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Hamed Behdad
Hamed Behdad ( fa, حامد بهداد; born November 17, 1973) is an Iranian actor and singer. He has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh, a Hafez Award, an Iran Cinema Celebration Award and two Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Awards. He has won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Actor at the 2019 Shanghai International Film Festival for his role in '' Castle of Dreams'' (2019). Early life Hamed Behdad was born on 17 November 1973 in Mashhad, Iran. He has lived his childhood and youth in Mashhad, Tehran, and Nishabur in a row. Behdad has returned to his hometown, Mashhad, again with his family when he was a high school freshman. He holds a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts Acting from Islamic Azad University of Tehran, Iran. Career Behdad was first introduced to Iran's Cinema with the movie, '' End of Game''. He was then, nominated for Crystal Simorgh in the Fajr Film Festival for the Best First Actor for this movie. In continue, he has been p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fajr International Film Festival
Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, جشنواره بینالمللی فیلم فجر), or Fajr Film Festival (little: FIFF; fa, جشنواره فیلم فجر), has been held every February and April in Tehran since 1982. The festival is supervised by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. It takes place on the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The awards are the Iranian equivalent to the American Academy Awards. The festival has been promoted locally and internationally through television, radio and webinars; speakers have come from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. Organizations contributing to the event have included the Farabi Cinema Foundation, Iran film foundation, Press TV, HispanTV and Iran's multi-lingual film channel IFilm. From 2015, the festival has been separated into a national festival in February, which is notable for premieres of the most important domestic movies, and an international one, held in April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including Documentary film, documentaries, from all around the world. Founded in 1946, the invitation-only festival is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. The festival was formally accredited by the FIAPF in 1951. On 1 July 2014, co-founder and former head of French pay-TV operator Canal+, Pierre Lescure, took over as President of the Festival, while Thierry Frémaux became the General Delegate. The board of directors also appointed Gilles Jacob as Honorary President of the Festival. It is one of the "Big Three" major European film festivals, alongside the Venice Film Festival in Italy and the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany, as well as one of the "Big Five" major interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parisa Bakhtavar
Parisa Bakhtavar ( fa, پریسا بختآور) is an Iranian film and television director born on August 16, 1972 in Tehran, Iran. Biography She is best known for her television series ''Poshte Konkooriha'', which followes the lives of high school seniors studying for their college entrance exams. In 2008, Bakhtavar directed ''Tambourine'', which is her debut film that features an ensemble cast.Fars News Agency report on Dayereye Zangi Mehr News article on Dayerey Zendegi /ref> She is married to Iranian film director |
Dayere Zangi
''Dayere Zangi'' ( Tambourine) ( fa, دایره زنگی, romanized: ''Dayereh-e zangi'') is a 2008 Iranian comedy drama film directed by Parisa Bakhtavar and written by Asghar Farhadi. It was released in Iran during the Nowrooz holidays and was an average gross. Story Shirin ( Baran Kowsari), a young woman, has only one day to make a lot of money fast, in order to repair her father's car she damaged in an accident. She befriends a naive, young man named Mohammad (Saber Abar) who tries to help her to raise the money by entering an apartment building and installing illegal satellite dishes for the diverse residents with diverging views on media — when they get into further trouble. Cast * Baran Kowsari * Saber Abar * Mehran Modiri * Mohammad Reza Sharifinia * Hamed BehdadAmin Hayai * Bahareh Rahnama * Omid Rohani * Gohar Kheirandish * Nima Shahrokh Shahi * NiloofarKhoshkholgh * Negar Foroozandeh * Akram Mohammadi * Amir Noori * Mahdi Pakdel Mehdi Pakdel ( fa, مهد ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Third Day (2007 Film)
The Third Day ( fa, روز سوم, Rooz-e-Sevom) is the sixth film of Mohammad Hossein Latifi as a director and produced in 2007. This film is based on the documentary of the same name by Hamid Zargarnejad.The film stars Pouria Poursorkh, Baran Kosari and Hamed Behdad. The film shows the last days of battle of Khorramshahr. Plot During the Iran-Iraq War, a disabled young woman is taken captive by Iraqi Baathist forces in Khuzestan Province (in southern Iran). Her brother, along with his fellow combatants, tries to free his sister from the clutches of the enemy. Awards * Statue of the best field special effects of the 11th Cinema House Festival in 2008 * Crystal Simorgh is the best film of the 25th Fajr International Film Festival, 2007 * Crystal Simorgh Best Director of the 25th Fajr International Film Festival 2007 * Crystal Simorgh Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 25th Fajr International Film Festival Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, جشنو ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdolreza Kahani
Abdolreza Kahani ( fa, عبدالرضا کاهانی; born 22 December 1973) is an Iranian filmmaker. He made his first short film, The Smile in 1988. He made his first feature film, Dance with the Moon in 2003. In 2009, Kahani's film ''Twenty'' won the Special Jury Prize and the Prize of Ecumenical Jury at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The film observes a small band of employees trying to save a depressed Iranian banquet hall which the owner has decided to close in 20 days. Personal life Abdolreza Kahani was born on 22 December 1973 in Nishapur. Filmography as director Awards and honors Awards *Special Jury Award at the ran Cinema Celebration in 2011 for the film Horses are Noble Animals *Audience Award Yerevan International Film Festival 2010 for the film Nothing *Special Prize of the Jury Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2009 for the film Twenty *Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2009 for the film Twenty *Hono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siamak Shayeghi
