition

I- Fiction film:

Film	The country	The director		The summary
		The biography	Filmography:
1-valley of wolves	(Turkey) 122 min.	(Serdar Akar) was born in 1964, in Ankara, Turkey. Has finished Economic and Commercial Academies of sciences in 1985 and University of cinema and television department Mimar Sinan in 1994. Worked as the assistant several turkish directors.	« Valley of wolves » (2006) « Disi kus » (2004) « Ask meydan savasi » (2002) « Koçum benim » (2002) « Seni yasatacagim » (2002) "Maruf" (2001) « Dar alanda kisa paslasmalar » (2000) "Gemide" (1999)	Turkish film " Iraq - the Valley of wolves ", devoted to last war in Iraq and becoming most expensive statement in a history of turkish cinema, beats all records of hire in the homeland and in Europe. The main hero of film – Polat Alemdar, the brother of one of the turkish officers serving in Iraq. The plot of film is based on how the American soldiers arrest turkish soldiers and there was also Polat's brother among whom. Also the American soldiers rush on wedding, kill the groom, the child and visitors, beat the bride, blow up a minaret and kill moslems praying in a mosque. The survived participants of events get in notorious prison "Abu-Greib." There they are tormenting, and the doctor cuts out their organs and sends to rich patients to America, England and Israel. This film is based on real events.
2 - the road to Guantanamo	(U.K.) 92 min.	Michael Vinterbottom Was born in 1961 in Blackburn (Great Britain). Bristol, and also in polytechnical institute in London was trained in bases of cinematography and TV at university. The first film has taken off in 1988, and in 1994 has released the first full-length fiction film which has left on the big screen. In 2003 has removed a feature film under the name « In this world » which has won the main prize of the Berlin international festival – « The Gold bear ».	«Тристрам Шэнди» (2005) «Code 46» (2004) «9 Songs» (2004) « In this world » (2003)	This film tell about three young English moslems who are sent on wedding of relatives to Pakistan and, on coincidence of circumstances, get in a captivity of the American army, and in a result appear behind a barbed wire of prison in Guantanamo
3-The little republic	(India) 90 min.	Anwar Jamal was born in 1961, dews in small, but cultural rich city in the western India. Anvar's first independent documentary film was " Inquiry Bhagirathi " about construction of the big dam on Ganges. This film has received a presidential prize as the Best Amateur Film	Set of documentary films, among which serial about the most known Indian writers (1992). Feature films: «Devoted women»; "Sunamati"; "Stories"; "Swaraj"; «The missed daughters»	A small village in Rajasthan, India … … four strong-willed women … … a fervent desire to change things …. And when the story unfolds, the village becomes a universal microcosm of democracy, the events, a parable for the world today.
4-The best times	(Egypt) 110 mines	(Hala Khalil) was born in 1967г. Plaited white bread Khalil has received her degree in a direction of film from Academy of Film in Cairo in 1992. She has made some short films and documentary films, switching: Ahbabac Ashra (2000), Jamal al-Thaoura (1999) and Hillopolis (2002.) Her short film ‘ Paper snakes' won main prizes at many festivals. “ The best times ” – is her first fiction film.	«Beauty of revolution» (1999); « Your ten favourite» (2000); "Gillopolis" (2002) Debut (for full-length fiction films	After death of mother Salma feels like alone. Someone sends her strange letters and gifts. Together with girlfriends Сальма tries to find the mysterious stranger. Awards 1-Arab film festival-Rotterdam 2-Egyptian film critics association 3-the Egyptian film festival
