# Paliz Khoshdel

Paliz Khoshdel (Persian: پالیز خوشدل) is an Iranian underground Film Director, Producer and Editor. He was born in 1985 in Rasht, Iran. From 2009 till now, he continued his career as documentary & experimental filmmaker and producer. His area of concern is mostly on untold stories of Iranian youth generation and their underground lifestyle. He has won many awards in international festivals with the films he has made.
As a director and producer, his films include Ancient Heritage, Street Sultan, Mutiny of Colours. ٫ Apnea, The Makhoola Arrives! and The Football Aficionado.
"The football aficionado" co-produced and co-directed by Paliz Khoshdel and Sharmin Mojtahedzadeh, which participated in the competition section of documentary films, won the best Asian documentary film, "BIFF Mecenat Award".

## Documentary films

| Title | Time | Format | Year |
| Street sultans | 40 MIN | DV | 2010 |
| Mutiny of colours | 70 MIN | HD | 2017 |
| The Makhola Arrives! | 70 MIN | HD | 2020-2024 |
| Apnea | 9 min | HD | 2019 |
| The Football Aficionado | 85 MIN | 4k | 2018_2022 |

## Filmography
### As Director

* Ancient Heritage (2009)
* Street sultans (2010)
* Mutiny of colours (2017)
* Apnea (2019)
* The football Aficionado (2022)
* The Makhola Arrives ! (2024)

### As Editor

* Ancient Heritage (2009)
* Street sultans (2010)
* Asbe Chobi (2011)
* On Underground (2012)
* Better Than life (2013)
* Without Ticket (2016)
* Mutiny of Colours (2017)
* Apnea(2019)
* Watching the Other (2019)
* Simulation of Mr. Yellow (2019)
* The football aficionado(2022)
* Re/Cinema (2023)
* The Makhoola Arrives ! (2024)
* The Scar (Future film 2024)
* Middle of Middle east (2025)

### As Producer

* Street sultans (Documentary 2010)
* On underground (Documentary 2012)
* Mutiny of Colours (Documentary 2017)
* Apnea (Experimental 2019)
* The football Aficionado (Documentary 2022)
* The Makhoola Arrives ! (2024)
* The Scar (Future film 2024 Directed by Moein R.Rad)
* Middle of Middle east (2025)

## National awards

* Won “Special Award For The Best Film” from Iranian Critics and Writers Association, 2010
* Won “Best Semi-Long Film” Award from Independent “Image of the Year” Festival, 2010
* Won “Best Director” Award in Semi-Long Documentary section at “City” International Film Festival, 2011
* Won “Best Semi-Long Documentary Film” Award from “Iranian Cinema Ceremony“ at Iranian House Of Cinema 2011.

## International awards and screening

* The Football Aficionado has been awarded as the best Asian documentary film, the Mecenat Award, at 27 Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in October 2022.
* (The Football Aficionado) Won Best Documentary Film Madrid International Festival of Independent Cinema (FICIMAD), 2024, Spain
* (The Football Aficionado) Won Best Documentary Film, Cinema of The World Film Festival (Sport), India, 2023
* Northern Character International Film Festival, 2024, Russia, The Football Aficionado – Diploma for Strong Character and Love for Football
* (The Football Aficionado) Official Selection at International Documentary Film Festival Flahertiana,, Perm, Russia 2023
* (The Football Aficionado) Film Screening at Kerala International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Kerala, India, 2023
* (The Football Aficionado) Festival del Cinema dei Diritti Umani di Napoli, Italy, 2023
* (The Football Aficionado) Film Screening at Cinéma(s) D’Iran 2023
* Won “Best Film” Award at Six Weeks of Iranian Art, Canadian Film Festival 2012
* Earned “Certificate of Achievement” at Canada's 2nd Iranian Film Festival 2010
* Film Screening at Online Women Filmmakers (of Iran) Uppsala Film Festival, Sweden 2012
* Film Screening at DHfest film festival in Mexico city, 2014
* Film Screening at Cinéma(s) D’Iran 2014
* Film Screening at UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema, U.S.A 2013
* Participated at Media Wave Film Festival, Hungary 2013