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Parviz Shahbazi

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Parviz Shahbazi
پرویز شهبازی
Born (1967-11-29) November 29, 1967 (age 56)
NationalityIranian
EducationIran Broadcasting University
Occupation(s)film director, screenwriter, film editor
Websitewww.shahbazifilm.com

Parviz Shahbazi (Persian: پرویز شهبازی; born November 29, 1967) is an Iranian filmmaker.

Biography

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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

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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

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Year Film Director Writer Producer Assistant Director Editor
1995 Badkonak-e sefid
(The White Balloon)
co writer Yes
1997 Mosafer-e jonoub [fa] Yes Yes
1999 Yek ruz bishtar [fa]
(One More Day)
Yes
2000 Najva [fa] (Whispers) Yes Yes Yes
2003 Nafas-e amigh
(Deep Breath)
Yes Yes Yes
2003 Tehran saat-e 7 sobh
(Tehran 7:00 a.m.)
Yes
2006 Be ahestegi... [fa] (Gradually...) Yes
2009 Ayar 14 [fa] (Karat 14) Yes Yes Yes Yes
2013 Darband (Trapped) Yes Yes Yes
2016 Malaria (Malaria) Yes Yes Yes
2023 Roxana[2] Yes Yes Yes

Awards

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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

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  1. ^ "Malaria". Warsaw Film Festival. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Roxana". 013ciff.com.
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