5-New day in old Sana'a	(U.K.) 96 mines	Bader Ben Hirsi Bader Ben Hirsi was born in London in 1968 His parents, both of Yemen arrived to the Great Britain in 60-s' after. Though his first degree at university read Business Researches, he continued to study at the London School of Speech and the Drama and continued to do a degree of the master in the Drama in College of the Jeweller of London. Now with nine theatrical manufacture behind of him and seven documentary films, he has made a history, writing and directing an initial fiction film of Yemen ' The New day In Old Sana'a '.	2004 New Day in Old Sana'a (Феликс Филмс) the Fiction film - the Director / script writer. 2003 Yemen and war with Terror (YMC) Documentary film - the Director / producer Inside out 35mm Short Film – the Script writer 2002: Hadg: the Greatest Trip on the Earth (ITN/C4) Documentary film - the Director/producer - The Independent Newspaper message - Producer (the Near East / the Islam) Socotra: Island of Blood of the Dragon (Felix Films) Documentary film - the Director / producer	Tariq, the son of a wealthy and highly respected aristocrat, is about to marry the beautiful yet naïve Bilquis, eldest daughter of a prominent and powerful judge. The heaven-made match seems perfect in every way with both families overjoyed. But after unexpected accident Tariq must choose between marriage and tradition or true love and the unknown. Awards 1-“ Best Arab Film ” – Cairo IFF 2005 2-“ Silver Hawk ” for best feature – Rotterdam Arab Film Festival 2006
6-The prince	(Tunis) 100 min	(Mohamed Zran) Was born in 1959 in Zarzis in the south of Tunisia Studied in initial school and high school in Zarzis Then he got the diploma of higher filmmaker's education in Paris	- The crasher of the stones, short film of 26 minutes, selected in Cannes, in 1990 - Essaïda: in 1996 - The song of Millenium, Documentary (1 hour 20 min, 2002, award documentary in Trebica New York 2003 - Prince 2004 coproduction Sangho Films - Tunis and the Mandala Production - Paris	Adele unexpectedly meets beauty Dounia and falls in love in her love. He spends all earned money for flowers and secretly sends it to beloved. But she is a main manager of branch of a bank, and he is only works for a florist on the street. But their meeting nevertheless will take place.
7-The Tear of the Cold	(Iran) 96 min	(Azizollah Hamidnezhad) The director, script writer. Was born in 1959 in Garmsar. He started to make short films for Free Group of Cinema in Teheran in 1977. He made two documentary films – ‘ The Life in Mountain district 'and' Laments for Halabcheh ’ and fiction films ‘ Hoor on Fire ',' Terrestrial stars', ‘ The Turret of the World 'and' Tears in the Cold ’.	Hoor On FIRE (1992) TERRESTRIAL STARS (1994) TURRET OF THE WORLD (1996) The Tear of the cold (2004)	History of the professional sapper and the kurdish girl peacefully grazing sheeps in a zone of border of Kurdistan, but in soul hating the soldiers. The soldier finds mines, and the girl helps to guerrillas to pawn them again. Who could think, that they will start to trust to each other and even will die the friend for the friend.
8-The saga about Volgian Bulgaria	(Russia) 155 min	Bulat Mansurov Bulat Mansurov was born on July, 7, 1937. The director, script writer.	Actor's works: Beibars - 1989 (Historical) Режисcерские works: 1. The assuaging of thirst-1966 (Film-story) 2. the slave woman - 1968 (Film-story) 3. Death are not present, guys! - 1970 (Film-story) 4. Here did not fly the seagull - 1977 (Film-story) 5. Funeral feast - 1982 (Drama) 6. The shining world - 1984 (the Fantasy / a fantasy) 7. the sultan - Beibars - 1989 (Historical / Biographic) 8. Warm winds - 1999	The theme opens insufficiently studied pages of a history of different nations of Russia existing in end I - the beginning of II millenium of our era in territories of the East Europe, the Lobby and Central Asia. It comprises a line of the major moments of interaction of the Bulgar state with the nearest neighbours: Russian princedoms (the Kiev's and Rostov-Suzdal's Russia), the Finno-Ugric peoples and wanderer.
9-Saira-World premier	(India) 96 min	Biju Kumar Was born in 1971. Presently working as the Chief Medical Officer of Homeopathy Govt. of Kerala. The directorial ventures of Dr. Biju includes 'Pranayakalam' (first campus film in Kerala in 1997), Black Signature, a tele film in Asianet, Sherlock, serial on Surya TV, more than 10 documentaries for different channels. He has also done the script for all his works.	2005 - saira (First Full Lentgth Feature Film) Formerly made many documentary and films and serials for TV.	For the young, talented and spirited prodigy of the Fourth Estate, Saira, an interview with Khasim Abbas, the prominent leader of terrorist group Aljihadi was a challenge. And she did meet it well. But much before the euphoria of the event settled down, the storm took up. The storm that shook an otherwise peaceful existence of Saira and her famous musician father, Ustaad Ali Hussain. Needless to say, for them life was never the same again.
