Hossein Jafarian ( fa, حسین جعفریان , born 25 March 1944 in

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) is an Iranian cinematographer.

Career

Hossein Jafarian is a graduate of the

Iran Broadcasting University The Iran Broadcasting University ( fa, دانشگاه صدا و سیما, ''Dāneshgāh-e Sedā va Simā'') formerly known as the Iran Broadcasting College ( fa, دانشکده صدا و سیما, ''Dāneshkade-ye Sedā va Simā'') is a public uni ...

. He began his career working for Iranian state-run television where he shot over 40 documentaries and TV shows before retiring early soon after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. His feature film debut was with 1984's Tatooreh. But it wasn't until 1992's Nargess that he established himself as a leading cinematographer in Iran. It was with '' Nargess'' that he for the first time captured "real nights" on the Iranian film screen. Jafarian has a distinctive style of his own. His work draws comparisons with the American cinematographer

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for his use of darkness and low-key lighting. Many of his films have gone on to win awards at international film festival, including;

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and

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's ''Fireworks Wednesday'' and About Elly. He was a guest at 2004's

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with ''Crimson Gold'' and was nominated for the 'Golden Frog' in 2009 for About Elly. Hossein Jafarian was voted the best cinematographer of the Iranian decade of the 1380s (2001-2011) by over 130 film critics in the 100th issue of the Iranian magazine ''Sanaat Cinama'' (Cinema Industry). In 2018 Mr. Jafarian was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the United States - the first Iranian cinematographer to have been invited.

Selected filmography (as a director of photography)

* '' Nargess'' (1992) * ''

'' (1994) * ''The May Lady'' (1998) * ''Two Women'' (1999) * ''Under the Skin of the City'' (2001) * ''Afflicted Generation'' (2001) * ''Yalda's Night'' (2002) * ''

'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2005) * '' Fireworks Wednesday'' (2007) * '' About Elly'' (2009) * '' Gold and Copper'' (2010) * ''

Che (2014 film) ''Che'' (Persian: چ) is a 2014 Iranian biographical war film directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia. ''Che'' depicts 48 hours of the life of Mostafa Chamran, who was then defense minister of Iran. On August 16 and 17, 1979 he was sent by Ayatollah Khomei ...

'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2016)

Books and publications

* ''Lens: In Photography and Cinematography'' by Hossein Jafarian.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jafarian, Hossein Iranian cinematographers Iranian screenwriters Crystal Simorgh recipients Mass media people from Tehran 1944 births Living people

Career

Selected filmography (as a director of photography)

Books and publications

See also

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