Roknedin Khosravi

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Born in 1932, Tehran
BA in drama, Tehran College of Dramatic Arts
Studied at British Theater Center (acting, directorship, teaching)

Dramas Directed:

Samuel Beckets’ The End of the game, College of Dramatic Arts
Akbar Radi’s Mr. Gil’s Glorious Smile, Sanglaj Hall, 1974
Arman Omid’s Olive, College of Dramatic Arts, 1976
Bertolt Brecht’s Jean D’Arc, College of Dramatic Arts, 1977
Fogard’s Bansi is dead, The House of Drama, Theater Department, 1978
Jean Paul Sartre’s The condemned of Altona, Sanglaj Hall, 1980
Antoine Chekov’s Cherry Garden, Chaharsu Hall, City Theater, 1987
Gogol’s A Madman’s Journal, London, 1998
Saedi’s Invitation, London, 1998
Arabal’s Perfumes of Arabia, London, 1999
Jean Anouilh’s Antigone, London, 2000
Dario fu, Medea, London, 2000
Mahmud Kavir’s The last hour of Sultan Salahaldin Ayubi: The third grade employer of Tabas municipality, London 2002
Signalman by a Mexican writer, London 2006
Woody Allen’s Death is Knocking, London 2006

Acting:

Hamid Samandarian’s No Exit, Tehran, 1962

TeleTheater:

Ibsen’s Enemy of the People, TV Theater, Channel two, 1997 Jean Anouilh’s Antigone. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Antigon

Manijeh Hekmat

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Born in 1962 in Arak ,Iran

She has worked since 1980 as an assistant director and production designer

Director:

2002_Women’s Prison
2007_Three Women

Producer:

2010_There Are Things You Don’t Know
2008_3 Women
2002_Women’s Prison

Mani Haghighi

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Born 1969 in Tehran

Educated at Appleby College, Ontario

B.A. in philosophy, from McGill University, 1991

M.A. in philosophy from the University of Guelph, 1997

M.A. in cultural studies from Trent University, 2000.

Filmography:

Abadan (2003)
Men at Work (Kargaran Mashghoole karand, 2006)
Hamoon Bazha (2007)
Kanaan (Kan’an, 2007)

Ebrahim Hatamikia

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Iranian Filmmaker

Born 1961 in Tehran, Iran

Graduated in Art

Films:

2007_2008 “Invitation”
2007 _ “The Green Ring”
2005 _“In the Name of Father“
2004_“In the Colour Purple”
2002_released as “Low Altitude” in England and “Low Heights” in America
1999_released as ‘The Red Ribbon” in Hong Kong
1997_released as “The Glass Agency” in America
1996_released as “Minoo Watch Tower”
1995_released as “The Scent of Joseph’s Coat”
1994_released as “The Green Ashes”
1993_released as “From Karkheh to Rhine”
1990_“ Deedeh-Ban”
1990_released as “The Immigrant”

Awards :

Golden Seashell, San Sebastián International Film Festival (1999)-Nominated
Crystal Simorgh, Fajr Film Festival (1998)
Crystal Simorgh, Fajr Film Festival (1993)
Crystal Simorgh, Fajr Film Festival (1990)

Ali Hatami

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1944 _1996, Tehran
Iranian film director, screenwriter, art Director and costume designer.
Graduated in cinema from Faculty of Dramatic Arts
His debut was Hasan Kachal (Hasan the Bald – 1969), the first Iranian musical film.

Films:
1970 _Hasan Kachal
1971_Toughi
1971_Khastegar
1971_Baba Shamal
1972_Sattar Khan
1972_Ghalandar
1978_Sooteh-Delan
1982_Hajji Washington
1984_Kamalolmolk
1984_Jafar khan az farang bargashteh
1991_Madar
1992_Del Shodegan
1971_Komiteh mojazat

TV Series:
1974 _Soltan-e sahebgharan
1978_1987_ Hezar Dastan

Abolfazl Jalili

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Born in 1957, Saveh
Director and screen-writer

Education:
Studied film directing and acting at the college of Dramatic Arts in 70s.

