People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan Republic, film director, winner of Azerbaijan's State Prize, vice-president of the European Academy of Television Vagif Mustafayev shot the 11th film about the national leader of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev - 'Heydar Aliyev. The State'. Heydar Aliyev, who put Azerbaijan on the map in the 1970s after he became leader of the republic, built a powerful independent state. The film tells of the unimaginable difficulties and obstacles faced by the national leader and the heroic way in which he overcame them. Between 1999 and 2013, Vagif Mustafayev made 12 films about the life and work of Azerbaijan's National Leader Heydar Aliyev. Awards Vagif Mustafayev has been awarded the Order of Glory of the Azerbaijan Republic and the Order of Honour of Georgia. He also won the prize and diploma for his Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Film and Television at the 13th Eurasian TV Forum, held in Moscow in November 2011. References External links 1953 births Living people Azerbaijani film directors Azerbaijani screenwriters Film people from Baku