Selected Film, Cinema, Theater Artists

Abdolreza Kahani

November 2, 2021/in Selected Film, Cinema, Theater Artists

Born 1972_Neyshabour

M.A in dramatic art ,Tehran University

Films:

Empty Hands _2008
Dance with the Moon _2005

Adam _2006

Over There _2008

Twenty _2009

Hich _2009

Awards:

Special Prize of the Jury, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 2009.
Golden Alexander, Thessaloniki Film Festival, 2008

Reza Mirkarimi

November 2, 2021/in Selected Film, Cinema, Theater Artists

Born in 1966, Tehran

Graduated from fine Arts University in Graphic arts

Short films:

For Him
A rainy day

A rooster

Movies:

The Child and the soldier_1999
Under the moonlight_2000

Here, A simple light_2002

So close so far_2004

as simple as that_2007

A sugar cane_2010

Moon in fire

Awards:

As simple as that _golden Georck award for best film in Moscow International film festival 2008
So close so far _23rd Fajr film festival Crystalline Simorgh for best film 2005

Here ,A shining light _Special Jury prize for the best film in 48th Asia/Oceania festival 2003

The child and the soldier _16th Varna/Bulgur film festival 2008

Under the moonlight _the best winning award for the best film in Cann festival in Critics week section in Year 2001

Asghar Farhadi

November 2, 2021/in Selected Film, Cinema, Theater Artists

Born in 1972, Esfahan

Director and screen-writer

1986: Began his cinematic career since 1986 with Esfahan’s Young Cinematographers. His first professional cinematic appearance was in Ebrahim Hatami Kia’s Low Height, as the scriptwriter

Education:

BA in Theater, Fine Art College, Tehran University

MA in Theater, Tarbiat Modares University

Filmography:

2013- The Past

2011- A Separation

2008: About Eli

2005: Chahar Shanbeh Suri

2003: Beautiful City

2002: Dancing in the fog

Film-screens:

2013- The Past

2011- A Separation

2008- About Eli

2007- Tambourine

2007- Canaan

2005- Chahar Shanbeh Suri

2003- Beautiful City

2002- Dancing in the fog

2001- Low Height

Awards:

2003- Special Jury Award for Dancing in the Dust, Fajr International Film Festival

2003- Best Director for Dancing in the Dust, Asia Pacific Film Festival

2003-Best Screenplay for Dancing in the Dust, Asia Pacific Film Festival

2004- Grand Prix for The Beautiful City, Warsaw International Film Festival

2004- Golden Peacock for The Beautiful City, International Film Festival of India

2005- FIPRESCI Prize for The Beautiful City, Split Film Festival

2006- Crystal Simorgh (Best Director) for Fireworks Wednesday, Fajr International Film Festival

2006- Gold Hugo for Fireworks Wednesday, Chicago International Film Festival

2007- Golden Lady Harimaguada for Fireworks Wednesday, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival

2009- Crystal Simorgh (Best Director) for About Elly, Fajr International Film Festival

2009- Audience Award for About Elly, Fajr International Film Festival

2009- Silver Bear (Best Director) for About Elly, Berlin International Film Festival

2009- Best Narrative Feature for About Elly, Tribeca Film Festival

2009- Golden Crow Pheasant for About Elly, International Film Festival of Kerala

2009- Best Screenplay for About Elly, Asia Pacific Screen Awards

2009- Jury Grand Prize for About Elly, Asia Pacific Screen Awards

2009- Netpac Award for About Elly, Brisbane International Film Festival

2011- Crystal Simorgh (Best Director) for Nader and Simin, A Separation, Fajr International Film Festival

2011- Crystal Simorgh (Best Screenplay) for Nader and Simin, A Separation, Fajr International Film Festival

2011- Audience Award for Nader and Simin, A Separation, Fajr International Film Festival

2011- Reader Jury of the “Berliner Morgenpost” for Nader and Simin, A Separation, Berlin International Film Festival

2011- Special Prize of the Ecumenical Jury for Nader and Simin, A Separation, Berlin International Film Festival

2011- Golden Bear for Nader and Simin, A Separation, Berlin International Film Festival

2012- Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film Nader and Simin, A Separation, Golden Globe Awards

2012- The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nader and Simin, A Separation, Academy Awards

