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Sahar Dolatshahi
Sahar Dolatshahi (; born in October 8, 1979) is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Ice Age'' (2015)'', Istanbul Junction'' (2018)'', The Frog (Iranian TV series), The Frog'' (2020–2021), ''I Want to Live (TV series), I Want to Live'' (2021), and ''Viper of Tehran'' (2024)''.'' She has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorghs and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award. Early life Sahar Dolatshahi was born on October 8, 1979, in Tehran. From a young age, she held lifeguard and coaching certifications and often accompanied her mother to various competitions. She initially pursued studies in chemical engineering but later withdrew from the program. She is a graduate of Soore University with a degree in dramatic literature and holds a bachelor’s degree in French translation from Azad University. Family Her mother serves as the vice-president of the Swimming Federation and is a faculty member at the Teacher Training University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
36th Fajr Film Festival
The 36th Fajr International Film Festival, Fajr Film Festival () was held from 1 to 11 February 2018 in Tehran, Iran. The nominees for the 36th Fajr Film Festival were announced on February 10, 2018, at a press conference. Jury Main Competition * Bahram Badakhshani * Kamal Tabrizi * Hassan Khojasteh * Khosrow Dehghan * Rasul Sadr Ameli * Fereshteh Taerpour * Mohammad Reza Foroutan Winners and nominees Films Main Competition References {{Fajr International Film Festival Fajr International Film Festival ceremonies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahram Beyzai
Bahrām Beyzāêi (also spelt Beizāi, Beyzāêi, Beyzāee, ; born 26 December 1938) is an Iranian playwright, theatre director, screenwriter, film editor, and '' ostād'' ("master") of Persian letters, arts and Iranian studies. Beyzaie is the son of the poet Ne'matallah Beyzai (best known by his literary pseudonym "Zokā'i"). The celebrated poet Adib Beyzai, one of the most profound poets of 20th-century Iran, is Bahram's paternal uncle. Bahram Beyzaie's paternal grandfather, Mirzā Mohammad-Rezā Ārāni ("Ebn Ruh"), and paternal great-grandfather, the Mulla Mohammad-Faqih Ārāni ("Ruh'ol-Amin"), were also notable poets. Despite his belated start in cinema, Beyzai is often considered a pioneer of a generation of filmmakers whose works are sometimes described as the Iranian New Wave. His '' Bashu, the Little Stranger'' (1986) was voted "Best Iranian Film of all time" in November 1999 by a Persian movie magazine ''Picture World'' poll of 150 Iranian critics and professionals. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza (film)
''Reza'' is a drama film directed by Alireza Motamedi. This film was screened for the first time in 2017 at the 36th Fajr International Film Festival. The public screening of the film has started on March 11, 2017, in the Art and Experience group. Critic feedback Deborah Young, a Hollywood reporter writer who watched the film at the Fajr International Film Festival, described in a note that the "obsessive initiative of films like ''Reza''" was "a sign of the modernity of Iranian cinema". She went on to say that the prolongation of the film's plans is boring. Majid Eslami called the film "one of the most exciting first films" of recent years in Iranian cinema and described its stage design as "brilliant". Cast * Alireza Motamedi as Reza * Sahar Dolatshahi as Fati * Reza Davoodnejad * Setareh Pasyani as Wazir * Afsar Asadi * Farzam as Nima References External links * {{IMDb title, 8448554 * Persian Wikipedia 2017 films 2017 drama films 2010s Persian-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahman Farmanara
Bahman Farmanara (; born 23 January 1942) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He is best known for his films '' Smell of Camphor, Scent of Jasmine'' (2000), '' A House Built on Water'' (2001), and '' A Little Kiss'' (2005). Bahman Farmanara is the second son of a family of four brothers and one sister. The family business was Textile and he was the only son who did not join the company and went off to the United Kingdom and later on to the United States to study acting and directing. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a BA in Cinema in 1966. After returning to Iran and doing military service, he joined the National Iranian Radio and Television. Works He produced some major films, including Abbas Kiarostami's first feature, '' The Report'' (1977), Bahram Bayzai's ''The Crow'' (1977), Khosrow Haritash's ''Divine One'' (1976), Mohammad Reza Aslani's '' Chess of the Wind'' (1976) and Valerio Zurlini's '' The Desert of the Tarta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdolreza Kahani
Abdolreza Kahani (; born 22 December 1973) is an Iranian filmmaker. He made his first short film, The Smile in 1988. He made his first feature film, Dance with the Moon in 2003. In 2009, Kahani's film '' Twenty'' won the Special Jury Prize and the Prize of Ecumenical Jury at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The film observes a small band of employees trying to save a depressed Iranian banquet hall which the owner has decided to close in 20 days. Personal life Abdolreza Kahani was born on 22 December 1973 in Nishapur. Filmography as director Awards and honors Awards *Special Jury Award at the ran Cinema Celebration in 2011 for the film Horses are Noble Animals *Audience Award Yerevan International Film Festival 2010 for the film Nothing *Special Prize of the Jury Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2009 for the film Twenty *Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2009 for the film Twenty *Honorary Diploma Best Director 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delighted
