Varuzh Karim-Masihi (; , born 1953 in
َArak) is an
Iranian-Armenian film director, film editor, and screenplay writer.
Biography
Born in 1952 in Arak, he had his elementary and high school education in his motherland and then moved to Germany to study medicine. There, in the Munich club of Armenians, he met an Armenian actor and changed the course of his life. He developed an interest in cinema and when he returned to Iran in 1971, he was introduced to
Bahram Bayzai
Bahrām Beyzāêi (also spelt Beizāi, Beyzāêi, Beyzāee, ; born 26 December 1938) is an Iranian playwright, theatre director, screenwriter, film editor, and '' ostād'' ("master") of Persian letters, arts and Iranian studies.
Beyzaie is the ...
and assisted him in making ''The Downpour''. He assisted on all of his films up to the Islamic Revolution, as well as other directors like
Kamran Shirdel
Kamran Shirdel (; born 21 June 1939) is an Iranian filmmaker and documentarist.
Biography
Kamran Shirdel was born on 21 June 1939 in Tehran. He studied architecture and urbanism at the University of Rome (now Sapienza University of Rome) and ...
,
Amir Naderi
Amir Naderi (, , born 15 August 1946, in Abadan) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and photographer. He is best known for '' The Runner'' and '' Vegas: Based on a True Story''.
Career
Amir Naderi grew up in Abadan, a working-class port ...
, and
Bahman Farmanara
Bahman Farmanara (; born 23 January 1942) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He is best known for his films '' Smell of Camphor, Scent of Jasmine'' (2000), '' A House Built on Water'' (2001), and '' A Little Kiss'' (20 ...
. He was allowed to study at the College of Dramatic Arts, but turned it over to follow his film making career. In 1975 he made his first short film ''The Cuckoo'', and later, turned a script by Bayzai to another short film titled ''Salandar''. He made his debut feature in 1990, which was extraordinary promising and garnered his eight ''
Crystal Symorghs''. It was titled ''The Last Act'' and now works as editor for other directors.
Filmography
; Incomplete
References
External links
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Iranian film editors
Iranian film directors
Iranian screenwriters
Iranian people of Armenian descent
People from Arak, Iran
Living people
1952 births
Crystal Simorgh for Best Director winners