2013- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury for The Past, Cannes Film Festival (2013)

2016- Best Screenplay Award for The Salesman, Cannes Film Festival (2016)

: A scene from about elli

: A scene from about elli

: A scene from about elli

: A scene from about elli

: A scene from about elli

: A scene from Dance in the fog

: A scene from Dance in the fog

: A scene from Beautifull city

: A scene from Beautifull city

: A scene from Beautifull city

: A scene from fireworks wednsday

: A scene from fireworks wednsday

: A scene from fireworks wednsday

: A scene from fireworks wednsday

: A scene from fireworks wednsday

: A scene from fireworks wednsday

Farrokh Ghaffari

November 2, 2021/in Selected Film, Cinema, Theater Artists

1921 Tehran – 2006 Paris

Education:

BA in Literature, University of Gronoble, France

Activities:

Began his artistic career in French Theater

Foundation of the National Film Society, Tehran

A Researcher in the history of Iranian Cinema

The director of the international federation of film archives, Paris

The founder and director of Iranian film archive and the national Iranian house of film

The cultural deputy of the Iranian radio and television organization, the director deputy of Shiraz art festival

The director of Tehran 1st international film festival, Eshareh

Films:

1958: South of the city

1959: Who is the Bride?

1964: The Night of Hunchback

1975: Zanburak

: A scene from The night of Hunchback

: A scene from The night of Hunchback

: A scene from The night of Hunchback

: A scene from The night of Hunchback

Sohrab Shahid Sales

November 2, 2021/in Selected Film, Cinema, Theater Artists

Born in Tehran 1944, Died in Chicago 1998

Studied cinematography in Austria and France

Returned Iran in 1968 and began to work in Ministry of Art and Culture, making documentary films

He left Iran for Germany in 1975

In 1995 he went to USA

Films:

1973_A simple Event

1974_Still life

1975_Far from Home

1976_Diary of Lover

1979_The long vacation of Lotte Eisner

1980_Grabbe`s Last Summer

1981_Antoin Chekhov

1982_Utopia

1983_A youth from Germany

1983_Addressee Unknown

1985_Devastating Foster Child

1986_Letter from Kabul

1991_Red rose for Africa

Documentry short films :

1971_ whether

1972_ Black and White

Awards and accolades

Sohrab Shahid-Saless won 12 professional film awards and 3 nominations during his career.

1971_ Best film award of the fourth Sepas film festival for Whether

1973 _ Special jury prize of Los Angeles Film Festival for Black and White

1973- Special prize of San Francisco Film Festival

1973_ Diploma of the Catholic jury and 4000 mark cash prize of Protestant jury and 1000 marks cash prize of Berlin International Film Festival for A Simple Event

1973_ International film critics’ prize of Tehran international film festival

1975_ Protestant jury prize and 1000 marks cash prize, diploma of the Catholic jury and 4000 marks cash prize, plus the silver bear of Berlin International film festival for Still Life

1975_ International film critics’ prize of Berlin film festival for Far From Home

1980_ Silver Hugo prize of Chicago film festival for Order/Everything is O.K

1981_ Best direction, best screenplay, best male actor prizes and 5000 marks cash prize for his TV film: Grabbe’s Last Summer

1983_ Visual Art Academy Prize for best film of the year for Utopia

1991_ The prize for the best film of the year of German Television for Red Roses for Africa

1992_ The prize for the best screenplay and direction for Red Roses for Africa

: Far from home

: Far from home

: Still life

: Still life

: Still life

Tahmine Milani

November 2, 2021/in Selected Film, Cinema, Theater Artists

born 1960 in Tabriz, Iran

Milani started her career as a movie director with Children of Divorce in 1989

Movies:

1989_ Children of Divorce
1991_ the Legend of Sigh

1992_What Else Is New

1996_Kakadu

1999_ Two Women

2001_The Hidden Half

2003_ the Fifth Reaction

2005_The Unwanted Woman

2006 _ Cease Fire

2007_Settling Scores

2008_Superstar

: the unwanted woman

: chease fire

: chease fire

: settling score

: settling score

: superstar

: superstar

: superstar

: Two Women

: the unwanted woman

: the unwanted woman

Pari Saberi

November 2, 2021/in Selected Film, Cinema, Theater Artists

Born in Kerman 1932

Theater director, script-writer
Education: Studied Cinema and Theater in Paris

Training in the Theater School of Tania Balashova, 1955-58

Returned to Iran in 1945 and left Iran in 1978

Activities and Awards:

Foundation of Pasargad’s drama group
Foundation of Molavi Hall

The French Legion d’Honor Medal, 200

Works:

Script writing and directing: Where am I coming from and Where love is coming from? a play about the life of Iranian great contemporary poetess, Forough Farokhzad
Script writing and directing: I to the Garden of Mysticism, a play about the life of Iranian contemporary poet-painter, Sohrab Sepehri

Script writing and directing: Seven Cities of Love, inspired by Iranian poet Attar Neyshaburi,

Directing the play: Inside of the Tired Me

Two stories for the film: Leyla in half the world

Morning Bird

Directing the play: Antigone

Script writing and directing: Shams the Bird, a play about, Molavi Rumi

Script writing and directing: The sly recluse, a play about Hafez

Script writing and directing: Rostam’s Seven Ordeals

: laily and majnun

: hafez

: bijan and manijeh

: ataar

: antigoneh

: siavash

: shams

Hassan Majouni

November 2, 2021/in Selected Film, Cinema, Theater Artists

Born 1968,Tehran

BA in Drama

Stage Designer, Director:

My Dear Father, Mohammad Charmshir, Tehran, Molavi Hall, 2007
Bifurcation Road of Saqqakhaneh, Mohammad Charmshir, Mobarak Puppet Show Festival, Tehran, City Hall, Namayesh Workshop, 2008

Stage Designing, Directorship, Dramaturge:

Mid Summer Night Dream, Tehran, Amphitheater of College of Cinema – Theater, 2007

Directorship:

2001 The Harmful Effects of Tobacco, Anton Chekov, City Hall, Tehran
2001 Under the Great Wall of the City, Tanker Dodderiest, City Hall, Tehran

2004 The Bear and the Wooer, Anton Chekov, Moscow Classic Drama Festival

2005 Invisible Cities, Aliakbar Alizad, City Hall, Namayesh Workshop, Tehran

2007 Under the Great Wall of the City, Tanker Dodderiest, 6th Women Festival, Molavi Hall, Tehran

2009 Lift, Mehdi Kushki, Students Puppet Show Festival, Trainers Section

Like Blood for Steak

Death’s Leisurely Sleep

Bifurcation Road of Saqqakhaneh

The Whole House is Black

My Dear Father

Mid Summer Night Dream

For a Bunch of Rubles, Neil Simon, Iranshahr Hall, Tehran

Directorship and Acting:

2004 Like Blood for Steak, Mohammad Charmshir, Tehran, Molavi Hall
2009 The Whole House is Black, Amir Kuhestani, The House of Artists, Namayesh Workshop, Tehran

Ghotbedin Sadeghi

November 2, 2021/in Selected Film, Cinema, Theater Artists

born April 23, 1952, Sanandaj

Ph.D. in Theatre from University of Sorbonne, France

Member of Academy of Persian Language and Literature and Academy of Art

Theatre Professor at Art and Architecture, Soure, and Shahid Beheshti Universities

Playwright, author of 33 plays such as “Seven Lost Tribes”, “An Innocent Era”, “Memorial Picture”, “A Basket Full of Missing Moons”.

Director of 42 plays such as “Hamlet” by Shakespeare, “Prometheus Bound” by Aeschylus, “The Just Assassins” and “Caligula” by Albert Camus, “Ajax” by Sophocles, “Gears” by Jean-Paul Sartre, “The Battle” and “Medea” by Heiner Muller, “Cain” by Friedrich Koffka, “Les Fourberies de Scapin” by Molière.

Researcher of 120 investigative articles, such as “An Introduction to Ritual Theater”, “Aesthetic of Street Theater”, “What Is Experimental Theater?”

Creator of 10 short films, such as “Let the Step Slow”, “Twig”, “Bar Is Not Bath”.

Director and Choreographer participating in festivals of Charl Ville-Meziere in France, Cervia in Italy, Mumbai in India, Larissa and Lefkada in Athens, Greece, Gitsin in Belarus,Feqiyeteyran Culture in Turkey.