Mostafa Keshvari ( fa, مصطفی کشوری) is an
Iranian-born
Canadian filmmaker and
screenwriter
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. In 2022, he was listed as a finalist for the Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards.
Career
Keshvari started his film directing career in 2015. His first featured film ''Unmasked'' won numerous awards at international film festivals. The film is about a young Muslim immigrant woman secretly joins an acting class. His debut short film ''I Ran'' was selected in
2015 Cannes Short Film Corner. Keshvari′s film, ''Child Bride'' was premiered at the
2019 Cannes Film Festival
The 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2019. Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu served as jury president. The Palme d'Or went to the South Korean film ''Parasite'', directed by Bong Joon-ho; Bong became t ...
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Keshvari directed the film ''
Corona'' during the
COVID-19 pandemic. The film received international attention for reportedly being the first feature film about the COVID-19 pandemic. Keshvari directed ''Eternal Igloo'', an
animated short
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film, released in 2021. The film won
Golden Sheaf Award for
Best Multicultural Film at the
Yorkton Film Festival in 2021.
The film received ''Best Sound Award'', ''Best Musical Score Award'' and was nominated for
Best Art Direction award at the
2021 Leo Awards. It also won the Best International Short Film Awards at
Oakville Festivals of Film and Art.
Mostafa's third feature film ''Colorblind'' world premiered at
Montreal international Black Film festival and
Whistler Film Festival in 2022 where it was nominated in 5 categories. The film screened at
Toronto,
Ottawa
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and Calgary black film festival where it was positively reviewed by the black community. The film was released by
Gravitas Ventures on 4 April 2023. Mostafa Keshvari's film ''Colorblind'' garnered critical acclaim, with the Best Writer award and a nomination for Best Director at the Indie Film Awards, capturing the attention of critics. It was made in collaboration with color scientists to accurately represent colorblindness and metaphorically address racism.
Mostafa's latest drama feature film about Omar Khayyam is set to be shot in
Bukhara
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People have inhabited the region around Bukhara ...
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Uzbekistan.
Mostafa Keshvari is a member of the
federation of Canadian Artists as a
surreal
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*Anything related to or characteristic of Surrealism, a movement in philosophy and art
* "Surreal" (song), a 2000 song by Ayumi Hamasaki
* ''Surreal'' (album), an album by Man Raze
*Surreal humour, a common aspect of humor
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painter. His oil on canvas paintings have been exhibited at various exhibitions across Canada.
Mostafa's short film ''For Her'' was nominated at
the Directors Guild of Canada 22nd Annual awards for the Best Short film.
Selected filmography
Director, writer and producer
* ''I Ran'' - 2015, short
* ''Dream of a Paper Plane'' - 2016, short
* ''Modern Monk'' - 2017, documentary
* ''One Journey'' - 2018, short
* ''Music Box'' - 2018
* ''
Corona'' - 2020
* ''Child Bride'' - 2020, short
* ''The Will and the Wall'' - 2020, short
* ''Eternal Igloo'' - 2021
* ''Unveiled (Unmasked)'' - 2022
* ''Colorblind'' - 2023
(Distributed by
Gravitas Ventures)
* ''Khayyam'' - TBA
References
External links
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Canadian film directors
Iranian film directors
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Iranian emigrants to Canada