''Delighted'' () is an unreleased 2016 drama film written and directed by Abdolreza Kahani. Starring Mahnaz Afshar, Tannaz Tabatabaei, Aida Mahiani, Mehran Ghafourian and Sahar Dolatshahi, ''Delighted'' is the story of three Iranian women "who want to have a good time" and to attain that end, are doing their best to find rich men for themselves. Plot Cast * Mahnaz Afshar as Tina * Tannaz Tabatabaei as Bahareh * Aida Mahiani as Nazanin * Mehran Ghafourian as Behrouz * Sahar Dolatshahi as Mahsa Issues The film is the third of Kahani's to be refused permission to be screened in Iran, after ''Over There'' in 2008 and ''We've Got Time'' in 2014. In the hopes of recovering its production costs, ''Delighted'' was scheduled to be screened in Toronto in November 2017. Kahani cancelled the screening and refunded the ticket receipts after Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance threatened to ban the domestic release of his next film—the expensive Thai-Iranian production, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behnam Behzadi
Behnam Behzadi (Persian: بهنام بهزادی, ''Behˈnām Behzādī,'' born July 24, 1972) is an Iranian director, screenwriter, editor and produce He’s one of the internationally acclaimed Iranian directors and his films have received multiple awards from national and international film festivals. His latest feature film ''Inversion'' appeared in the Un Certain Regard section of Cannes Film Festival official selection. This film also received the Best Picture award at MedFilm Festival, Med Film Festival in Italy and the Best Picture and Best Screenplay awards at Jaipur International Film Festival in India. He has also won the Best Director award for ''We Only Live Twice (Before The Burial)'' from Granada film festival in Spain and received the Special Jury Prize for ''Bending The Rules'' at International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg, Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival in Germany and Tokyo International Film Festival. He has also received the Audience Choice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inversion (film)
''Inversion'' () is a 2016 Iranian film directed by Behnam Behzadi. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Plot At the age of 35, Niloofar lives alone with her mother in Teheran, but as air pollution grips the Iranian capital, her family decides to move her to the countryside for the matriarch's well-being, without her consent. Used to submitting to the demands of others, this time she decides to stand up to them. Historical background In November 2016, air pollution in Tehran was so bad that the authorities ordered schools to close and the most sensitive populations, such as children and the elderly, to stay at home. The film refers to the orders issued by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who, in response to the international sanctions imposed on Iran's nuclear program, ordered refineries to produce low-quality gasoline, in defiance of environmental standards. These measures led to the deadly smog that hit the country a few years l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rouhollah Hejazi
Rouhollah Hejazi (Persian: روحالله حجازی, born April 1, 1986) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ... and producer. Filmography Film Web References External links * {{IMDb name, 3210307 Iranian film producers Iranian screenwriters Iranian film directors People from Abadan, Iran Living people 1979 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masoud Kimiai
Masoud Kimiai or Masoud Kimiaei, (, ) (born 29 July 1941) is an Iranian director, screenwriter and producer. Biography Without any academic training in cinema or theater, and with only a few years of experience as assistant director, Kimiai became a historical figure in the Iranian cinema. He learned film making from the movies, and of his early days of contact with the cinema. Kimiai started his career as an assistant director and made his debut, ''Come Stranger'', in 1968. With his second film, '' Qeysar'' (also known as Qaiser and Gheisar) (1969), he and Dariush Mehrjui with the film The Cow, caused a historical change in Iranian film industry as the features that are considered the first films of the " Iranian New Wave". Qeysar became a great success at the box office and opened the way for young, talented filmmakers who never had a chance in the industry before. His films deal with people at the margin of the society with his anti-hero characters that die at the end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahram Tavakoli (film Director)
Bahram Tavakoli (born 1976) is an Iranian peoples, Iranian film director and screenwriter. He won a Crystal Simorgh award for his debut film ''Barefoot in Heaven'' (2007). Since then, he has released several films that have met with critical acclaim. Filmography Film Home Video Television series References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tavakoli, Bahram category:Iranian film directors 1976 births Living people Crystal Simorgh for Best Director winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morteza Farshbaf
Morteza Farshbaf (Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...: مرتضی فرشباف, born 1986) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He earned a Crystal Simorgh nomination for Best Director for '' Tooman'' (2020). Filmography Film Documentary Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Farshbaf, Morteza Iranian film directors Iranian screenwriters People from Gonbad-e Qabus Living people 1986 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
