Kambuzia Partovi (also spelt Kambozia Partovi, fa, کامبوزیا پرتوی; 11 November 1955 – 24 November 2020) was an Iranian film director and screenwriter.

Biography

He was born in

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, Iran, on the

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. After studying theater arts in school he wrote mainly scripts for TV series. In 1988 he made his feature film debut with ''Golnar''. His 2007 film '' Café Transit,'' which received the special mention at Mar del Plata film festival, was selected by Iran as its candidate for the

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. He wrote screenplays for other directors, most notably

Jafar Panahi Jafar Panâhi ( fa, جعفر پناهی, ; born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly associated with the Iranian New Wave film movement. After several years of making short films and working as an ass ...

's '' The Circle''. In 2013 he acted in and co-directed ''

Closed Curtain ''Closed Curtain'' ( fa, پرده, italics=yes, ''Pardeh'') is a 2013 Iranian docufiction film by Jafar Panahi and Kambuzia Partovi. It premiered at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival on February 12, 2013 where Panahi won the Silver Bear f ...

'' with Panahi. Partovi trained and supported many Iranian artists and film makers, most notably

Bahman Ghobadi Bahman Ghobadi ( fa, بهمن قبادی; ; born 1 February 1969 in Baneh, Kurdistan province, Iran) is an Iranian Kurdish film director, producer and writer. He belongs to the " new wave" of Iranian cinema. Biography He was born in Baneh, a K ...

. He died on 24 November 2020, of complications from

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Filmography

Director

*1988 ''Golnar'' *1990 ''The Singer Cat'' *1991 ''The Fish'' *1992 ''The Adult Game'' *1994 ''The Legend of Two Sisters'' *1997 ''Naneh Lala va farzandanash'' *2005 '' Café Transit'' *2013 ''

'' (co-directed with

)

Screenwriter

*2000 '' The Circle'' *2015 ''

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'' (together with

Majid Majidi Majid Majidi ( fa, مجید مجیدی, ; born 17 April 1959) is an Iranian film director, producer, and screenwriter, who started his film career as an actor. In his films, Majidi has touched on many themes and genres and has won numerous inte ...

)

Awards and honors

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Award (1989) *

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Prize (2006) * Special Mention at Mar del Plata Film Festival (2006)

References

External links

* 1955 births 2020 deaths Iranian film directors Iranian screenwriters People from Rasht Crystal Simorgh for Best Screenplay winners Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran {{Iran-film-director-stub