Alireza Ghasemi ( fa, علیرضا قاسمی; Born 1990) is an
Iranian
Iranian may refer to:
* Iran, a sovereign state
* Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran
* Iranian lan ...
screenwriter, film director and producer. His short film ''Lunch Time'' received a nomination for the
Short Film Palme d'Or
The Short Film Palme d'Or (french: Palme d'Or du court métrage) is the highest prize given to a short film at the Cannes Film Festival. Since the creation of the Cinéfondation
La ''Cinéfondation'' is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes ...
at the
70th Annual Cannes Film Festival in 2017.
Early life
Alireza Ghasemi was born in 1990. He began his education at the Film and Theater Department of
Tehran University of Art
University of Art ( fa, دانشگاه هنر, ''Danushgah-e Henr-e Tehran'') is the largest art university in Iran, consisting of seven faculties and an international campus in Tehran and its suburb Karaj
Karaj ( fa, کرج, ) is the capital o ...
in 2012. He received his MFA in filmmaking from Tehran University of Art and spent an exchange year at
Film Academy Baden-Württemberg
The Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg (German: ''Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg'') was founded in 1991 as a publicly funded film school in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Filmakademie is one of the most internationally renowned film sc ...
in Germany.
Career
Ghasemi became the director of the 11th Nahal International Student Short Film Festival in 2014, and founded and directed the
Globe International Silent Film Festival in 2015. He is known for directing the award-winning short films ''Lunch Time'' (2017), Better than Neil Armstrong (2019) and ''Extra Sauce'' (2020). Ghasemi's films have screened at several
Academy-qualifying festivals. His debut feature ''In the Land of Brothers'' premiered at the
Sundance Film Festival 2024.
Filmography
Feature Film
Short Film
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Awards
* ''Lunch Time'': Nominated for the
Short Film Palme d'Or
The Short Film Palme d'Or (french: Palme d'Or du court métrage) is the highest prize given to a short film at the Cannes Film Festival. Since the creation of the Cinéfondation
La ''Cinéfondation'' is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes ...
at the
70th Annual Cannes Film Festival, 2017
* ''Frequency'': Nominated for the Best Experimental Film, and Winner of the Best Editing award at 13th Nahal International Student Short Film Festival, 2016
* ''Shortcut'': Winner of the Special Jury Committee Prize at 12th Nahal International Student Short Film Festival, 2015
References
External links
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Iranian film directors
Living people
1990 births
Tehran University of Art alumni