Abed Abest (born 1987, in Bandar Abbas, Iran), is an Iranian director, writer and actor. He played roles in Shahram Mokri's films Fish & Cat which Won the Horizon Prize in Venice Film Festival (2013) [1] and Invasion which was Nominated for Teddy Award in Berlin International Film Festival (2018).[2] His first feature film was Simulation (2017), which world premiered in Berlin International Film Festival (2017) forum section [3] and Won the best film award in Spain moving images film festival (2018).[4] His second feature film Killing the Eunuch Khan (2021) is premiered in the 25th edition of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.[5] and won the Grand Jury Prize in Breakouts Section at Slamdance Film Festival[6]
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Born | (1987-06-21) 21 June 1987 (age 35) Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran |
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Notable work | Invasion (2017) Fish & Cat (2013) |
Year | Title | Writer | Director | Producer | Actor | Time | Notes |
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2012 | I haven't seen Hussein since the day before yesterday | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 minutes | ||
2013 | Fish & Cat | Shahram Mokri and Nasim Ahmadpoor | Shahram Mokri | Sepehr Seifi | Yes | 134 minutes | Abed Abest acted as Parviz, Won the Orizzonti/ Horizon Prize in Venice Film Festival (2013) [1] |
2014 | The Corner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 55 minutes | Abed Abest acted as Amir, Premiered in Cairo International Film Festival[13] |
2017 | Simulation | Yes | Yes | Yes | 84 minutes | Abed Abest acted as Abed, Nominated for best film award in Transilvania International Film Festival (2017) [14] | |
2018 | Invasion | Shahram Mokri and Nasim Ahmadpoor | Shahram Mokri | Sepehr Seifi | Yes | 102 minutes | Abed Abest acted as Ali, Nominated for Teddy Award in Berlin International Film Festival (2018) [2] |
2021 | Killing the Eunuch Khan | Yes | Yes | Shahrzad Seifi | 110 minutes |
Nominated for best film in 25th edition of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2021)[5] Won the Grand Jury Award in Breakouts Section at Slamdance Film Festival (2022)[6] Premiered at International Film Festival of Kerala (2022)[18] Premiered at Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (2022)[19] Nominated for Best Film Award at International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre (FANTASPOA) (2022)[20] Premiered at Revelation Perth International Film Festival (2022)[21] Premiered at No Limit section of Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) (2022)[22] Premiered at Feature Narrative section of Revelation Perth International Film Festival (2022)[23] |