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

Biography

He was born in Rasht, 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 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He wrote screenplays for other directors, most notably Jafar Panahi's '' The Circle''. In 2013 he acted in and co-directed '' Closed Curtain'' with Panahi. Partovi trained and supported many Iranian artists and film makers, most notably Bahman Ghobadi. 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 '' Closed Curtain'' (co-directed with Jafar Panahi)

Screenwriter

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

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'' (together with Majid Majidi)

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

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* 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