Paliz Khoshdel is an iranian underground film director, editor and producer. He was born in 1986 in

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. From 2009 till now, he continued his career as documentary & experimental filmmaker and producer. His area of concern is mostly on untold stories of Iranian youth generation and their underground lifestyle. As a director and producer, his films include Street Sultan, Mutiny of Colours. ٫The Makhola Arrives! In 2022, Paliz Khoshdel was present in the competitive part of the festival

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of South Korea with the long feature documentary " The football aficionado" " The football aficionado" co-produced and co-directed by Paliz Khoshdel and Sharmin Mojtahedzadeh, which participated in the competition section of documentary works, won the best Asian documentary film, " BIFF Mecenat Award".

Documentary films

Filmography

As director

* '' Street sultans(2010)'' * ''Mutiny of colours''(2017) * ''The Makhola Arrives !'' (2018) * apnea (2019) * The football aficionado (2022)

As editor

* '' Street sultans(2010)'' * Ancient Heritage (2008) * Asbe Chobi(2011) * On Underground(2012) * Better Than life(2013)
Without Ticket
2016) * ''Mutiny of Colours''(2017) * ''The Makhola Arrives !''(2018) * apnea(2019) * The football aficionado(2022) * The Scar (Future film 2023)

As producer

* Street sultans (Documentary 2010) * On underground (Documentary 2012) * Mutiny of Colours (Documentary 2017) * The Makhola Arrives! (Documentary 2018) * Apnea (Exprimental 2019) * The football oficionado (Documentary 2022) * The Scar (Future film 2023)

National awards

*Won “Special Award For The Best Film” from Iranian Critics and Writers Association, 2010 *Won “Best Semi-Long Film” Award from Independent “Image of the Year” Festival, 2010 *Won “Best Director” Award in Semi-Long Documentary section at “City” International Film Festival, 2011 *Won “Best Semi-Long Documentary Film” Award from “Iranian Cinema Ceremony“ at Iranian House Of Cinema 2011.

International awards and screening

*Won " BIFF Mecenat Award". Best Documentary in biff Festival 2022 *Won “Best Film” Award at Six Weeks of Iranian Art, Canadian Film Festival 2012 *Earned “Certificate of Achievement” at Canada's 2nd Iranian Film Festival 2010 *Film Screening at Online Women Filmmakers (of Iran) Uppsala Film Festival, Sweden 2012 *Film Screening at DHfest film festival in Mexico city, 2014 *Film Screening at Cinéma(s) D’Iran 2014 *Film Screening at UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema, U.S.A 2013 *Participated at Media Wave Film Festival, Hungary 2013