Abolfazl Jalili (, born 1957 in

Saveh Saveh () is a city in the Central District of Saveh County, Markazi province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is about southwest of Tehran. History In the 7th century BC it was a stronghold of the Medes. ...

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) is an Iranian film director and

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. He belongs to the Iranian '' new wave'' movement. Jalili studied directing at the Iranian College of Dramatic Arts, then worked for national television (

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), where he produced several children's films. His 'Det' Means Girl (1994) won prizes at the

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and

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. He was one of

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's Film Makers in Focus in 1999.

Filmography

* 1983 Milad * 1985 Spring * 1987 Scabies * 1994 Det Means Girl * 1996 A True Story * 1992-1998 Dance of Dust * 1998 Don * 1999 Tales of Kish (The Ring) * 2001 Delbaran * 2003 Abjad * 2005 Full or Empty * 2007 Hafez (Iran-Japan / 35 mm / colour / 98min.)

Representative awards and honors

* Golden Montgolfiere, Nantes Three Continents

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, 2001. * Golden Palm, ''nominated'', 1999 Cannes Film Festival. * Don Quixote Award,

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, 1999. * Silver Leopard, 51st Locarno International Film Festival, 1998. * Solidarity Prize, San Sebastián International

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, 1998. * Golden Montgolfiere, Nantes Three Continents Festival, 1996. * Golden Osella,

, 1995. *

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, ''nominated'', Venice Film Festival, 1991.

References

External links

Delbaran - Diamond in the Rough (TCM's Movie Morlocks)
Iranian film directors 1957 births Living people Persian-language film directors People from Saveh {{Iran-film-director-stub