# Farnoosh Samadi

Farnoosh Samadi (Persian: فرنوش صمدی; born December 23) is an Iranian director and screenwriter. Her short film The Silence (2016) was nominated for a Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.

## Career

Farnoosh Samadi was born in Iran. She graduated from the Fine Arts Academy in Rome. She directed the short films "The Silence" (2016), "Gaze" (2017), and "The Role" (2018). "180° Rule" (2020) is her first feature. "The Silence" her first short film co-directed by Ali Asgari, had its world premiere in competition at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Her second short film, "Gaze" had its world premiere at the 2017 Locarno Film Festival and won the Grand Jury award for Live Action Short Film at 2017 AFI Film Festival, also it won the Golden Pram Award at Zagreb Film Festival in 2018. she has screenplayed "Disappearance" a debut feature by Iranian director Ali Asgari which premiered at 74th Venice International Film Festival and at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival and won the award for best film at the 28th Singapore International Film Festival in 2017. her debut film 180° Rule (2020) premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, and received an award at 65th Valladolid International Film Festival for the Best Film of Meeting Point section also received two Crystal Simorgh award nominations for the "Best Sound Effects" for Amir Hossein Ghasemi and "Best Supporting Actress" for Azita Hajian at the 39th Fajr International Film Festival.

## Filmography
### Feature film

| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Notes |
| 2017 | Disappearance | No | Yes | premiered at the 2017 Venice International Film Festival |
| 2020 | 180° Rule | Yes | Yes | premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival |

### Short film

| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Notes |
| 2013 | More Than Two Hours | No | Yes | premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival |
| 2014 | The Baby | No | Yes | premiered at the 2014 Venice International Film Festival |
| 2015 | Pain | No | Yes | |
| 2016 | The Silence | Yes | Yes | premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival |
| 2017 | Gaze | Yes | Yes | premiered at the 2017 Locarno International Film Festival |
| 2018 | Delay | No | Yes | premiered at the 2018 LA Film Festival |
| 2018 | The Role | Yes | Yes | premiered at the 2018 Tirana International Film Festival |
| 2019 | Exam | No | Yes | premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival |
| 2020 | Witness | No | Yes | premiered at the 2020 BFI London Film Festival |
| 2020 | Pilgrims | Yes | Yes | premiered at the 2020 Warsaw Film Festival |

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
| 20minmax International Short Film Festival | 2017 | Best Short Film | The Silence | Won |
| Adana International Film Festival | 2016 | Best Short Fiction Film | The Silence | Won |
| AFI Fest | 2017 | Best Live Action Short Film | Gaze | Won |
| Aix-en-Provence Tous Courts International Short Film Festival | 2016 | Best Short Film | The Silence | Nominated |
| Aix-en-Provence Tous Courts International Short Film Festival | 2020 | Best Short Film | Pilgrims | Nominated |
| Ajyal Youth Film Festival | 2016 | Best Short Film | The Silence | Nominated |
| Amarcort Film Festival | 2020 | Best Short Film | Pilgrims | Nominated |
| Annapolis Film Festival | 2021 | Best Narrative Short | Witness | Nominated |
| Anonimul International Independent Film Festival | 2017 | Best International Short Film | The Silence | Won |
| Atlanta Film Festival | 2017 | Best Narrative Short | The Silence | Won |
| Batumi International Art-House Film Festival | 2017 | Best Short Film | Gaze | Nominated |
| Beirut International Women Film Festival | 2021 | Best Foreign Language Feature Film | 180° Rule | Won |
| Beirut Shorts International Film Festival | 2021 | Best Screenplay – Short Film | Exam | Won |
| Berlin International Short Film Festival Interfilm | 2016 | Best International Short Film | The Silence | Won |
| Brussels Short Film Festival | 2017 | Best International Short Film | The Silence | Nominated |
| BUFF International Film Festival | 2017 | Best Short Film | The Silence | Won |
| Busan International Film Festival | 2017 | Best Short Film | Gaze | Nominated |
| Cannes Film Festival | 2016 | Short Film Palme d'Or | The Silence | Nominated |
| Chicago International Film Festival | 2019 | Gold Hugo – Live Action Short Film | The Role | Nominated |
| Cinema Jove Valencia International Film Festival | 2017 | Best Short Film | The Silence | Nominated |
| Cyprus Film Days International Festival | 2021 | Best Film | 180° Rule | Nominated |
| David di Donatello | 2022 | Best Short Film | Pilgrims | Nominated |
| Fajr Film Festival | 2017 | Best Short Film | The Silence | Nominated |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2020 | Best Film – Discovery Section | 180° Rule | Nominated |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | 2016 | Best Short Film – Golden Spike | The Silence | Won |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | 2017 | Best Short Film – Golden Spike | Gaze | Won |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | 2020 | Best Feature Film – Meeting Point | 180° Rule | Won |
| ZubrOFFka International Short Film Festival | 2017 | Best Short Film – Special Mention | Gaze | Won |