Kamran Shirdel (; born 21 June 1939) is an Iranian

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and

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Biography

Kamran Shirdel was born on 21 June 1939 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. ...

. He studied

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and

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at the University of Rome (now Sapienza University of Rome) and

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at the

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, graduating in 1964. He worked as an

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with

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on ''

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'' before making his diploma film, '' Gli Specchi'' (The Mirrors), in Rome. He returned to Iran and started his film career in 1965. Since January 2000, Shirdel is the founder and director of the Kish International Documentary Film Festival which is held annually in the January in

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in the

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. He is also the managing director of ''Filmgrafic Co''. Kamran Shirdel was appointed as ''Il cavaliere Della Republica Italiana'' and received the Medals of ''La stella della solidarieta italiana'' in a ceremony held in Farmanieh Palace in Tehran in May 2010.

Filmography

*''Nedamatgah'' (aka ''Women's Prison'')1965 / 11 min. / Black & white / shot in 35 mm. *''Qal'eh'' (aka ''Women's Quarter'', it depicts the life condition of prostitutes in Tehran's red-light district during the mid-sixties)1965 - 1980 / 18 min. / Black & White / Shot in 35 mm. *''Tehran is the Capital of Iran'' 1966 - 1980 / 18 min. / Black & White / Shot in 35 mm. *''The Night It Rained'' (aka ''Oun Shab Keh Baroun Oumad'', an Award-winning satirical documentary)1967 - 1974 / 35 min./Black & White / shot in 35 mm. *''The Morning of the Fourth Day'' (Sobh-e Rooz-e Chaahaarom) (Feature film, fiction,1972) *''Dubai'' (1974)1974-75 / 38 min. / color / shot in 35 mm. *''Solitude Opus 1'' (2002)18 min. / color / shot in Betacam SP. Every year, the IDFA, International Documentary Festival in Amsterdam, gives an acclaimed filmmaker the chance to screen his or her personal Top 10 favorite films. In 2007, filmmaker Maziar Bahari selected Kamran Shirdel's ''The Night It Rained'' for his top ten classics from the history of documentary.

References

External links

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Kamran Shirdel at UBUWEB
Iranian documentary filmmakers Iranian film directors Film people from Tehran 1939 births Living people {{Iran-film-director-stub