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Vishka Asayesh
Vishka Asayesh ( fa, ویشکا آسایش; born November 7, 1972) is an Iranian actress, set designer, and art director. She obtained a degree in set design from the UK. She is also a sculptor and has exhibited her art works at Etemad Gallery in Tehran in 2012. Career Vishka became a household name after appearing in the historical TV series ''Imam Ali'' in 1992. She has appeared in ''Love + 2'' (1998), ''The Visitor of Rey'' (2000), ''Ice Flower'' (2004), ''No Men Allowed'' (2011), ''Snow on the Pines'' (2011), ''Thirteen'' (2013), ''I am Diego Maradona'' (2014), and ''Sperm Whale'' (2015). Her appearance in ''No Men Allowed'' (2011) won a Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Fajr International Film Festival in 2011. She was nominated and won the best actress award several times at the international film festivals for acting in The Badger movie, directed by Kazem Mollaie in 2021. Awards * Best Actress for ''No Men Allowed'' (2011), (dir. Rambod Javan) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, and has the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East, after Cairo. It is ranked 24th in the world by metropolitan area population. In the Classical era, part of the territory of present-day Tehran was occupied by Rhages, a prominent Median city destroyed in the medieval Arab, Turkic, and Mongol invasions. Modern Ray is an urban area absorbed into the metropolitan area of Greater Tehran. Tehran was first chosen as the capital of Iran by Agha Mohammad Khan of the Qajar dynasty in 1786, because of its proximity to Iran's territories in the Caucasus, then separated from Iran in the Russo-Iranian Wars, to avoid the vying factions of the previously ruling Iranian dynasties. The capital has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saman Moghaddam
Saman may refer to: Places Iran * Saman, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, a city in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province * Saman, Hamadan, a city in Hamadan Province * Saman, Ilam, a village in Ilam Province * Saman, Kurdistan, a village in Kurdistan Province * Saman, Markazi, a village in Markazi Province * Saman, Razavi Khorasan, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province * Saman District (Iran), an administrative subdivision * Saman Rural District, an administrative subdivision Elsewhere * Saman District, an administrative subdivision of Peru * Saman, Rewa, a village in Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh, India Other uses * Saman (name), a list of people with the given name or surname * Saman (Deus Ex), a fictional character in the video game Deus Ex: Invisible War * Saman (deity), a prominent Sri Lankan deity * ''Saman'' (novel), a novel by Ayu Utami * ''Saman'', an album by Icelandic cellist Hildur Guðnadóttir * Saman dance, an Indonesian traditional dance * , a Maltese oil tanker in se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirin (film)
''Shirin'' () is a 2008 film directed by Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami. The film is considered by some critics as a notable twist in the artistic career of Kiarostami. The film features close-ups of many notable Iranian actresses and French actress Juliette Binoche as they watch a film based on a part mythological Persian romance tale of Khosrow and Shirin, with themes of female self-sacrifice. The film has been described as "a compelling exploration of the relationship between image, sound and female spectatorship." The film depicts the audience's emotional involvement with the story. The story is read between the tragic and kitsch by a cast of narrators led by Manoucher Esmaieli and is accompanied by a historical "film score" by Morteza Hananeh and Hossein Dehlavi. The film's production is replete with curious anecdotes. According to some reports, the women were filmed individually in Kiarostami's living room, with the director asking them to cast their gaze at a mere serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maziar Miri
Maziar Miri (born 1974 in Tehran) is an Iranian filmmaker. Maziar Miri graduated in editing, and started his career with making documentaries about Iran. He made his first short film in 1996, and worked for several years in the editing department of Iranian TV, channel 2. He made his debut feature film in 2000 titled The Unfinished Piece that won him several international awards but the movie was never allowed to release in Iran because of its topic about women being banned from singing in Iran. He directed a documentary series titled Red Migration that lasted from 2002 to 2004. His second feature film, '' Gradually'', was selected to be screened in 2006-Berlin film festival for the programme section. Reward of Silence is his third film with a different anti-war view at Iran -Iraq war. The Book of Law is the fourth film made by Miri on the topic of wrong customs and conventions in Iranian culture which was banned immediately for 2 years and was allowed neither to attend intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyrus Alvand
Sirus Alvand (Persian: سیروس الوند; born January 31, 1951), also spelled Cyrous Alvand, is an Iranian director and screenwriter who was born in 1951 in Tehran, Iran. He began his career as film critic and screenwriter and directed his debut film ''Sanjar'' in 1971. He is among filmmakers of pre-Revolution era who are still working. Some of his films were among box office hits. In 1993, he won a Crystal Simorgh The Crystal Simorgh ( fa, سیمرغ بلورین) is an award given by Fajr International Film Festival Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, جشنواره بینالمللی فیلم فجر), or Fajr Film Festival (litt ... for best director in the 11th Fajr International Film Festival. Films * ''Outcry under the Water'', 1977 * ''Stemming from Blood'', 1983 * ''Cargo'', 1987 * ''Once and for All'', 1992 * ''The Face'', 1995 * ''The Corrupted Hands'', 1999 * ''The Intruder'', 2001 * ''Porteghal Khoni'', 2010 References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Attaran
