Kamal Tabrizi (, born 28 October 1959) is an Iranian film director. He was born in

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

, where his parents had moved from

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. A newly released picture shows him as a photographer and reporter among the 1979 hostage takers at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Kamal Tabrizi graduated from Tehran University of Art 's Faculty of Cinema and Theater.

Biography

After graduating from the university in

, he went to the Iran-Iraq war (1981~1989) front as a director and photographer. He made his first documentary on war ''Martyrs'', winning the Best Documentary award at Tashkent Film Festival. He taught Cinema and direction at the Young Cinema Society and Film Making Educational Center for some years and arranged many workshops on Cinema. He made his first feature film ''Passage'', in 1988. Since then, he has made more than 18 feature films, including two co-productions with Japan ("Wind Carpet" (2001), which was the best seller in the Iranian Market). His feature films and TV series are the most popular in the Iranian Market and are well-received and awarded in International Film Festivals.

Filmography as a director

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* * Iranian film directors Film people from Tehran 1959 births Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line Living people Crystal Simorgh for Best Screenplay winners 20th-century Iranian people 21st-century Iranian people Tehran University of Art alumni {{Iran-film-director-stub

Biography

Filmography as a director

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