Lala Akhundova

Lala Akhundova was born in Baku.

She studied at Baku State University, the Higher Scriptwriting and Directing Courses in Moscow (in the workshop of V. Khotinenko, P. Finn, V. Fenchenko), and the postgraduate course of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.

At the age of 25, she received a PhD in political sciences. The 2-minute film “Family” she shot in Moscow was awarded the “Littlest Stalker” prize. The documentary film “Bread and Confectionery Store” she shot in France in the same year was also quite successful.

Lala Akhundova is the daughter of director Ramiz Akhundov and journalist Elmira Akhundova.