# Shahpour Shahbazi

Shahpour Shahbazi (born 5 June 1961) is an Iranian director, screenwriter, and author.

## Biography

Shahpour Shahbazi immigrated to Germany to continue his studies in cinema.
Graduating from college of the Heidelberg University in Germany, Shahpour Shahbazi continued his studies at the State University of the Visual Arts in Karlsruhe.
Major philosophers from Germany Peter Sloterdijk and Boris Groys in the field of philosophy and professors like Hans Beller and Lothar Spree in the field of cinema were Shahpour Shahbazi’s professors at university.
Shahbazi was admitted to the Karlsruhe University after graduating in Art Research as a doctoral student under the supervision of Professor Boris Groys, a German philosopher.
He is an active member of "Verband der deutschen Filmkritik" (Association of German Film Critics) in Germany and "Anjoman Montaghedan va Nevisandegan Cinemaye Iran" (Iranian Cinema Critics and Writers Association) in Iran.

## Awards and honours

* Receiving the Statue Award for Best Cinematographic Analysis by Iranian Cinema Critics and Writers Association (2017)
* Award and appreciation plot from the Screenwriter's Club for a series of activities in the field of screenwriting (2014)
* Award and honour card Membership in the Iranian Writer’s Club (2014)
* The winner of the Ghalame Zarrin (Golden Pen) for the best cinematic critic writer by Khaneye Cinema (The House of Cinema) (2011)
* The winner of the International Jury’s Special Prize in the 40th International Roshd Festival for his film Pole (The Bridge) in 2010
* Award winner at the German Short Film Festival (1999)
* Winner of the Best Short Film Festival of Gutenberg (1999)

## Resume

| Book | Publisher | Language | Publishing year |
| Goftam; Goft | Norahan | Persian | 2021 |
| Machiavelli va sad rahe rezalat | Nazar | Persian | 2020 |
| Terminologie Tahliliye Filmnameh | Cheshmeh | Persian | 2018 |
| DIaletik Cheshmha | Cheshmeh | Persian | 2015 |
| Deramaturgie Film | Cheshmeh | Persian | 2015 |
| Teorihaye Filmnameh Dar Cinemaye Dastani 2 | Cheshmeh | Persian | 2010 |
| Teorihaye Filmnameh Dar Cinemaye Dastani 1 | Cheshmeh | Persian | 2007 |
| Screenplay | Genre | Year |
| Siavash | Drama | 2000 |
| The Last Plaque | War Screenplay, Cinematic | 2004 |
| The Little Prince | social Drama | 2005 |
| Crying Phoenix | Melodrama | 2006 |
| Who is Rostam of Iran | Social Drama | 2007 |
| The Great Journey | Melodrama | 2009 |
| Paradis Cinema | Melodrama | 2011 |
| Golden Circle | Social Drama | 2013 |
| Beat and Beat Symphony | 32-part series, comedy with Farhad Tohidi | 2014 |
| Dew and Happiness | Social Drama | 2009 |
| Screenplay | Writer | Consultant/rewriting | Year |
| Arezoo | Ali Dehkordi | Screenwriting and Film Editing | 2007 |
| Wind Notes | directed by Mohammad Reza Hosseini | screen writer | 2008 |
| Katie's Secret House | Ali Zhakan | Dramatic consultant for the screenplay | 2010 |
| Violence and Reconciliation series | Ali Zhanan | Dramatic and rewriting consultant for 25 episodes | 2012 |
| Zima Series | Directed by Abbas Ranjbar | Dramatic Consultant 32 episodes | 2015 |
| Title | Academic and educational activities | Campus |
| Screenwriting Professor | Faculty of Cinema and Theater | Tehran |
| Screenwriting Professor | Azad University of Art and Architecture | Tehran |
| Screenwriting and Film Analysis Professor | Soura Azad University | Tehran |
| Screenwriting Professor | Sepehr Azad University | Isfahan |
| Screenwriting/Directing/Film analysis Professor | The Youth Cinematographers Association | Tehran |
* Other Activities
* Establishment of the Stuttgart Iranian Film Center with others (1993)
* Various meetings and lectures on cinema in Stoggard, Cologne, Tehran, Isfahan and Abadan (1373 to 1398)
* Publication of numerous cinematic articles in domestic and foreign cinema magazines (1998 to 2009)
* Judge of Tehran Soura Short Film Festival
* Judge of Isfahan Short Film Festival
* Judge of Yazd Short Film Festival

## Filmmaking records

| Film | Screenwriter | Director | length | Date | Description |
| Darmiyane Divarha (In Between The Walls) | Shahpour Shahbazi | Shahpour shahbazi | Feature | 2017 | No permission has been issued in Iran |
| Sokute Parvaneh ha (The Silence of Butterflies) | Shahpour Shahbazi | Shahpour shahbazi | Telefilm | 2014 | Broadcast on home network and Chandelle 3 in Iranian TV |
| Yaddashthaye Shabnam va Das (Diary of Shabnam and sickle) | Shahpour Shahbazi | Shahpour shahbazi | Documentary | 2012 | Made and displayed in Germany and Italy |
| Pol (The Bridge) | Shahpour Shahbazi | Shahpour shahbazi | Telefilm | 2009 | Special Jury Prize Winner (ISCO) At the 40th International Roshd Festival |
| Shabnam va Sib (Dew and apple) | Shahpour Shahbazi | Shahpour shahbazi | Documentary | 2007 | - |
| Maske Moghadas (Holy mask) | Shahpour Shahbazi | Shahpour shahbazi | Semi Feature | 2000 | Made in Zimbabwe |
| Dar Jostojuye Khaneh (Looking for a house) | Shahpour Shahbazi | Shahpour shahbazi | Documentary | 2000 | Made in Germany, Zimbabwe and Mozambique |
| Vogelverschrikker (Scarecrow) | Shahpour Shahbazi | Shahpour shahbazi | Short Film (In German) | 1999 | Winner of the Directing Award at the German Short Film Festival Winner of the Best Short Film Festival of Gutenberg Simorgh Bolurin candidate at Fajr International Festival |
| Azimat (Departure) | Shahpour Shahbazi | Shahpour shahbazi | Semi Feature | 1998 | - |
| Gozar (Passage) | Shahpour Shahbazi | Shahpour shahbazi | Short Film | 1998 | - |
| Sale no Mobarak (Happy New Year) | Shahpour Shahbazi | Shahpour shahbazi | Short Film | 1997 | - |