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Behnam Behzadi

Behnam Behzadi[1] (Persian: بهنام بهزادی, Behˈnām Behzādī, born July 24, 1972) is an Iranian director, screenwriter, editor and producer.[1]

Behnam Behzadi
بهنام بهزادی
Behzadi - January 2020
Born (1972-07-24) July 24, 1972 (age 51)
Borujen, Iran
NationalityIranian
Occupation(s)Director, Screenwriter, Editor and Producer, Founder of Maajara Film School
Websitehttps://maajara.com/

He’s one of the internationally acclaimed Iranian directors and his films have received multiple awards from national and international film festivals. His latest feature film Inversion appeared in the Un Certain Regard section of Cannes Film Festival official selection. This film also received the Best Picture award at Med Film Festival in Italy and the Best Picture and Best Screenplay awards at Jaipur International Film Festival in India. He has also won the Best Director award for We Only Live Twice (Before The Burial) from Granada film festival in Spain and received the Special Jury Prize for Bending The Rules at Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival in Germany and Tokyo International Film Festival. He has also received the Audience Choice Award at Three Continents Festival and Fajr International Film Festival for the same film. Some of his other awards include Crystal Simorgh for Best Director and Crystal Simorgh for Best Film at the international section and Crystal Simorgh for Best Screenplay at the national section of the 31st Fajr International Film Festival.

Moreover, he is the founder of Maajara Film School, an online educational start-up aiming to utilize the most innovative educational methods available to help foster interest in filmmaking and provide professional training in a wide range of cinematic fields.

Life and career edit

Behnam Behzadi Borujeni was born on July 24, 1972, in Borujen. He started his artistic activities as a teenager with theater and photography. Afterward, he took an interest in filmmaking and made his first short film Super 8 at the age of 16. He earned his Bachelor's degree in filmmaking at Iran Broadcasting University and then started making films professionally.

Behzadi has made over 20 short films, documentaries and television films, and 4 feature films. He has several essays and writings published in journals. He has also served as a member of the juries committee for various national and international festivals including Gothenburg Film Festival in Sweden. He has been teaching filmmaking to the students of Master’s degree in Tehran University of Art, Faculty of Cinema and Theater, and Soore University in Tehran since 2015.

Filmography edit

Feature films edit

Year Title Director Writer Producer Duration Notes and Awards
2008 We Only Live Twice (Before The Burial) Yes Yes Yes 104 min Golden Hugo nomination for Best Picture at the 2008 Chicago Film Festival

Nominated for Best Screenplay at the 2008 Asia-Pacific Film Festival, Winner of Al-Hamra award for Best Director at the 2009 Granada Film Festival in Spain, Nominated for Best Film at Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival, Nominated for Best Actor at the 2008 Asia-Pacific Film Festival, Winner of the NETPAC award for Best Asian Film in 2009, Spain, Winner of the Best Actor and Best Actress awards at the 2009 Cinefan Festival in India, Winner of Best Screenplay award at the Writers and Critics Association of Iranian Cinema in 2008.

2013 Bending The Rules Yes Yes Yes 92 min Winner of Crystal Simorgh for Best Director at the international section of the 2012 Fajr International Film Festival, Winner of Crystal Simorgh for Best Film at the international section of the 2012 Fajr International Film Festival, Winner of Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film at the international section of the 2012 Fajr International Film Festival, Winner of Crystal Simorgh for Best Director at the international section of the 2012 Fajr International Film Festival, Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2013 Tokyo International Film Festival, Nominated for Best Film award at the 2013 Sao Paulo International Film Festival in Brazil, Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2013 Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival in Germany, Winner of Best Film Selected by the Audience at the 2013 Three Continents Festival in Nates, France, Nominated for the Best Film award at the 2015 Jaipur International Film Festival in India.
2016 Inversion Yes Yes Yes 85 min Nominated at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2016 Med Film Festival in Rome, Italy, Nominated for the Best Film award at the 2016 Gijón International Film Festival in Spain, Nominated for Best Director award at the 2017 Belgrade Film Festival in Serbia, Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2017 Jaipur International Film Festival in India, Winner of the Best Original Screenplay award at the 2017 Jaipur International Film Festival, Winner of the Best Film award at the Iranian Film Festival of Zurich 20.
2018 I'm Scared Yes Yes Yes