Filmography:
2009: Chess, under production
2008: Reversed Path
2006: Hafez
2005: The game gol ya pooch
2002: Abjad
200: Sweethearts
1998: Kish stories
1997: Dan
1995: A True Story
1993: Dat means Daughter
1986: Gaal
1985: The Spring
1983: Millad (Birth)

Awards:
1985: The jury’s gold plaque at the 4th Fajr International Film Festival (competition section) for The Spring
1989: Selection of Gall as the third best film of the year (the bests of the year) by authors and critics
2007: The jury’s special prize at the Rome Film Festival for Hafez

Naser Taqvaie

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Born in 1941, Abadan, Iran

Activities:
Cinematographer and novelist
1965: Cooperation with the technical group of the film Tile and Mirror
1967: Cooperation with the Iranian National TV in production of documentary films

Films:
2001: Blank Paper (director, film-script)
1998: Greek Ship (director, film-script, stage and costume designer)
1989: You Iran (director, film-script, stage and costume designer)
1986: Captain Sun (editor, director, film-script)
1973: Curse (editor, director, film-script)
1972: Sadeq the Kurd (director, film-script)
1970: Peace in the presence of others (director, film-script, producer)

Awards:
2001: Crystal Simorq of the jury prize (Blank Paper), 20th Fajr Film Festival (Iranian cinema competition)
1990: Selected artist of writers and critics, 5th term of best of the year
1987: Best film of the year (Captain Sun), selected artist of writers and critics, 2nd term of best of the year
1954: Sepas Statute for the second film of the year (Curse), 6th Sepas Festival (competition)
1953: Sepas Statute for the best director (Sadeq the Kurd), 5th Sepas Festival (competition)

Kiumars Pourahmad

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Iranian film director, screenwriter

born in 1949 _Nadjaf Abad, Iran.

Pourahmad started his career as a film critic

and assistant director in a TV series in early 1970s

filmography:

Swallow My Tree_1985
The Harbour__ 1988
The Quiet Hunt_1989
The Sham1989 _
The Morning After_1992
Bread and Poem_ 1993
The Strange Sisters_1995
The Yalda Night_ 2001
The Night Bus_2007

Jafar Panahi

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Born in 1960, Mianeh, Iran
Film director and screen-writer
Began his cinematographic career as assistant director in Kiarostami’s films

Filmography
The Wounded Heads (Yarali Bashlar, 1988)
Kish (1991)
The Friend (Doust, 1992)
The Last Exam (Akharin Emtehan, 1992)
The White Balloon (Badkonake Sefid, 1995)
Ardekoul (1997)
The Mirror (Ayneh, 1997)
The Circle (Dayereh, 2000)
Crimson Gold (Talaye Sorkh, 2003)
Offside (2006)

Awards and honors:
Jafar Panahi has won numerous awards up to now. Here are a few representatives:
HIVOS Cinema Unlimited Award (2007)
Podo Award, at Valdivia Film Festival (2007), for his life-time artistic accomplishments.
Silver Bear, Berlin Film Festival, 2006.
Prix du Jury – Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival, 2003.
Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival, 2000.
Golden Leopard, Locarno International Film Festival, 1997.
Prix de la Camera d’Or, Cannes Film Festival, 1995.

Film festival work
Panahi was a jury member at numerous film festivals:
President of the jury of Rotterdam Film Festival (2008)
Chair of the Kerala International Film Festival Jury (2007)
International Eurasia Film Festival (2007)

Atila Pesyani

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Born in 1957 Tehran

BA in theater directorship and acting, Fine Arts College, Tehran University, 1982

Has so far directed the following dramas:

2008: Metabolic

2004: The Crow and Bicycle

2003: As dense as honey

2003: Whispering of Dust

2003: Caligula the Poet of Violence

2003: The Sea of Wonders

2002: Play in a Gallery

2002: Enough! Shut up

2000: Simpleton’s Dream

2000: Qajar Coffee

2000: Confessing to a Dog

1999: Resurrection

1998: Genealogy of Blood

1998: Green Snow

1997: That’s it.

1996: Water turns to poison when a snake drinks of it

1996: Water turns to milk when a cow drinks of it

1994: To be or not to be

1994: Fatemeh Anbar

1993: Aeora

1990: Imitation of Haft Khan (Seven Ordeals)

1989: Auschwitz Female Orchestra

1989: Haramsa 705/709