Saman Salur (born 1976) is an Iranian

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

and

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 ...

. He graduated from

Soore University Soore University (SU) (, ''Dânešgâh-e Sure'') is an International nonprofit university located in Tehran, Iran. Soore University was founded in 1994, and it is considered among the top art universities in Iran alongside Tehran University of A ...

with a Bachelor of Film and Television in Directing. He is known for directing and writing the comedy feature 'A Few Kilos of Dates for a Funeral' 2006 winning

Golden Leopard The Golden Leopard () is the top prize at the Locarno International Film Festival, an international film festival held annually in Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. Directors in the process of getting an international reputation are allowed to b ...

and Special Prize of the Jury at

Locarno International Film Festival The Locarno International Film Festival is a major international film festival, held annually in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narr ...

, a special Jury from

Sofia International Film Festival Sofia International Film Festival (SIFF) (Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: ''Международен София Филм Фест, София Филм Фест''), also known as Sofia Film Fest, is an annual film festival in Sofia, capital city of ...

and a Montgolfiere from the

Three Continents Festival The Three Continents Festival ( French: ''Festival des 3 Continents'') is an annual film festival held since 1979 in Nantes, France, devoted to the cinemas of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It was founded by Philippe and Alain Jalladeau.

. His first documentary 'Residents of Silent Land' won award in Molodist Kiev International Film Festival. His last movie "We will say Amen" has been banned for 4 years till 2016.

Filmography

* ''The Wind Will Comb Your Tresses'', 2002 (Short Film) * ''IT’S A SONY'', 2002 (Documentary) * ''The Guilty'', 2002 (Cinematography) * ''From Land of Silence'', 2004 * ''A Few Kilos of Dates for a Funeral'', 2006 * ''Aramesh ba Diazepam 10'', 2005 (Documentary) * ''Lonely Tune of Tehran'', 2008 * ''Stories on Human Rights'', 2008 * ''Be Hadaf Shelik Kon'', 2011 (Writer) * ''Thirteen 59'', 2011 * ''We Will Say Amen'', 2012 (New edition has been released on 2016) * ''Raspberries'', 2013 * ''Puff Puff Pass,'' 2020 * ''

Killing a Traitor ''Killing a Traitor'' () is a 2022 Iranian drama film written and directed by Masoud Kimiai. The film screened for the first time at the 40th Fajr Film Festival where it won an award and earned 5 nominations. Plot A group wants to steal from th ...

'', 2022

Awards

* Winner of the Jury Special Mention -

2005 * Winner of the FIPRESCI Award of the Jury - Molodist Kiev International Film Festival 2005 *

2006 * Won Best Film and Director -

Edinburgh International Film Festival The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), established in 1947, is the world's oldest continually running film festival. EIFF presents both UK and international films (all titles are World, international, European or UK Premieres), in al ...

2006 * Special Award - Batumi International Art-House Film Festival 2009

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* Soore University alumni Iranian film directors Persian-language film directors Iranian screenwriters Iranian film editors 1976 births Living people People from Borujerd {{Iran-film-director-stub

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