Underplayed Gems

Jirtdan's Movie (1969)

Jirtdan's Movie poster
Directed by
Elchin Afandiyev, Yalçın Afandiyev
Genre
comedy film, adventure film, children's film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
10 min
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How it feels

A tiny hero goes on a series of adventures in this Soviet animated film. It is one of the first Azerbaijani cartoons ever made.

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What happens

Jirtdan (Azerbaijani: Cırtdan) is a Soviet animated film created by Elchin Effendiev and Aghanagi Akhundov at the Azerbaijanfilm studio in 1969. It is one of the first Azerbaijani animated films, and is the first film shot after the restoration of the studio's animation workshop in 1968. On the 28th of February, 1969, work on Jirtdan was completed and the film was finally released on screens in 1969. Jirtdan survives as a single 35mm positive archival print held at the Azerbaijan State Film Fund in Baku. On the 2nd of August 2017, Jirtdan opened the "Day of Azerbaijani Cinema" at the Nakhchivan State Film Fund. In 2022, the restoration of the film was financed by Kino Klassika, after which it was scanned and restored in 4K by Fixafilm in Warsaw. Color grading was supervised by the assistant art director of Jirtdan, Elchin Hami Akhundov. The restored version of Jirtdan was screened at the opening ceremony of the 5th ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival on the 7th of September 2022. Jirtdan is also included in Klassiki's permanent collection and was streamed on Klassiki as the Pick of the Week from the 13th to the 27th of October 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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