Siamak Shayeghi ( fa, سیامک شایقی ; 11 August 1954 – 15 April 2020) was an Iranian film director and film producer. Born in Abadan, he graduated in Cinema and Television and started his career as film critic and was assistant director in the mid-1980s. In 1990 and 1991 he worked together with the famous Iranian opera singer and film actor Hossein Sarshar Hussein, Hussain, Hossein, Hossain, Huseyn, Husayn, Husein or Husain (; ar, حُسَيْن ), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-i-N ( ar, ح س ی ن, link=no), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", " .... Filmography * ''A Dowry for Robab'', 1987 * ''Star and Diamond'', 1988 * ''Renault - Tehran 29'', 1990 * ''Rah o birah'', 1991 * ''Maze'', 1992 * ''In Cold Blood'', 1994 * ''My Mother Gissou'', 1995 * ''Sharareh'', 1999 * '' Bāgh-e Ferdows, 5 O'clock in the afternoon'', 2005 * ''Khab e Zemestani'', 2008 References * External links * 1954 births 2020 death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Simorgh For Best Actor
The Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Fajr Film Festival Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, جشنواره بینالمللی فیلم فجر), or Fajr Film Festival (little: FIFF; fa, جشنواره فیلم فجر), has been held every February and April in Tehran since 1982. T .... Winners and nominees References {{Reflist Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dariush Mehrjui
Dariush Mehrju'i ( fa, داریوش مهرجویی , born 8 December 1939, also spelled as ''Mehrjui'', ''Mehrjoui'', Mehrjooi, and ''Mehrjuyi'') is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, producer, editor and a member of the Iranian Academy of the Arts. Mehrjui was a founding member of the Iranian New Wave movement of the early 1970s. His second film, ''Gaav'', is considered to be the first film of this movement, which also included Masoud Kimiai and Nasser Taqvai. Most of his films are inspired by literature and adapted from Iranian and foreign novels and plays. Career Early life and education Dariush Mehrjui was born to a middle-class family in Tehran. He showed interest in painting miniatures, music, and playing santoor and piano. He spent a lot of time going to the movies, particularly American films which were un-dubbed and inter-spliced with explanatory title cards that explained the plot throughout the films. At this time Mehrjui started to learn English so as to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naser Taghvai
Nasser Taghvai ( fa, ناصر تقوایی, also romanized as Nāser Taghvā'i and Nāser Taqvāyi; born 10 July 1941) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. Biography Taghvāi was born in Abadan. After early experiences as a story writer, he began filming documentaries in 1967. He made his debut, ''Tranquility in the Presence of Others'', in 1970 and gained the attention of Iranian critics. His concern for the ethnography and atmosphere of southern Iran is notable in his films. Most of his works have been based on novels. ''Captain Khorshid'' is an adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's ''To Have and Have Not'', which won the third prize at the 48th Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland in 1988. In 1999 he directed a segment of the film ''Tales of Kish'', which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Filmography * Rahaee (Short Film), 1971 * ''Tranquility in the Presence of Others'', 1972 * ''Sadeq the Kurdish'', 1972 * ''Curse'', 1973 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbas Kiyarostami
Abbas Kiarostami ( fa, عباس کیارستمی ; 22 June 1940 – 4 July 2016) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer, and film producer. An active filmmaker from 1970, Kiarostami had been involved in the production of over forty films, including shorts and documentaries. Kiarostami attained critical acclaim for directing the '' Koker'' trilogy (1987–1994), ''Close-Up'' (1990), ''The Wind Will Carry Us'' (1999), and ''Taste of Cherry'' (1997), which was awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival that year. In later works, ''Certified Copy'' (2010) and ''Like Someone in Love'' (2012), he filmed for the first time outside Iran: in Italy and Japan, respectively. His films ''Where Is the Friend's Home?'' (1987), ''Close-Up'', and ''The Wind Will Carry Us'' were ranked among the 100 best foreign films in a 2018 critics' poll by BBC Culture. ''Close-Up'' was also ranked one of the 50 greatest movies of all time in the famous decennial ''Sight & Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blockage
''Blockage'' (Persian: سد معبر, romanized: Sade Ma'bar) is a 2017 Iranian drama film directed by Mohsen Gharaie and written by Saeed Roustayi. The film screened for the first time at the 35th Fajr Film Festival and received 4 nominations. It was released on December 27, 2017, in Iran theatrically. Premise Ghasem (Hamed Behdad), a municipality employee uses his position to put his hands on other people's money to collect enough to buy a truck, while his wife Narges (Baran Kosari) threatens to abort their child if he does not buy a house with their savings. Cast * Hamed Behdad as Ghasem * Baran Kosari Baran Kosari ( fa, باران کوثری; ; born 16 September 1985) is an Iranian actress. Biography She graduated from ''Soureh academy''. ''The Best Papa of the World'' (1991) is her first acting experience. She had appearances in some of her ... as Narges * Nader Fallah as Rasool * Gity Ghasemi as Razieh * Mohsen Kiaee as Mehdi * Negar Abedi as Mona * Alireza Kamali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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