Amir Ghavidel (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: امیر قویدل‎) (22 March 1947 – 8 November 2009) was an Iranian writer and filmmaker. He started his artistic life at a young age from performing street theatre in his hometown

Mashad Mashhad ( fa, مشهد, Mašhad ), also spelled Mashad, is the second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. It serves as the capital of Razavi Khorasan Province and has a po ...

, before moving to Tehran where he officially started his career in the

cinema of Iran The Cinema of Iran (Persian: سینمای ایران), also known as the Cinema of Persia, refers to the cinema and film industries in Iran which produce a variety of commercial films annually. Iranian art films have garnered international fame a ...

. Ghavidel was a screenwriter and director for ten feature films in his career.

Career in cinema

Before the Iranian revolution

Ghavidel started as a screenwriter and an assistant director to

Samuel Khachikian Samuel Khachikian ( hy, Սամուէլ Խաչիկեան ; fa, ساموئل خاچیکیان; October 21, 1923 – October 22, 2001) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, author, and film editor of Armenian descent. He was one of the most ...

for Death in the Rain (مرگ در باران) in 1975. He continued to write ''Agitation'' (اضطراب) and ''The South's Shark'' (کوسه ی جنوب) and acted as assistant director to

for these films in the next three years.

After the Iranian revolution

With the

Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dyna ...

and the volatile state of cinema in those days, Ghavidel made films based on Iran's post-revolution social and political concerns and established himself as a filmmaker of modern Iranian cinema. He made his first work, ''Rain of Blood'' (خونبارش) as a documentary feature film produced by Rasul Sadrameli in 1980, one year after the revolution.

Faramarz Gharibian Faramarz Gharibian ( fa, فرامرز قریبیان; born 18 November 1941) is an Iranian retired actor. He won three Crystal Simorgh Awards for his performances in ''The Train'' (1988), ''Misty Harbour'' (1992), and ''The Rain Man'' (1998). C ...

won the

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 Actor for two of Ghavidel's films ''Train'' (ترن) and ''The Misty Harbour'' (بندر مه آلود), and Majid Entezami was nominated for best film score for ''Train''.

Death

Ghavidel passed away as a result of complications due to liver failure on 8 November, 2009 in Tehran.

Filmography

Director

* A Friend Made of Fire (2009) * Dayereh Tardid (TV Series) (2003) * Rokhsareh (2002) * Shab Cheragh (TV Series) (2002) * The Misty Harbour (1992) * Del Namak (1990) * Galan (1990) * Train (1988) * Bloody Rice (1984) * Mirza Koochak Khan (1983) * Sardar-e Jangal (1983) * A Little Tale (Short) (1980) * Rain of Blood (1980)

Writer

* The Misty Harbour (1992) * Galan (1990) * Train (1988) * Bloody Rice (1984) * Mirza Koochak Khan (1983) * Sardar-e Jangal (1983) * A Little Tale (Short) (1980) * Rain of Blood (1980) * Tonight A Tear Is Shed (1979) * The South's Shark (1978) * Agitation (1976) * Death in the Rain (1975)

Assistant Director

* The Eagles (1985) * Farman (1982) * The South's Shark (1978) * Agitation (1976) * Death in the Rain (1975)