Born in 1969, in Baneh, Kurdestan, Iran
Education:
BA in Cinema from Iranian Broadcasting College, 1992
Activities:
Worked as a photographer in Sanandaj Cinematography Society for youth
Assistant director on the Partovi’s film Nanny La’la’ and her children, 1997
Long Films:
2000: A time for the drunken horses
2002: Marooned in Iraq
2003: Turtles fly too
2006: Half Moon
2009: No One knows about Persian cats
Short films:
1990: Golbaji
1990: A Glance
1995: Again rain with melody
1996: Ding
1996: Notebook Quote
1996: God’s fish
1996: Like Mother
1996: Party
1997: Life in Fog
1997: The Pigeon of Nader Flew
1997: Telephone Booth
2003: Daf
2003:The war is over
Participation in Film Festivals as a jury member:
2002: Cannes International Film Festival, Golden Camera section
2005: Rotterdam International Film Festival, Holland
2006: Jeonju International Film Festival, south Korea
2006: Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival, Portugal
2006: The jury head of the competition section of the third Anonimul International Independent Film Festival, Romania
2007: Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil
Awards:
1999: Nominated for Gold Plaque of the first term of Selected director of Iran Actor Site for A Time for Drunken Horses.
2000: Selected director of writers and critics for his A Time for Drunken Horses
2000: Camera d’Or at Cannes Film Festival
2002: Gold Plaque for Marooned in Iraq at Chicago Film Festival
2004: Nominated for Golden Status for the film script Turtles Can Fly, Ninth Festival of House of Cinema