Abolfazl Jalili ( fa, ابوالفضل جلیلی , born 1957 in

Saveh Saveh ( fa, ساوه, translit=Sāveh, also transliterated as ''Sāwa'') is a city in Markazi Province of Iran. It is located about southwest of Tehran. As of 2011, the city had a population of 259,030 people. History In the 7th century BC it ...

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) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He belongs to the Iranian '' new wave'' movement. Jalili studied directing at the Iranian College of Dramatic Arts, then worked for national television (

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), where he produced several children's films. His 'Det' Means Girl (1994) won prizes in

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and

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. He was one of

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's Film Makers in Focus in 1999.

Filmography

* 1983 Milad * 1985 Spring * 1987 Scabies * 1994 Det Means Girl * 1996 A True Story * 1992-1998 Dance of Dust * 1998 Don * 1999

Tales of Kish ''Tales of Kish'' ( fa, قصه‌های کیش, Ghessé hayé kish, and also known as ''Kish Tales'') is a 1999 Iranian drama anthology film. It was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Hossein Panahi as Shanbeh (segment "Greek Bo ...

(The Ring) * 2001 Delbaran * 2003 Abjad * 2005 Full or Empty * 2007 Hafez (Iran-Japan / 35 mm / colour / 98min.)

Representative awards and honors

* Golden Montgolfiere, Nantes Three Continents

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, 2001. *

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, ''nominated'',

1999 Cannes Film Festival The 52nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 May 1999. Canadian filmmaker, actor and author David Cronenberg was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the French–Belgian film ''Rosetta'' by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. The festiv ...

. * Don Quixote Award,

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, 1999. *

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, 51st Locarno International Film Festival, 1998. * Solidarity Prize, San Sebastián International

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, 1998. * Golden Montgolfiere, Nantes Three Continents Festival, 1996. *

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, 1995. *

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, ''nominated'', Venice Film Festival, 1991.

References

External links

Delbaran - Diamond in the Rough (TCM's Movie Morlocks)
Iranian film directors 1957 births Living people Persian-language film directors People from Saveh {{Iran-film-director-stub