Short films edit

  • Grandfather, 8 mm, 1988
  • To Live, Film Video, 1992
  • Today is Monday? 16 mm, 1993
  • Day 1, Film Video, 1996
  • Revenge, 16mm, 1999
  • Father’s Stories (10 short films collection), Film Video, 2000
  • We Went to the Riverside, Film Video, 2001

Awards edit

Revenge: Winner of Isfahan’s International Film Festival for Children and Youth in 2010, Winner of the FIPA Award for Best Short Film in France, 2000 - We Went to the Riverside: Winner of Golden Kite Award for Best Picture at the 2005 Buenos Aires Film Festival in Argentina - Hide Your Words: Nominated for the Best Short Documentary Award at IDFA in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2002 - Winner of the 2003 Silver Docs Special Jury Award in the U.S.

Documentary films edit

  • 1989, Ashura, 8 mm
  • 1994, College, 16 mm
  • 1996, Hand and Straw, Film Video
  • 1997, Tile’s Blue Resonance, 16 mm
  • 2002, Hide Your Words, Film Video
  • 2003, Swan Songs (3 films collection), Film Video

Television films edit

  • Address (2001)
  • The Glass Grudge (2009)
  • The Second Heart (2010)
  • Someone Else (2011)

References edit

  1. ^ "اوج ایده و خلاقیت فیلمساز". from the original on 2019-04-02.

External links edit

  • Behnam Behzadi (IMDB)
  • Behnam Behzadi (Soureh Cinema)

