Parviz Shahbazi is an Iranian filmmaker.
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| Born | November 29, 1967 |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Education | Iran Broadcasting University |
| Occupation(s) | film director, screenwriter, film editor |
| Website | http://www.shahbazifilm.com/ |
Biography[edit]
Shahbazi is a graduate of filmmaking in Iran. During the early 80's he began writing short stories and directing short films. He edited several films and directed 12 short films before making his first feature film, Traveler from the South, in 1996. 'Talla’ is his latest feature movie.
Film career[edit]
His debut feature film, Traveler from the South (1996) as well as his second film, Whispers (2000) went to countless festivals and brought him international recognition, collecting several prizes along the way.
In 2002, his third film, Deep Breath was shown at the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival to great success. Among other accolades it won a FIPRESCI award at Pusan and the Jury special award at Turin as well as the Best Film award at the Belgrade Author Festival.
In 2016 Malaria was shown at the 73rd Venice film festival and won the Grand Prix at the Warsaw International Film Festival (2016).[1]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Assistant Director | Editor |
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| 1995 | Badkonak-e sefid (The White Balloon) |
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| 1997 | Mosafer-e jonoub |
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| 1999 | Yek ruz bishtar (One More Day) |
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| 2000 | Najva (Whispers) |
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| 2003 | Nafas-e amigh (Deep Breath) |
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| 2003 | Tehran saat-e 7 sobh (Tehran 7:00 a.m.) |
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| 2006 | Be ahestegi... (Gradually...) |
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| 2009 | Ayar 14 (Karat 14) |
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| 2013 | Darband (Trapped) |
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| 2016 | Malaria (Malaria) |
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Awards[edit]
Grand Prix at the Warsaw International Film Festival (2016)
PIFF - FIPRESCI Prize - 2003 - Nafas-e amigh (Deep Breath)
Fajr Film Festival - Crystal Simorgh - four times for Traveller from the south 1996; 2003 - Nafas-e amigh; Karat 14 - 2008; Darband - 2012
Annonay film festival France - Best feature film - Traveller from the south - 1998
Zanzibar film festival - Silver boat - Whispers - 2000
Torinno film festival - Deep Breath - 2003
Dhaka International Film Festival - Best directing - Darband - 2013 and Malaria - 2017
Cinequest Film Festival - Best Feature - 1999 Mosafer-e jonub (The Traveller from the South)
TIFF - Gold Award - 1997 Mosafer-e jonub
Isfahan International Festival of Films - Golden Butterfly - 1996 Mosafer-e jonub
References[edit]
- ^ "Malaria". Warsaw Film Festival. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
External links[edit]
- "Parviz Shahbazi website"
- "Parviz Shahbazi on Facebook"
- Parviz Shahbazi at IMDb
- "Cannes Film Festival 2003"
- "Interview October 1997"