National Award for Young Cinematographer of the Year

Founder: Cinema Young Cinematographers Center
Date of holding: 2013
26 feature films, 10 documentaries, and 4 animated films produced in 2012-2013 were submitted to the competition.
Jury: Elkhan Jafarov, Sharif Agayar, Aygun Aslanli

Winners:
Best Young Director: Yuva (Emin Efendiyev)
Best Young Screenwriter: Piyada (Daniel Guliyev)
Best Young Cinematographer: Paradox (Rauf Gurbanaliyev)
Best Young Producer: Heroes of the Impregnable Fortress (Elnur Aliyev)
Best Film Music Composer: Yuva (Firudin Allahverdi)
Best Animated Film: 13 (Ilkin Yusif)
Best Documentary: Oil Man (Seyran Mahmudoghlu)
Best Feature Film: Mayak (Fariz Ahmadov)
Best Young Sound Director: None
Special Award of Cinema GKM: Silent Opera (Rza Asgarov)