Siddiq Barmak ( fa, صدیق برمک, born September 7, 1962) is an Afghan
film director
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and producer. In 2004, Barmak won Best Foreign Language Film at the
Golden Globes
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for his first feature film, ''
Osama''. He received an M.A. degree in cinema direction from the
Moscow Film Institute (VGIK) in 1987.
Osama
There is a stylistic echo in ''Osama'' featured in Afghan films by the Iranian
Makhmalbaf dynasty. Barmak directed ''Osama'' with significant funding and assistance from Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The Iranian director invested in the film, lending Barmak his Arriflex camera and encouraging him to send the movie to international festivals, which eventually generated further funding from Japanese and Irish producers.
Barmak received "UNESCO’s Fellini Silver Medal" for his drama, ''Osama'', in 2003.
Afghan Children Education Movement
Barmak is also director of the
Afghan Children Education Movement (ACEM), an association that promotes literacy, culture and the arts, which was also founded by Makhmalbaf. The school trains actors and directors for newly emerging Afghan cinema.
Barmak is one of the celebrated figures in
Persian cinema as well as the emerging
cinema of Afghanistan.
Filmography
He has written screenplays and has made short films and produced a number of films.
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Divar
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Circle
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Bigana'' - (1987) director
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Uruj'' - (1996) director
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Osama'' - (2003) director
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Kurbani'' - (2004) executive producer
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Earth and Ashes'' - (2004) co-producer
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Opium War'' - (2008) director
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Apple from Paradise'' (2008) - producer
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Neighbor'' (2009) executive producer
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1962 births
Living people
Afghan film directors
Afghan Tajik people
Persian-language film directors
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni