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Men At Work (2006 Film)
''Men at Work'' ( fa, کارگران مشغول کارند, Kargarān Mashghoul-e Kār-and) is a 2006 Iranian comedy written and directed by Mani Haghighi. It was awarded best film in 10th Dhaka International Film Festival. Plot Four men on a skiing trip encounter a tall boulder standing precariously near a cliff. The men resolve to push it over but find the task to be more difficult than anticipated. Over the course of a day the men unbury the rock, culminating in the boulder falling unnoticed while the men argue about whether to continue. Cast *Mahnaz Afshar as Sahar *Ahmad Hamed as Mammad *Mahmoud Kalari as Mohsen *Reza Kianian as Jalil * Fatemah Motamed Aria as Mina *Atila Pesyani as Morteza *Omid Roohani as Nader *Rana Azadivar Rana Azadivar ( fa, رعنا آزادیور; born April 6, 1983) is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her role as Faezeh in ''The Lizard'' (2004). Azadivar gained wide recognition after portraying the leading role of Samira in the wide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mani Haghighi
Mani Haghighi ( fa, مانی حقیقی; born 4 May 1969) is an Iranian film director, writer, film producer and actor. Haghighi started making movies in 2001. Early life and education Haghighi was born in Tehran, the son of the translator and gallery owner Lili Golestan and the cinematographer Nemat Haghighi. His maternal grandfather is the writer and filmmaker Ebrahim Golestan. Haghighi was educated in Iran and, from the age of 15, Appleby College in Canada. He took a BA in philosophy at McGill University in Montréal, where he studied under Charles Taylor and Brian Massumi, and directed plays including Pinter’s ''Betrayal'' and Shakespeare’s ''Macbeth''. He then followed postgraduate studies at Guelph and Trent universities. He contributed a chapter to ''A Shock to Thought: Expression after Deleuze and Guattari'', edited by Brian Massumi, and also translated Michel Foucault's ''This is Not a Pipe'' into Farsi. Career Films Haghighi’s uncle, the photojournalist Kaveh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahnaz Afshar
Mahnaz Afshar ( fa, مهناز افشار; born June 10, 1977) is an Iranian actress. She gained wide recognition in the record-breaking film ''Cease Fire'' (2006). She has received various accolades, including a Crystal Cymorgh, two Hafez Awards and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award. Life and career Afshar was born in Tehran, Iran. She graduated in natural science in high school. After graduation, one of her relatives who was the Theater Affairs Assistant in "Soureh" college introduced her to "Hannaneh" Art institute. Having studied video editions in the following years, she participated in the assembly job of "Ketāb-e Avval as a Golddigger" training materials, directed by Dariush Mehrjui. Later on, she was invited by Shamsi Fazlollahi to act in a TV series called Gomshodeh (Lost) directed by Masoud Navaii, making her first official play in the TV industry. Her professional career continued by acting in a movie called "Doostam" (Friends) directed by Abdol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmoud Kalari
Mahmoud Kalari (Persian: محمود کلاری; born in Tehran), is an Iranian cinematographer, screenwriter, film director and photographer, who has worked with number of renowned Iranian directors such as Abbas Kiarostami, Jafar Panahi, Asghar Farhadi and Mohsen Makhmalbaf. After completing photography courses in the United States, he held his first photo exhibition titled "Visit with People Around Us" at Tehran University in 1976. few years later he became employed by Paris-based Sigma Photo News Agency and worked for them for four years. In 1980 he was ranked one of the '15 Best Photographers of the Year' by Time Magazine, and his photos could be seen in French, German, and American magazines. Kalari moved back to Iran and from 1982 to 1984 worked as the supervisor of the Tehran National TV Photography Unit. Kalari started his film career in 1984 as the cinematographer of Jadehay sard (1985) (Frosty Roads) for which he won the Best Cinematography award at Tehran's Fajr Inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Kianian
