Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov

Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov (Tajik: Бахтиёр Худойназаров, Persian: بختیار خدای‌نظرف‎‎) (May 29, 1965 – April 21, 2015) was a film director, producer and screenwriter from Tajikistan. His most internationally famous film is the comedy Luna Papa (1999). He won a Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival for his film Kosh ba kosh (1993). In 2000 he was a member of the jury at the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival.

Khudojnazarov died from a short-illness in Berlin, Germany, aged 49.