behnam, behzadi, persian, بهنام, بهزادی, behˈnām, behzādī, born, july, 1972, iranian, director, screenwriter, editor, producer, بهنام, بهزادیbehzadi, january, 2020born, 1972, july, 1972, borujen, irannationalityiranianoccupation, director, screenwriter, editor. Behnam Behzadi 1 Persian بهنام بهزادی Behˈnam Behzadi born July 24 1972 is an Iranian director screenwriter editor and producer 1 Behnam Behzadiبهنام بهزادیBehzadi January 2020Born 1972 07 24 July 24 1972 age 51 Borujen IranNationalityIranianOccupation s Director Screenwriter Editor and Producer Founder of Maajara Film SchoolWebsitehttps maajara com He s one of the internationally acclaimed Iranian directors and his films have received multiple awards from national and international film festivals His latest feature film Inversion appeared in the Un Certain Regard section of Cannes Film Festival official selection This film also received the Best Picture award at Med Film Festival in Italy and the Best Picture and Best Screenplay awards at Jaipur International Film Festival in India He has also won the Best Director award for We Only Live Twice Before The Burial from Granada film festival in Spain and received the Special Jury Prize for Bending The Rules at Mannheim Heidelberg International Film Festival in Germany and Tokyo International Film Festival He has also received the Audience Choice Award at Three Continents Festival and Fajr International Film Festival for the same film Some of his other awards include Crystal Simorgh for Best Director and Crystal Simorgh for Best Film at the international section and Crystal Simorgh for Best Screenplay at the national section of the 31st Fajr International Film Festival Moreover he is the founder of Maajara Film School an online educational start up aiming to utilize the most innovative educational methods available to help foster interest in filmmaking and provide professional training in a wide range of cinematic fields Contents 1 Life and career 2 Filmography 2 1 Feature films 2 2 Short films 2 2 1 Awards 2 3 Documentary films 2 4 Television films 3 References 4 External linksLife and career editBehnam Behzadi Borujeni was born on July 24 1972 in Borujen He started his artistic activities as a teenager with theater and photography Afterward he took an interest in filmmaking and made his first short film Super 8 at the age of 16 He earned his Bachelor s degree in filmmaking at Iran Broadcasting University and then started making films professionally Behzadi has made over 20 short films documentaries and television films and 4 feature films He has several essays and writings published in journals He has also served as a member of the juries committee for various national and international festivals including Gothenburg Film Festival in Sweden He has been teaching filmmaking to the students of Master s degree in Tehran University of Art Faculty of Cinema and Theater and Soore University in Tehran since 2015 Filmography editFeature films edit Year Title Director Writer Producer Duration Notes and Awards 2008 We Only Live Twice Before The Burial Yes Yes Yes 104 min Golden Hugo nomination for Best Picture at the 2008 Chicago Film Festival Nominated for Best Screenplay at the 2008 Asia Pacific Film Festival Winner of Al Hamra award for Best Director at the 2009 Granada Film Festival in Spain Nominated for Best Film at Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival Nominated for Best Actor at the 2008 Asia Pacific Film Festival Winner of the NETPAC award for Best Asian Film in 2009 Spain Winner of the Best Actor and Best Actress awards at the 2009 Cinefan Festival in India Winner of Best Screenplay award at the Writers and Critics Association of Iranian Cinema in 2008 2013 Bending The Rules Yes Yes Yes 92 min Winner of Crystal Simorgh for Best Director at the international section of the 2012 Fajr International Film Festival Winner of Crystal Simorgh for Best Film at the international section of the 2012 Fajr International Film Festival Winner of Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film at the international section of the 2012 Fajr International Film Festival Winner of Crystal Simorgh for Best Director at the international section of the 2012 Fajr International Film Festival Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2013 Tokyo International Film Festival Nominated for Best Film award at the 2013 Sao Paulo International Film Festival in Brazil Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2013 Mannheim Heidelberg Film Festival in Germany Winner of Best Film Selected by the Audience at the 2013 Three Continents Festival in Nates France Nominated for the Best Film award at the 2015 Jaipur International Film Festival in India 2016 Inversion Yes Yes Yes 85 min Nominated at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2016 Med Film Festival in Rome Italy Nominated for the Best Film award at the 2016 Gijon International Film Festival in Spain Nominated for Best Director award at the 2017 Belgrade Film Festival in Serbia Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2017 Jaipur International Film Festival in India Winner of the Best Original Screenplay award at the 2017 Jaipur International Film Festival Winner of the Best Film award at the Iranian Film Festival of Zurich 20 2018 I m Scared Yes Yes Yes Short films edit Grandfather 8 mm 1988 To Live Film Video 1992 Today is Monday 16 mm 1993 Day 1 Film Video 1996 Revenge 16mm 1999 Father s Stories 10 short films collection Film Video 2000 We Went to the Riverside Film Video 2001 Awards edit Revenge Winner of Isfahan s International Film Festival for Children and Youth in 2010 Winner of the FIPA Award for Best Short Film in France 2000 We Went to the Riverside Winner of Golden Kite Award for Best Picture at the 2005 Buenos Aires Film Festival in Argentina Hide Your Words Nominated for the Best Short Documentary Award at IDFA in Amsterdam Netherlands 2002 Winner of the 2003 Silver Docs Special Jury Award in the U S Documentary films edit 1989 Ashura 8 mm 1994 College 16 mm 1996 Hand and Straw Film Video 1997 Tile s Blue Resonance 16 mm 2002 Hide Your Words Film Video 2003 Swan Songs 3 films collection Film Video Television films edit Address 2001 The Glass Grudge 2009 The Second Heart 2010 Someone Else 2011 References edit اوج ایده و خلاقیت فیلمساز Archived from the original on 2019 04 02 External links editBehnam Behzadi IMDB Behnam Behzadi Soureh Cinema Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Behnam Behzadi amp oldid 1185862217, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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