# Jafar Sadeghi

Jafar Sadeghi (born 20 November 1986) is a documentary filmmaker, writer, director and editor from Iran. His documentaries include Farshad Aghaye Goal and Hamid Symphony. which were screened in Iranian cinemas and at international film festivals.

## Early life and education

Jafar Sadeghi has a master's degree in civil engineering and graduated from the Iranian Youth Cinema Society .

## Career

He is mostly known for 2 documentaries about the lives of famous Iranian football stars, Farshad Pious and Hamid Alidoosti, but he has had significant activities in making documentaries with social issues. Jafar Sadeghi has won many awards in important Iranian and international festivals. Winning an award at the Iran Documentary Festival and an award at the Milan Festival is one of Jafar Sadeghi's most important achievements in documentary cinema. He continues to produce documentary films and has been working as a cinema instructor in the Iranian Youth Cinema Society since 2023, also an expert and critic in specialized Iran television documentary TV Shows.

## Works of art

| Name | Year | Role in the project | Result | Festivals and awards |
| Farshad Aghaye Goal | 2018 | Director, Writer, Editor | Won | Special Jury Award of Documentary Festival 2018 |
| Farshad Aghaye Goal | 2018 | Director, Writer, Editor | Nominated | The best documentary film of the year in Iran, Hafez celebration 2019 |
| Farshad Aghaye Goal | 2018 | Director, Writer, Editor | Nominated | Special Jury Award IRAN Documentary Television Festival 2019 |
| Farshad Aghaye Goal | 2018 | Director, Writer, Editor | Nominated | Best Audiances Film IRAN Documentary Television Festival 2019 |
| Farshad Aghaye Goal | 2018 | Director, Writer, Editor | Selected | Tehran International Sports Film Festival 2018 |
| Hamid's Symphony | 2022 | Director, Writer, Editor | Won | The best feature Documentary Milan FICTS 2022 |
| Hamid's Symphony | 2022 | Director, Writer, Editor | Won | The best documentary director Tehran FICTS Festival 2022 |
| Hamid's Symphony | 2022 | Director, Writer, Editor | Won | The best documentary of Mehr Cinema Golestan 2022 |
| Hamid's Symphony | 2022 | Director, Writer, Editor | Nominated | The best documentary of Hafez award 2023 |
| Hamid's Symphony | 2022 | Director, Writer, Editor | Nominated | The best feature documentary Tehran FICTS 2022 |
| Hamid's Symphony | 2022 | Director, Writer, Editor | Nominated | The best Researcher award Tehran FICTS 2022 |
| Hamid's Symphony | 2022 | Director, Writer, Editor | Selected | Documentary Film Festival of Iranian Cinema Verite 2021 |
| Hamid's Symphony | 2022 | Director, Writer, Editor | Selected | Beausoleil Côte d'Azur International FICTS Festival 2024 |
| Hamid's Symphony | 2022 | Director, Writer, Editor | Selected | International FICTS Festival Slovenia 2024 |
| Andishe Club | 2023 | Director, Writer, Editor | Won | Special award for social documentary "Ba Ham Vatan" 2023 " |
| Andishe Club | 2023 | Director, Writer, Editor | Nominated | The best audience documentary IRAN Documentary Television Festival 2023 |
| Andishe Club | 2023 | Director, Writer, Editor | Selected | International FICTS Festival Milan Italy 2024 |
| Andishe Club | 2023 | Director, Writer, Editor | Selected | International FICTS Festival Tehran 2024 |
| Trick | 2025 | Director, Writer, Editor | Won | Best Documentary in 43rd Fajr Film Festival IRAN 2025 |
| Trick | 2025 | Director, Writer, Editor | Won | Special award Documentary TV , Cinema Verite 2024 |
| Trick | 2025 | Director, Writer, Editor | Nominated | The best audience Documentary Cinema Verite Festival 2024 |
| Trick | 2025 | Director, Writer, Editor | Nominated | The best Sound Cinema Verite Festival 2024 |

## The most important awards

* Crystal Simorgh, Best Documentary in 43rd Fajr Film Festival IRAN 2025 for " Trick "
* Special jury award, IRAN Documentary Television Festival 2019 for " Farshad aghaye goal "
* Mention d'Honneur, Sport Movies & Tv - Milano International FICTS Fest 2022 for " Hamid's Symphony "
* Best Director award, Tehran International Sport Movies & TV Festival 2022 for " Hamid's Symphony "
* Special award Documentary TV , Cinema Verite 2024 for " Trick "