# Vahid Jalilvand

Vahid Jalilvand (Persian: وحید جلیلوند; born March 11, 1976) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, actor and editor. He has won the Crystal Simorgh for Best First Director and Best First Film at the 33rd Fajr Film Festival and the FIPRESCI Award at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival for his feature directorial debut in drama film Wednesday, May 9 (2015). In 2017, he won The Orizzonti Award for Best Director at the 74th Venice International Film Festival for his second film, No Date, No Signature. His third film, Beyond the Wall (2022) competed for the Golden Lion at the 79th Venice International Film Festival.

## Career

Vahid Jalilvand was born in Kermanshah in 1976. He is a graduate of University of Tehran in theatre directing. Jalilvand started his career as a theatre actor and made his stage debut when he was only 15. In 1996, he started working in the Iranian State TV channels as an editor and then as a TV director. Later, he directed two home video series and more than 30 documentaries in social and industrial fields. He has been the director and actor in many television series and plays. “Wednesday, May 9”, his first feature was awarded FIPRESCI Prize and the INTERFILM Award for Promoting Inter-religious Dialogue in Orizzonti, Venice Int’l Film Festival 2015. “No Date, No Signature” is his second feature which was awarded best director and best actor in Orizzonti, Venice Int’l Film Festival 2017.“No Date, No Signature” was Iran's representative to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, 2019.

## Filmography
### Feature films

| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Editor | Actor |
| 2015 | Wednesday, May 9 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2017 | No Date, No Signature | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2022 | Beyond the Wall | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |

### Documentary

| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
| 1998 | The Hands of the Crafts Creators | Dast Khaleghe Sanaa't | 13 Episodes, Director |
| 2000 | The Statue | Peykareh | 26 Episodes, Director - Editor |
| 2001 | The City of the Well-Known | Shahr e Mashahir | 13 Episodes, Producer |
| 2004 | Nostrak: North South Corridor | Nostrak: Corridor Shomal - Jonoub | 1 Episode, Director - Editor |
| 2004 | Shahid Rajaei Port | Bandar e Shahid Rajaee | 1 Episode, |
| 2005 | Amirabad Port | Bandar e Amir Abad | 1 Episode, |
| 2006 | The Coquetry of the Sun | Kereshmeye Khorshid | 1 Episode, Director - Editor |
| 2007 | Ghadir Looking at Dawn | Ghadir minegarist | 1 Episode, Director - Editor |
| 2009 | Naive Like a Father | Sadeh Mesle Yek Pedar | 1 Episode, Director |
| 2009 | Dubai, 72 Hours | Dubai 72 Sa'at | 1 Episode, Director - Editor |
| 2013 | I Grow Green | Man Sabz Mishavam | 1 Episode, Director |

### Television

| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Actor |
| 2005 | An Eye Made of Love | Yes | 8 Episodes, Director - Editor | |
| 2006 | The Footprint of Rain | Yes | 44 Episodes, Director | |
| 2007 | Rain in a Different Version | Yes | 26 Episodes, Director | |
| 2007 | The Star Is Out…Say Hello | Yes | 26 Episodes, Director | |
| 2008 | 40 Minutes Without Judgment | | 26 Episodes, Director | |
| 2008 | A Different Type Though | Amma No'ee Digar | 11 Episodes, Director | |
| 2011 | A Frozen Heart | Ghalb e Yakhi | 6 Episodes, Director | |
| 2011 | The Recall | | | Yes |

## Awards and nominations
### Wednesday, May/9

* FIPRESCI Best Film Award, Venice International Film Festival, Italy
* INTERFILM Award, Venice International Film Festival, Italy
* Golden Puffin Award for Best Film, Reykjavík International Film Festival, Island
* Best First Film Director Award, Bratislava International Film Festival, Slovakia
* Fajr Film FestivalFIPRESCI Best Film Award, Bratislava International Film Festival, Slovakia
* Jury's Award, Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema, France
* NETPACK Award, Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema, France
* Best Fiction Film Award, Berkshire International Film Festival, England
* Crystal Simorgh for Best First Film Director, 33rd Fajr Film Festival, Iran
* Best Direction Award, City Film Festival, Iran
* Best First Film Director Award, Feast of Iran's Cinema Critics and Writers Association, Iran

### No Date, No Signature

* Best Direction Award, in orizzonti, 74th Venice Film Festival
* Gold Hugo Award for Best Direction, 53rd Chicago International Film Festival, USA
* Silver Alexander Award, 58th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece
* Critics Award, 58th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greecev
* Critics Award, 19th Bratislava International Film Festival, Slovakia
* Best Screenplay Award, 19th Stockholm International Film Festival, Sweden
* Best Direction Award, Sheed Film Festival, USA
* Jury's Award for Direction, Belgrade International Film Festival, Serbia
* Best Direction Award, Tarkovsky Film Festival, Russia
* Best Film Award (Grand Prix), Brussels International Film Festival (BRIFF), Belgium
* Crystal Simorgh for Best Direction, 35th Fajr Film Festival, Iran
* Best Direction Award, 20th House of Cinema Feast, Iran
* Best Screenplay Award, 20th House of Cinema Feast, Iran
* Best Scriptwriter Award, 1st Cinema Cinema Academy, Iran
* Best Film Special Award, 1st Cinema Cinema Academy, Iran
* Jury's Special Award Kinenova Skopje Film Festival, Macedonia
* Best Dramatic Feature Award, Thailand Film Festival