Reza Mirkarimi

Reza Mirkarimi (; born 27 January 1967) is an Iranian screenwriter and film director.

He was also director of Fajr International Film Festival which is the most important Iranian film festival.

 Career 
Reza Mirkarimi graduated from Fine Arts faculty of University of Tehran in graphic arts in Tehran. His film career started in 1987 with a short film named For Him (16mm camera). He then directed a series of short films and two TV series aimed at young people. His 1999 first feature, The Child and The Soldier, has won several national and international awards, including the ”Golden Butterfly” at the 1999 Isfahan International Children and Youth Film Festival, Iran and the "Montgolfiere d'Argent” at the Festival of 3 Continents, Nantes, France, in 2000. This film also won "Golden Shoe" at the Children and Teenagers Film Festival in Zelin, Croatia, in 2001. The Child and The Soldier, was released in France in 2001. In 2000 he directed his second feature, Under the Moonlight. It is about social and religious issues in modern Iran. It won the Best Feature Award at the 40th Critics' Week at the 2001 Cannes International Film Festival. The film also won the Best Director's Award as well as the Special Jury Prize at the Tokyo IFF in 2001, and the Golden Peacock Award at the International Film Festival of India. His fourth and fifth feature films, As Simple as That (2007) and Daughter (2016), won the Golden George Award for the Best Picture at the 30th and the 38th Moscow International Film Festival respectively. He also contributes to young Iranian directors by producing their films. He has produced Don't be Tired in 2012 and <i id="mwHg">Voice of Silence</i> in 2013. His latest film, Castle of Dreams (2019), won three awards at Shanghai International Film Festival. These awards were the best picture, the best director, and the best actor. Mirkarimi has so far won seven Golden Simorgh awards at Fajr International Film Festival. Three of his films have been presented by Iran for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar: So Close, So Far, A Cube of Sugar, and Today. He has also served as jury of several international film festival. These festivals include Black Nights Film Festival (Estonia), Tokyo International Film Festival (Japan), Carthage Film Festival (Tunisia), Bogota International Film Festival (Colombia), Golden Apricot – Yerevan International Film Festival (Armenia). He was jury president at the 39th Moscow International Film Festival. He has also served as managing director of Khane-ye Cinema (Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture Guilds). Reza Mirkarimi has been director of Fajr International Film Festival for four years from 2016 to 2019.

 Filmography 
YearNameTransliterationAward2000The Child And The SoldierKoodak va SarbazNominated Grand Prix des Amériques Montréal World Film Festival 2000Silver Montgolfiere Three Continents Festival 2000Special Mention Three Continents Festival 2000Young Audience Award Three Continents Festival 2000Honor Diploma for Best Director Fajr International Film Festival 2000Silver Balloon Three Continents Festival 2000Golden Shoe Zlín Film Festival 20012001Under The MoonlightZir-e Noor-e MaahInternational Jury Award São Paulo International Film Festival 2001 Best Director Award tied with Gjergj Xhuvani for Slogans Tokyo International Film Festival 2001Special Jury Prize Beirut International Film Festival 2001Special Jury Prize Tokyo International Film Festival 2001Special Jury Award Fajr International Film Festival 2001Critics Week Grand Prize Cannes Film Festival 2001Silver Peacock Special Prize of Jury Delhi International Film Festival 20022002Here Is A Shining LightInja Cheraghi Roshan AstBest Screenplay Asia-Pacific Film Festival 2002Crystal Simorgh Best Director Fajr International Film Festival 2003Special Jury Prize Bali International Film Festival 20042005So Close, So FarKheili Dour, Kheili NazdikCrystal Simorgh National Competition - Best Film Fajr International Film Festival 2005Best Film Award House of Cinema 20052008As Simple as ThatBe Hamin SadegiGolden St. George 30th Moscow International Film Festival 2008Russian Guild of Film Critics Award, International Competition Moscow International Film Festival 2008Crystal Simorgh Competition of Asian Cinema - Best Screenplay with Shadmehr Rastin Fajr International Film Festival 2008Crystal Simorgh Competition of Asian Cinema - Best Director Fajr International Film Festival 20082011A Cube of SugarYek Habe GhandSpecial Jury Prize Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema 2012Best Film Ibn Arabi International Film Festival 2012Best Film Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema 20132014TodayEmroozBest Film Award Rabat International Film Festival 2014Ecumenical Jury Prize Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2015FIPRESCI Prize Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2015Audience Award and Bronze Alhambra Cines del Sur 2015Spirituality Section Award Dhaka International Film Festival 20162016DaughterDokhtar Crystal Simorgh National Competition - Best Original Score Fajr International Film Festival 2016Golden St. George for Best Film Moscow International Film Festival 2016Russian Film Clubs Federation Award for Best Film 2016Nominated Crystal Simorgh for Best Film and Best Director Fajr International Film Festival 2016
Golden Peacock Award for the Best Film International Film Festival of India 20162019Castle of DreamsGhasr-e ShirinGolden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film Shanghai International Film Festival 2019Golden Goblet Award for Best Director Shanghai International Film Festival 2019 Best Director International Antalya Film Festival 20192022The Night GuardianNegahban-e ShabCrystal Simorgh National Competition - Best Director 40th Fajr Film Festival 2022

 Short Film 

 Baraye Ou (For Him) - 1987
 Yek Rooze Barani (A Rainy Day) - 1987
 Khoroos (Rooster) - 1987

 Documentary 

 Iranian Carpet - 2006

 TV Series 

 Majara-haye Aftaab va Aziz Khanoom (The Tales of Aftaab and Lady Aziz) - 1996
 Bache-haye Madreseye Hemmat (Hemmat School Kids) - 1997

 Accolades 
In 2021 he was selected as Jury Chairman for Kim Jiseok Award in 26th Busan International Film Festival.

 Awards 

 2019 - Golden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film Shanghai International Film Festival
 2019 - Golden Goblet Award for Best Director Shanghai International Film Festival 2019
 2019 - Best Director Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival

 References 

 Other websites 

 Official Website 

 Reza Mirkarimi at Iranactor.com

Category:Living people
Category:1967 births
Category:People from Tehran
Category:Iranian movie directors
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