Reza Attaran (Persian: رضا عطاران, born May 10, 1968) is an Iranian actor, director, screenwriter and singer. He has received various accolades, including three Crystal Cymorgh, five Hafez Awards Hafez Awards is an annual awards ceremony which is held honoring cinematic achievements in Iranian cinema. The awards, first presented in 1997, are presented by Picture World Magazine (Aka. Donyaye Tassvir in Persian) which makes it to be known a ..., an Iran Cinema Celebration Award and three Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Awards. Early life Attaran was born in Mashhad on May 10, 1968. He has two older sisters and a younger brother and is the third child in the family. Attaran is originally from Kakhkand his mother died in an earthquake in Kakhk. Filmography Film Television Web Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Attaran, Raza 1968 births Living people Iranian comedians Iranian screenwriters Iranian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Feel Sleepy
''I Feel Sleepy'' ( fa, خوابم میآد, Khwabm Maad) is an Iranian film directed by Reza Attaran. In the film, the male actor Akbar Abdi portrays an old woman. Plot Reza is a middle age teacher who has trouble communicating with women, but now falls in love with a saleswoman. Cast * Reza Attaran * Akbar Abdi * Merila Zarei * Vishka Asayesh * Nasser Gitijah * Soroush Sehhat * Fatemeh Hashemi * Asghar Samsarzadeh * Hossein Mohebhaheri * Khodadad Azizi * Ezzatullah Mehravaran Awards * Crystal Simorgh for best directing (Reza Attaran) in Fajr International Film Festival * Crystal Simorgh for best supporting actor ( Akbar Abdi) in 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. T ... References External links * 2010s Persian-language fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Payman Maadi
Payman Maadi ( fa, پیمان معادی; born 1972), also known as Peyman Moadi, is an Iranian American actor, screenwriter and director. He is best known for starring in the films ''A Separation'' (2011) and ''About Elly'' (2009) by Iranian Academy Award-winning director Asghar Farhadi and ''Last Knights'' (2015) and the independent drama film '' Camp X-Ray'' (2014). For his role in ''A Separation'', he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival (2011). Early life Maadi was born in New York City to Iranian parents. When he was 5 years old, his father, an attorney decided to move back to Iran. He graduated from Karaj Azad University with a degree in metallurgical engineering. Maadi later decided to become a screenwriter. Career Maadi started his film career as a screenwriter with the film ''Swan Song'' in 2000. He later wrote several renowned Iranian films. He began his acting career in Asghar Farhadi's film ''About Elly'' (2009), con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Snow On The Pines
The Snow on the Pines ( fa, برف روی کاجها) is a 2012 Iranian black and white film written and directed by Iranian-American director and actor Peyman Moaadi. The Snow on the pines is Moaadi's debut as a director. Also, it won a Crystal simorgh in the Fajr International Film Festival. Story A woman who is a piano teacher deals with an important moment in her life and meets the dilemma of the decision. She has to choose in a common way, and/or find a different way. Awards Crystal simorghs: * Crystal simorgh; for the best film chosen by audiences. the 30th Fajr International Film Festival. * Appreciation prize; for the best actress (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 Awar ...) New look section. the 30th Fajr International Film Festival. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahman Rezayi
Rahman (Arabic: or ) may refer to: *Rahman, one of the names of God in Islam * Ar-Rahman, the 55th sura of the Qur'an People *Rahman (name), an Arabic male personal name **Short form of Abd al-Rahman *Rahman (actor) (born 1967), Indian actor *Rahman (Bengali actor) (born 1937) *A. R. Rahman (born 1967), Indian music composer and singer Places *Rahman, Casimcea, Tulcea, Romania *Rahmanabad-e Zagheh-ye Lalvand, or Rahman, Lorestan Province, Iran *Deh-e Rahman, or Rahman, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran See also * Al rahman (other) * Rehman (other) * Raman (other) * Ramen (other) * Rachman * Rahma (other) Rahma most commonly refers to an Arabic name, which may refer to: * Al-Rahma mosque, on Hatherley Street, Liverpool, England *'' Malak al-Rahma'', a classic 1946 Egyptian film directed and written by Youssef Wahbi People *Rahma el-Dennaoui (born ... {{disambiguation, geo Names of God in Islam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houman Seyedi
Houmān not to be confused with Houman, ( fa, هومان) is one of the most famous Turanian heroes in Shahnameh, the national epic of Greater Iran. Houmān is famous for his bravery, loyalty, and chivalry, such that even Iranians who are longtime enemies of Turanians admire his personality. He is a descendant of Tur, a son of Viseh and brother of Piran. Houmān is the highest ranking Turanian commander and after Piran, he is the second leading member of Viseh clan. Houman first appears in the story of Rostam and Sohrab, where Afrasiab sends him with an army of 12,000 men to accompany Sohrab in his journey to Iran. He has been instructed by Afrasiab to not let Sohrab recognize his father, Rostam, so that they fight together and one of them kill the other. Rostam on the deathbed of Sohrab, agreed to promise that he would not hurt Houmān and his army. Houmān did not take part in the story of Siyâvash and he was not present there when Afrasiab ordered to kill Siyâvash. However ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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