Place and date of birth: 1939  in Tehran

Permanent member and member of the cinema specialized group of the Academy of Arts of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Education:

 -Graduated from UCLA in Philosophy.

Artworks:

the movie

• Diamond 33 (1967);

• Cow (1969);                              

• Mr. Halo (1970);

• Postman (1972);

• Enamel Circle (1978);

• The school we went to (1980);

• Renters (1986);

• Shirk (1987);

• Hamoon (1989);

• Lady(Banoo) (1991);

• Sarah (1992);

• Pari (1994);

• Leila (1996);

• Pear tree (1997);

• Island Tales, the first episode called The Missing Daughter (1998);

• Mix (1999);

• Bemani (2001);

• Guest Mom (2003);

• Santouri (2006);

• Carpet and Angel, an episode of Iranian carpet (2006);

• Tehran - Tehran (2008);

• Aseman Mahboob (2009);

• Hamenh dana (2010);

• Orange cover(Narenjo poush) (2011);

• How good it is that you are back (2012).

Translation:

• The Aesthetic and Aesthetic Dimension of Reality, Herbert Marcuse, Hermes Publishing (1989);

• The Holographic World, Michael Talbot, Hermes Publishing (2007);

• Jung, Gods and Modern Man, Antonio Moreno, Markaz Publishing (1998);

• Bald singer Varsi, Eugene UNESCO, Carnegie Publishing (2007).

Novel:

• For the sake of a damn feature film, Ghatreh Publishing (2008);

• In the ruins of Moghan, Qatreh Publishing (2012).

Awards and honors

cow:

 - Winner of the Best Screenplay Award from the Second Sepas Film Festival of 1970;

 -Winner of the second prize for best film at the 1970 Tehran International Film Festival;

- Winner of the 32nd Venice International Film Festival, 1971, Italy;

 -Nominated for Golden Hugo by the 1971 Chicago International Film Festival;

 -Winner of the New Look(Negah noo) Award at the Berlin Film Festival, Germany 1972;

 - Best Film Award at the La Rochelle International Film Festival, France 1974.

Mr. Halo:

 Winner of Best Director, Best Screenplay and First Prize for Best Film, 1971 Sepas Film Festival;

- Nominated for the Golden Statue Award at the 1971 Moscow International Film Festival, Russia.

Postman:

-Winner of the New Look(Negah noo)  Award at the Berlin Film Festival, Germany 1972;

- The seventh film of the ten best films in the world by English critics of the 1972 Bulletin Film Yearbook;

-Nominated for Golden Hugo at the 1973 Chicago International Film Festival;

-Winner of the Special Jury Prize of the International Section of the Rotterdam International Film Festival, Netherlands 1975.

Enamel circle:

-Winner of the Antenna II Grand Prix at the 1977 Paris Film Festival, France;

-Winner of the International Special Prize for Catholics, Berlin Film Festival, Germany, 1978;

-Winner of the Fipershi Prize for New Cinema at the Berlin Film Festival, Germany 1978;

-Nominated for Golden Hugo by the Chicago International Film Festival, USA 1978;

-Winner of the Best Film Award, Prade Film Festival, France 1980.

The school we went to

Winner of the Special Jury Prize and Out-of-Competition Performance at the Tri-Continental Film Festival, France 1984;

Hamoun:

- Winner of Crystal Simorgh for Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 1990 Fajr Film Festival;

- Winner of the Bronze Award for Best Film at the 24th Histon International Film Festival, USA 1991;

-Nominated for the Grand Prix of Tokyo International Film Festival, Japan 1991.

- Selected as the best film in the history of Iranian cinema in issues 100 and 200 of the film cinema monthly, by readers.

Lady(Banoo):

-Winner of Special Award and Don Quixote Award Berlin Film Festival, Germany 1999;

-Nominated for Golden Pheasant at the Kerala Film Festival, India 1999;

-Nominated for Best International Film Award at the Mardel Plata International Film Festival, Argentina 1999.

Sara:

- Winner of the Golden Oyster Award for Best Film at the 41st Sansebastian Film Festival, Spain 1993;

- Winner of Crystal Simorgh for Best Screenplay at the 1993 Fajr Film Festival;

- Winner of the Silver Balloon Award for Best Film at the Tri-Continental Film Festival, France 1993;

-Winner of the Audience Award for Best Film at the Tri-Continental Film Festival, France, 1993;

-Nominated for Golden Balloon Award for Best Film at the Tri-Continental Film Festival, France 1993;

- Winner of the second prize for the best film selected by the audience at the Rennes Film Festival, France 1994;

-Winner of the Award at the 18th Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil 1994;

-Winner of Best Art Award at the 12th Harare International Film Festival, Zimbabwe 1995.

Pari:

Winner of Crystal Simorgh for Best Director at the 1995 Fajr Film Festival.

Leila:

- Winner of the Best Director Award for the first major festival of Iranian cinema in 1995;

Winner of the Best Screenplay Award for the first major festival of Iranian cinema in 1995.

Pear tree:

Winner of the Best Film Award at the Zanzibar International Film Festival, Tanzania 1997;

- Nominated for the award for the best screenplay of the second great festival of Iranian cinema in 1997;

-Nominated for Best Film Award at the 16th Fajr Film Festival 1997;

- Hugo Silver Winner of the 34th Chicago International Film Festival, USA 1998.

Bemani:

-Winner of the Special Prize at the Brussels Film Festival, Belgium 2003;

-Nominated for the 2003 Cannes Film Festival Award.

Mom's guest:

- Winner of the Best Film Award at the 22nd Fajr Film Festival 2004;

- Winner of the Golden Plate for the best film from the point of view of critics of the 25th Fajr Film Festival 2004;

- Nominated for the award for the best film and the best director of the 8th Great Iranian Cinema Festival 2005;

-Nominated for Best Film Award at the 13th Fukuoka International Film Festival, Japan 2005.

Santouri:

- Winner of the award for the best film from the point of view of the audience of the 25th Fajr Film Festival 2007.

Orange cover

Winner of the Special Jury Prize of the 30th Fajr Film Festival 2012.

Personal:

- Award for a lifetime of influential cultural activity, Yalda Award, by the efforts of Caravan Publications and 2007 Book Festival Monthly;

-Received the 2007 Busan Film Festival Award;

- Appreciation for a lifetime of artistic activity at the 2008 Golden Apricot International Film Festival;

- Received the Order of the Knight Legion of Donor by the Ambassador of France 2014.