Nima Javidi (
Persian: نیما جاویدی, born 29 February 1980) is an Iranian film director and
screenwriter
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. He is best known for his films ''
Melbourne
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'' (2014) and ''
The Warden'' (2019).
His first feature ''Melbourne'' (2014) which was the opening film in critics' week in Venice film festival(2014) has attended more than 90 festivals around the world including
Tokyo
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film festival, Stockholm film festival , Zurich film festival, Cairo film festival, Mardel plata film festival,
Shanghai
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film festival,
Istanbul
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film festival, etc.
He received 14 international awards for his first film "Melbourne", including Best Film in Cairo Film Festival (2014), Best Script in Stockholm Film Festival(2014), Best Script in Asia Pacific Awards(2014), Best Director and Best script in Gijon Film Festival(2014).
His next feature "The Warden" was shown in 63rd London film festival as its premier and attended more than 27 festivals around the world.
His next script which is written with famous Iranian director Majid Majidi is the “Sun Children” (directed by Majid Majid) that attended in official section of Venice film festival (2020) and was among the 15 movies shortlisted in the foreign language film category at the 93rd Academy awards.
His last project is a series named "The Actor" which won the Grand Prize in
Series Mania Festival (2023) and Honorable Mention in Serien Camp Festival(2023) and nominated for Best Mini series, Best Script and Best Actor in Seoul Drama Awards (2023).
Moreover he is a member of Asia Pacific Academy Awards and was a member of jury in 54th Gijon film festival (2016), 19th Tbilisi film festival (2018) and 2nd Dostluk film festival (2019).
In 2024, his debut film Melbourne was remade in Vietnam. The title of the Vietnamese version is Án Mạng Lầu 4 (Impermanent Residents), directed by Huu-Tuan Nguyen.
Filmography
Film
Home video
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Iranian film directors
Iranian screenwriters
Crystal Simorgh recipients
People from Bojnord
Living people
1980 births
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