Sirus Alvand (
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
: سیروس الوند; born January 31, 1951), also spelled Cyrous Alvand, is an Iranian
director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
and
screenwriter who was born in 1951 in
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. He began his career as
film critic
Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films and the film medium. In general, film criticism can be divided into two categories: journalistic criticism that appears regularly in newspapers, magazines and other popular mass-media outl ...
and
screenwriter and directed his debut film ''Sanjar'' in 1971. He is among filmmakers of
pre-Revolution era who are still working. Some of his films were among
box office hits.
In 1993, he won a
Crystal Simorgh
The Crystal Simorgh ( fa, سیمرغ بلورین) is an award given by Fajr International Film Festival
Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, جشنواره بینالمللی فیلم فجر), or Fajr Film Festival (litt ...
for best director in the
11th Fajr International Film Festival.
Films
* ''Outcry under the Water'', 1977
* ''Stemming from Blood'', 1983
* ''Cargo'', 1987
* ''Once and for All'', 1992
* ''The Face'', 1995
* ''The Corrupted Hands'', 1999
* ''The Intruder'', 2001
* ''Porteghal Khoni'', 2010
References
External links
*
1951 births
Crystal Simorgh for Best Director winners
Living people
Iranian film directors
{{Iran-film-director-stub