Reza Kianian ( fa, رضا کیانیان , born June 19, 1951 in Tehran) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorgh, a Hafez Awards, Hafez Award and two Iran Cinema Celebration Awards. Early life Kianian is the second child of a family of 9; he has 4 brothers and 2 sisters. When he was 1 year old, his family moved to Mashhad. His first acting coach was his older brother, Davood. In 1965, Davood directed and coached Reza in his first role in a play titled ''Az Paa Nayoftadeha'', written by Gholam-Hossein Sa'edi, Gholam Hossein Sa'edi. He continued to work with Davood's theater troupe for the next 3 years, when he moved back to Tehran to study fine arts at the University of Tehran, where he graduated in 1976. Reza Kianian married his wife, Hayedeh, on March 21 (the Persian New Year) in 1983. Career Theater Kianian starting his acting career in theater. He began acting in 1965, when he was only 15 years old. Later on in life, he took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatemah Motamed-Aria
Fatemeh Motamed-Arya ( fa, فاطمه معتمدآریا; born October 29, 1961 in Tehran) is a multi-award-winning Iranian actress. She first got involved in theater during her teen years, and received her degree in theater from Tehran Art Institute. She is one of the most significant actresses of post-revolutionary Iranian cinema and has been called "one of the most important actresses and filmmakers of Iran." She has been nominated nine times for the best actress award at the Fajr International Film Festival and won the Crystal Simorgh four times. Selected filmography * ''Reyhaneh'' (1989) * '' Nassereddin Shah, Actor-e Cinema'' (1992 - a.k.a. ''Once Upon a Time, Cinema'') * ''Mosaferan'' (1992 - a.k.a. Travelers) * '' Honarpisheh'' (1993 - a.k.a. The Actor) * ''Hamsar'' (1994 - a.k.a. Spouse) * '' Rusari Abi'' (1995 - a.k.a. The Blue Veiled) * ''Kolah Ghermezi and Pesar Khaleh'' (1995) * '' Mard-e Avazi'' (1998) * ''Once Upon a Time'' (1999) * ''Eynak-e doodi'' (2000) * '' Azi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atila Pesyani
Atila Pesyani ( fa, آتیلا پسیانی, born 30 April 1957) is an Iranian actor. He is the son of actress Jamileh Sheykhi. Career Among the movies in which he has performed are ''The Hidden Half'' (2001), ''Ceasefire 1 and 2'' (2005 and 2014), ''Hidden Feeling'' (2006), ''Throughout the Night'' (2010), '' The Redemption'' (2010), ''The President's Cell Phone'' (2011) and ''The Wooden Bridge'' (2011). Some series which he has played roles in are ''The First Night of Peace'' (2006), ''Privacy Policy'' (2009), ''Goodbye Child'' (2012), ''A Piece of Land'' (2012), ''Like a Mother'' (2013), ''Madineh'' (2014) and ''A Beautiful Revolution'' (2014). Pesyani received a nomination for the Best Supporting Actor Golden Statue for the movies ''Two Women'' (1998), ''The Burnt Generation'' (1999), ''The Last Supper'' (2001) and ''Who Killed Amir?'' (2005) as well as a nomination for the Crystal Simorgh's Best Leading Actor for ''In Cold Blood'' (1994) from the Fajr International Film F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rana Azadivar
Rana Azadivar ( fa, رعنا آزادیور; born April 6, 1983) is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her role as Faezeh in ''The Lizard'' (2004). Azadivar gained wide recognition after portraying the leading role of Samira in the widely streamed drama series ''Mortal Wound : A mortal wound is an injury that will ultimately lead to a person's death. ''Mortal'' refers to the mortality of a human: whether they are going to live or die."mortal_adjective." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. 2018. Oxford University ...'' (2021). Filmography Film Web Music video Theatre Awards and nominations References External links * * 1983 births Living people Actresses from Tehran Iranian film actresses Iranian stage actresses Iranian television actresses 21st-century Iranian actresses {{Iran-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan to the north, by Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east, and by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. It covers an area of , making it the 17th-largest country. Iran has a population of 86 million, making it the 17th-most populous country in the world, and the second-largest in the Middle East. Its largest cities, in descending order, are the capital Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, Shiraz, and Tabriz. The country is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC. It was first unified by the Medes, an ancient Iranian people, in the seventh century BC, and reached its territorial height in the sixth century BC, when Cyrus the Great fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persian Language
