Reza Mirkarimi
Reza Mirkarimi | |
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 Mirkarimi in 2019 | |
| Born | January 27, 1967 |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Website | www |
Reza Mirkarimi (Persian: رضا میرکریمی; born 27 January 1967) is an Iranian screenwriter and film director.
He was also director of Fajr International Film Festival which is the most important Iranian film festival.
Career
[change | change source]Reza Mirkarimi graduated from Fine Arts faculty of University of Tehran in graphic arts in Tehran. His film career started in 1987 with a short film named For Him (16mm camera). He then directed a series of short films and two TV series aimed at young people. His 1999 first feature, The Child and The Soldier, has won several national and international awards, including the ”Golden Butterfly” at the 1999 Isfahan International Children and Youth Film Festival, Iran and the "Montgolfiere d'Argent” at the Festival of 3 Continents, Nantes, France, in 2000. This film also won "Golden Shoe" at the "Children and Teenagers Film Festival" in Zelin, Croatia, in 2001. The Child and The Soldier, was released in France in 2001. In 2000 he directed his second feature, Under the Moonlight. It is about social and religious issues in modern Iran. It won the Best Feature Award at the 40th Critics' Week at the 2001 Cannes International Film Festival. The film also won the Best Director's Award as well as the Special Jury Prize at the Tokyo IFF in 2001, and the Golden Peacock Award at the International Film Festival of India. His fourth and fifth feature films, As Simple as That (2007) and Daughter (2016), won the Golden George Award for the Best Picture at the 30th and the 38th Moscow International Film Festival respectively. He also contributes to young Iranian directors by producing their films. He has produced Don't be Tired in 2012 and <i id="mwHg">Voice of Silence</i> in 2013. His latest film, Castle of Dreams (2019), won three awards at Shanghai International Film Festival. These awards were the best picture, the best director, and the best actor. Mirkarimi has so far won seven Golden Simorgh awards at Fajr International Film Festival. Three of his films have been presented by Iran for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar: So Close, So Far, A Cube of Sugar, and Today. He has also served as jury of several international film festival. These festivals include Black Nights Film Festival (Estonia), Tokyo International Film Festival (Japan), Carthage Film Festival (Tunisia), Bogota International Film Festival (Colombia), Golden Apricot – Yerevan International Film Festival (Armenia). He was jury president at the 39th Moscow International Film Festival. He has also served as managing director of Khane-ye Cinema (Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture Guilds). Reza Mirkarimi has been director of Fajr International Film Festival for four years from 2016 to 2019.
Filmography
[change | change source]| Year | Name | Transliteration | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Child And The Soldier | Koodak va Sarbaz | Nominated Grand Prix des Amériques Montréal World Film Festival 2000 Silver Montgolfiere Three Continents Festival 2000 Special Mention Three Continents Festival 2000 Young Audience Award Three Continents Festival 2000 Honor Diploma for Best Director Fajr International Film Festival 2000 Silver Balloon Three Continents Festival 2000 Golden Shoe Zlín Film Festival 2001 |
| 2001 | Under The Moonlight | Zir-e Noor-e Maah | International Jury Award São Paulo International Film Festival 2001 Best Director Award tied with Gjergj Xhuvani for Slogans Tokyo International Film Festival 2001 Special Jury Prize Beirut International Film Festival 2001 Special Jury Prize Tokyo International Film Festival 2001 Special Jury Award Fajr International Film Festival 2001 Critics Week Grand Prize Cannes Film Festival 2001 Silver Peacock Special Prize of Jury Delhi International Film Festival 2002 |
| 2002 | Here Is A Shining Light | Inja Cheraghi Roshan Ast | Best Screenplay Asia-Pacific Film Festival 2002 Crystal Simorgh Best Director Fajr International Film Festival 2003 Special Jury Prize Bali International Film Festival 2004 |
| 2005 | So Close, So Far | Kheili Dour, Kheili Nazdik | Crystal Simorgh National Competition - Best Film Fajr International Film Festival 2005 Best Film Award House of Cinema 2005 |
| 2008 | As Simple as That | Be Hamin Sadegi | Golden St. George 30th Moscow International Film Festival 2008[1] Russian Guild of Film Critics Award, International Competition Moscow International Film Festival 2008 Crystal Simorgh Competition of Asian Cinema - Best Screenplay with Shadmehr Rastin Fajr International Film Festival 2008 Crystal Simorgh Competition of Asian Cinema - Best Director Fajr International Film Festival 2008 |
| 2011 | A Cube of Sugar | Yek Habe Ghand | Special Jury Prize Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema 2012 Best Film Ibn Arabi International Film Festival 2012 Best Film Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema 2013 |
| 2014 | Today | Emrooz | Best Film Award Rabat International Film Festival 2014 Ecumenical Jury Prize Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2015 FIPRESCI Prize Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2015 Audience Award and Bronze Alhambra Cines del Sur 2015 Spirituality Section Award Dhaka International Film Festival 2016 |
| 2016 | Daughter | Dokhtar | Crystal Simorgh National Competition - Best Original Score Fajr International Film Festival 2016 Golden St. George for Best Film Moscow International Film Festival 2016 Russian Film Clubs Federation Award for Best Film 2016 Nominated Crystal Simorgh for Best Film and Best Director Fajr International Film Festival 2016 Golden Peacock Award for the Best Film International Film Festival of India 2016[2] |
| 2019 | Castle of Dreams | Ghasr-e Shirin | Golden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film Shanghai International Film Festival 2019 Golden Goblet Award for Best Director Shanghai International Film Festival 2019 Best Director International Antalya Film Festival 2019 |
| 2022 | The Night Guardian | Negahban-e Shab | Crystal Simorgh National Competition - Best Director 40th Fajr Film Festival 2022 |
Short Film
[change | change source]- Baraye Ou (For Him) - 1987
- Yek Rooze Barani (A Rainy Day) - 1987
- Khoroos (Rooster) - 1987
Documentary
[change | change source]- Iranian Carpet - 2006
Tv Series
[change | change source]- Majara-haye Aftaab va Aziz Khanoom (The Tales of Aftaab and Lady Aziz) - 1996
- Bache-haye Madreseye Hemmat (Hemmat School Kids) - 1997
Accolades
[change | change source]In 2021 he was selected as Jury Chairman for Kim Jiseok Award in 26th Busan International Film Festival.[3]
Awards
[change | change source]- 2019 - Golden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film Shanghai International Film Festival
- 2019 - Golden Goblet Award for Best Director Shanghai International Film Festival 2019
- 2019 - Best Director Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "30th Moscow International Film Festival (2008)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
- ↑ "IFFI Goa 2016 Awards". IFFI Goa. 2016-12-01. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
- ↑ Kim Ji-won (August 24, 2021). "부산영화제 지석상·비프메세나상·선재상 심사위원 발표…미래 이끌 신인 찾는다" [Busan Film Festival Ji Seok Award, BIFF Mecenat Award, Son Jae Award Jury Announcement… Looking for new talent to lead the future]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Official Website Archived 2012-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Seyyed Reza Mir-Karimi on IMDb
- Reza Mirkarimi at Iranactor.com