10-Dead heat under the Shrubs	(Iran) 90 min	(Esmail Barari) Born in1965 in the Caspian Sea port of Bandar Anzali, he graduated as film director. In 1988, his short film Reaction won the top prize at the Student's film festival of Tehran and the silver plaque of the 1989 Nations Festival of Austria.	1988 - Reaction (Student's film Festival, Tehran – Top prize; Nations Festival, Austria – silver plaque) 1989 - Nader's Gift 1990 - Loneliness and the Glod (Children and Young Adults Film Festival's jury, screened at Fipa-Cannes – The Golden Butterfly) 1991-City in the Hands of Children (feature) 1992-The Nest (Feature and television series) 1996-The Green Hell (feature) 2000-Devil's Dance (Feature) 2005-Dead Heat under the Shrubs (Feature)	This is not supposed to be a story-telling movie. On just an ordinary day, a teenage boy happens to witness a woman's dumping a dead body down a well near his village in the outskirt of the desert. Noticing his presence, the murderess decides to kill him, starting a deadly marathon.
11-The steppe express train	(Kazakhstan 90 min	(Amanjol Aytuarov) The director of cinema and TV, 1957, has studied in All-Union institute of cinematography (Moscow, 1986) the Speciality direction of feature films. The founder and the art director of a film company "Kadam." The head of masterful direction of Cinema and TV in the Kazakh national academy of arts by him T.Zhurgenov.	1990-Touch 1993-Travel in anywhere 2005-The steppe express train	Melodrama about uneasy attitudes between the Kazakh girl and young Frenchman who has casually stayed in a steppe little train station.
12-Sucrovica	(Russia) 86 min	Shawkat Abdusalamov - the artist, the writer, the director. Was born on April, 28, 1939 (under passport 1936) in Tashkent. In 1966 has stopped ВГИК. His works are in State Tretiakov Gallery, private collections of Russia, Europe, the USA (collection Nency and Norton Dodge)	Abdusalamov works at cinema since 1966. He creates the graphic worlds of films Ali Chamraev, Elem Klimov, Andrey Tarkovsky. He is the famous master of theatre, the nominee of literary award "Букер" for the novel "Unicorn", the most original painter	The film "Sucrovica" can appear slightly unusual to the modern consciousness accustomed to canons of a television serial or on the contrary. However, the continuity of this film in relation to the basic form-building traditions of domestic culture will be clear to the attentive spectator
13-Chest of ancestors	(Kirgizstan, Russia, France) 100 min	Nurbek Egen 28 years. Was born and has grown in Osh area in Kyrghyzstan. Has left high school with a physical and mathematical bias in Osh. After leaving school two years studied at actor's faculty in Institute of arts of Bishkek. In 1994 has arrived in VGIK on director's faculty in masterful V.I.Hotinenko. Has finished institute in 2000г	Has removed short pictures « Per day is more senior » (1997) « Closed space » (2000) and "Sanjira" (2001.) The director of four serial television film "Willises".	Aydar leaves from a native aul on training for Paris where remains and finds the love. In one fine day Aydar decides to acquaint the bride with parents. By an ancient legend the son of khan from whom there is Aydar's sort, has gone against will of the father, having married on the girl another kind, and the sort of them has been damned on nine generations. Aydar's generation - the tenth. Everyone hope, that he will manage to break off a circuit of damnations.
14-Long - long childhood	Bashkortostan 70 min	Bulat Yusupov Was born on September, 15, 1973 in Ufa. After the ending of high school has arrived in All-Union State Institute of cinematography on director's faculty, in workshop of professor V.N.Naumov. During training has removed short educational films: « The Person who has left », « The Picture from an exhibition », "Alphabet". Till 2004 worked as the film director on a film studio "Bashkortostan." Then has organized studio «Whist vision».	-1994 г – « World Bashkir's kurultay », (documentary - chronicle, co-director) -1996 « The Glass passenger ». -1997 « When two Rivers merge », documentary - chronicle -1998 г – « The Rainbow above village », feature; -2002 г – « Seventh summer Sumbel », feature; -2003-2005 г.г – « The Long long childhood », feature.	Film is removed on same stories by Mustay Karim. Action occurs in 1930-45. The ordinary Bashkir family lives according to national traditions. But war has withdrawn Dzhigits to protect the Native land.