Persian (), also known by its endonym Farsi (, ', ), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and used officially within Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan in three mutually intelligible standard varieties, namely Iranian Persian (officially known as ''Persian''), Dari Persian (officially known as ''Dari'' since 1964) and Tajiki Persian (officially known as ''Tajik'' since 1999).Siddikzoda, S. "Tajik Language: Farsi or not Farsi?" in ''Media Insight Central Asia #27'', August 2002. It is also spoken natively in the Tajik variety by a significant population within Uzbekistan, as well as within other regions with a Persianate history in the cultural sphere of Greater Iran. It is written officially within Iran and Afghanistan in the Persian alphabet, a derivation of the Arabic script, and within Tajikistan in the Tajik alphabet, a der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka International Film Festival
Dhaka International Film Festival ( bn, ঢাকা আন্তর্জাতিক চলচ্চিত্র উৎসব) is a biennial film festival held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1992, the festival was initially organized on annual basis, but became a biennial event since 1995. DIFF is one of the most prestigious film events in Bangladesh, dedicated to introduce the mainstream global cinema to the local film makers as well as to promote healthy cine culture within Bangladesh. The festival was founded by Ahmed Muztaba Zamal of the Rainbow Film Society, which has, as of 2022, organized 20 editions of the event bringing international recognition to it. Awards The festival authority chooses and invites Asian and Australian films to participate in different sections. The sections are: * Retrospective * Cinema of the World * Women Filmmakers * Children's Film * Short and Independent * Spiritual Films The festival is devoted to feature films only. Documentary and sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatemeh Motamed-Arya
Fatemeh Motamed-Arya ( fa, فاطمه معتمدآریا; born October 29, 1961 in Tehran) is a multi-award-winning Iranian actress. She first got involved in theater during her teen years, and received her degree in theater from Tehran Art Institute. She is one of the most significant actresses of post-revolutionary Iranian cinema and has been called "one of the most important actresses and filmmakers of Iran." She has been nominated nine times for the best actress award at the Fajr International Film Festival and won the Crystal Simorgh four times. Selected filmography * ''Reyhaneh'' (1989) * '' Nassereddin Shah, Actor-e Cinema'' (1992 - a.k.a. ''Once Upon a Time, Cinema'') * ''Mosaferan'' (1992 - a.k.a. Travelers) * '' Honarpisheh'' (1993 - a.k.a. The Actor) * ''Hamsar'' (1994 - a.k.a. Spouse) * '' Rusari Abi'' (1995 - a.k.a. The Blue Veiled) * ''Kolah Ghermezi and Pesar Khaleh'' (1995) * '' Mard-e Avazi'' (1998) * ''Once Upon a Time'' (1999) * ''Eynak-e doodi'' (2000) * '' Azi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Films
The following is an overview of events in 2006, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year Legendary film critic Philip French of ''The Guardian'' described 2006 as "an outstanding year for British cinema". He went on to emphasize, "Six of our well-established directors have made highly individual films of real distinction: Michael Winterbottom's ''A Cock and Bull Story'', Ken Loach's Palme d'Or winner '' The Wind That Shakes the Barley'', Christopher Nolan's ''The Prestige'', Stephen Frears's ''The Queen'', Paul Greengrass's '' United 93'' and Nicholas Hytner's ''The History Boys''. Two young directors made confident debuts, both offering a jaundiced view of contemporary Britain: Andrea Arnold's Red Road and Paul Andrew Williams's London to Brighton. In addition the gifted Mexican Alfonso Cuaron came here to make the dystopian thriller '' Children of Men''." He also stated, "In the (Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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