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Unpopular (film)
''Popular'' ( fa, عامهپسند, Aamme-Pasand) is a 2020 Iranian film written and directed by Soheil Beiraghi. The film screened for the first time at the 38th Fajr Film Festival. Cast * Fatemeh Motamed-Arya as Fahime Mirbod * Hootan Shakiba Hootan Shakiba (; born June 14, 1984) is an Iranian-Kurdish actor. He is best known for his role as Habib in ''Bachelors'' (2016–2019) which earned him a Hafez Award. Shakiba won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor for portraying Abdolhamid Ri ... as Milad Bodaghi * Baran Kosari as Afsane Shirkhodaei Commentary and controversy In 2019, Popular, Beiraghi's third feature film was eliminated from the Fajr Festival's public screening program. The director published a comment on his social media page which read: “God in Heaven!... Popular wasn’t allowed to be screened in Mashhad! I called all the people I knew to ask why. All of them said unanimously, ‘We just obey orders from above!’ I wonder where and who this “above ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soheil Beiraghi
Soheil Beiraghi (Persian: سهیل بیرقی; born October 16, 1986, in Shahreza, Iran) is an Iranian independent film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed the award-winning films I (''Me)'', ''Cold Sweat'' and ''Popular'' . He started out on his filmmaking career in 2005 as an assistant director in a number of cinematic productions. His ten-year experience of working as an assistant director and planner, paved the way for the making of his first feature film ''I'' (''Me)''. Beiraghi has also a record on play writing and theater directing. Biography Soheil Beiraghi was born on October 16, 1986, in Shahreza. He got involved in cultural and artistic activities at the age of 12, writing short stories and texts on different subjects for magazines and newspapers. Three years later, one of his short stories was published for the first time in the monthly art and culture magazine ''Haft'' (seven) which received special attention. When he was 16, he made his feature de ... [...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] |
Hootan Shakiba
Hootan Shakiba (; born June 14, 1984) is an Iranian-Kurdish actor. He is best known for his role as Habib in ''Bachelors'' (2016–2019) which earned him a Hafez Award. Shakiba won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor for portraying Abdolhamid Rigi in ''When the Moon Was Full'' (2019). Early life Shakiba was born on June 14, 1984, in Tehran and grew up in Sanandaj. He received a Bachelor's degree in theater directing from Soore University and a Master's degree in acting from University of Arts. Career 2008–2012: Career beginnings Shakiba started acting at age 18 with working in theatre and short films. He played his first major and professional work in 2008 with ''Tune Your Violins'' play which earned him his first acting award at the 11th Iran International University Theater Festival. In 2009 he played in ''Marat/Sade'' play and earned a Honorary Diploma at the 12th Iran International University Theater Festival. In 2012 he acted in ''Mad Toy'' play and received the first p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 mother's films, '' Nargess'' (1991), ''Rusari-ye Abi ( The Blue-Veiled)'' (1994), ''May Lady'' (1997), ''Kish Stories'' (Rain and Ladsman episode - 1998), ''Under the Skin of the City'' (2000), ''Our Times'' (documentary - 2001). In 2007 she was nominated for the best performance by an actress in Asia Pacific Screen Award for her performance in Mainline. Baran Kosari also ascertained her abilities as a theater actress with playing in ''Over the Mirror'' (1997), with Azita Hajian directing. Filmography Cinema Television series Theater Awards * Won Crystal Simorgh / Best Actress / 33rd Fajr International Film Festival / The Nameless Alley - 2015 * Nominated Crystal Simorgh / Best Actress / 30rd Fajr International Film Festival / ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayedeh Safiyari
Hayedeh Safiyari ( fa, هایده صفییاری; born 27 June 1959) is an Iranian film editor and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She graduated in Art Cinema from a reputed University in Iran and decided to pursue her professional career in movie editing. Immediately after graduating from the university, she was recruited in the national TV of Iran. The majority of the edits she has carried out are for internationally well-known filmmakers such as Asghar Farhadi, Bahram Beyzai, Bahman Ghobadi, Rakhshan Banietemad, Reza Dormishian, Alireza Raeesian, Shahram Alidi, and Pooran Derakhshande. She is best known for her long-time collaborations with Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, including the Oscar-winning ''A Separation'' and '' The Salesman''. She has receive several precious awards namely, the Crystal Simorgh, the Statue of the Cinema House, Asian Film Award, Fajr film festival, Iran’s film Critics & Writers Association; and Nominated for C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. 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] |
38th Fajr Film Festival
The 38th Fajr Film Festival (Persian: سی و هشتمین جشنواره فیلم فجر) held from 1 to 11 February 2020 in Tehran, Iran. The nominees for the 38th Fajr Film Festival were announced on February 10, 2020, at a press conference. Jury Main Competition * Narges Abyar * Touraj Aslani * Abbas Blondie * Reza Pour Hossein * Fereydoun Jeyrani * Saeed Rad * Mohammad Mehdi Asgarpour * Tahmaseb Solhjoo * Maziar Miri First Look, Short Film, Documentary * Mehdi Jafari * Rouhollah Hejazi * Mostafa Razagh Karimi * Fereshteh Taerpour * Hadi Moghadamdoost Hadi Moghadamdoost (born 1971) is an Iranian director and screenwriter. He is best known for his screenplay for the 2018 film '' Sholevar'', for which he received several industry nominations. He has directed several movies: * 2020 - Soldier (TV ... Advertising Competition * Mohammad Rouhollamin * Amir Sheiban Khaghani * Habib Majidi Winners and nominees Main Competition First Look Advertisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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