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Ramin Niami ( fa, رامین نیامی) is an Iranian film director, producer, actor and writer. In 1989, he was editor of ''The Houseguest'', a film directed by Franz Harland. During his career, he has participated in more than twenty documentary films. He also made several feature films such as ''
Somewhere in the City ''Somewhere in the City'' is a 1998 American indie comedy-drama film written and directed by Ramin Niami. Cast * Sandra Bernhard as Betty * Ornella Muti as Marta * Robert John Burke as Frankie * Peter Stormare as Graham * Bai Ling as Lu Lu * ...
'' (1998) and ''Paris'' (2003).


Career

He was born in
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, educated at
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in
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and worked as a
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and producer on over twenty
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, many of them broadcast by the UK’s
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and
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, as well as major American networks. A New York resident for many years, Ramin was a faculty member for filmmaking at the
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in New York. He also produced
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’s festival favorite ''Manhattan By Numbers'' in New York. Niami’s first feature film as a director was ''
Somewhere in the City ''Somewhere in the City'' is a 1998 American indie comedy-drama film written and directed by Ramin Niami. Cast * Sandra Bernhard as Betty * Ornella Muti as Marta * Robert John Burke as Frankie * Peter Stormare as Graham * Bai Ling as Lu Lu * ...
'', starring Sandra Bernhard,
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,
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and Peter Stormare; the film screened at over 25 international
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s, was released theatrically in the U.S. and on HBO and was sold in countries around the world. After relocating to
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, he directed and produced his second feature film ''Paris'' which premiered in main competition at the
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in New York, starring Chad Allen, Bai Ling,
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and
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. ''Paris'' also screened as the opening night film of the Bangkok Film Festival and played many other international film festivals. ''Paris'' was released in the U.S. by DEJ/
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and 20th Century Fox Home Video and broadcast on Showtime/ TMC. Babe’s & Rickey’s Inn was the winner of the
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Programmer’s Award 2013 and premiered theatrically at Laemmle Monica 4 Plex in LA. It was screened in several other major cities such as New York,
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, Portland, etc. It is also available in the US and Canada through Cinedigm on VOD (video on demand), digital and other on-line platforms. Niami’s latest film is an Iranian-American
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feature film he wrote, directed and produced. ''
Shirin in Love ''Shirin in Love'' is an Iranian-American romantic comedy film directed by Ramin Niami and starring Nazanin Boniadi, Riley Smith, Maz Jobrani and Anahita Khalatbari. It was released in March 2014 via AMC Independent. Plot Shirin is an absent-min ...
'' set in Los Angeles and Northern California, which stars
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('' How I Met your Mother'', ''
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''),
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'', ''
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''), Academy Award-nominated actress
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'', ''
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''),
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(''The Interpreter'', founding member of the
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), George Wallace (''Funny People'', headliner at The Flamingo, Las Vegas), Anahita Khalatbari and
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'', ''
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'') was theatrically released in March 2014 as a co-release with
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Independent in at least 15 major cities in the US. In 2018, Ramin Niami produced
Amir Naderi Amir Naderi ( fa, امیر نادری (), born 15 August 1946, in Abadan) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and photographer. He is best known for '' The Runner'' and ''Vegas: Based on a True Story''. Career Amir Naderi grew up in Abada ...
's film Magic Lantern starring Monk Serrell-Freed, Sophie Lane Curtis,
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, Robert Beltran which premiered at Venice Film Festival. His newest film as writer/director/producer, Eye Without A Face, a psychological thriller/horror film starring Dakota Shapiro, Luke Cook, Vlada Verevko was recently released in the US, Canada, and the UK. This is the first collaboration between Ramin Niami and his daughter, cinematographer Tara Violet Niami.


Personal life

Niami is married to actress, producer, and
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yer Karen Robson. The couple has two children, Tara Violet Niami and Charles Niami. Ramin Niami also has an older daughter, Maya Lidell.


References


External links

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Magic Lantern- Venice
{{DEFAULTSORT:Niami, Ramin Living people People from Tehran Alumni of the University of Westminster Iranian film directors 1952 births