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Abdolreza Kahani (Persian: عبدالرضا کاهانی; born 22 December 1973) is an Iranian filmmaker.

Abdolreza Kahani
Born	(1973-12-22) 22 December 1973 (age 48)[1] Nishapur, Khorasan, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Other names	Reza
Alma mater	University of Tehran (M.A.) University of Arak (B.A.)
Occupation	Director & Screenwriter
Years active	1988–present
Spouse	Shima Monfared

He made his first short film, The Smile in 1988.^{[citation needed]} He made his first feature film, Dance with the Moon in 2003. In 2009, Kahani's film Twenty won the Special Jury Prize and the Prize of Ecumenical Jury at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The film observes a small band of employees trying to save a depressed Iranian banquet hall which the owner has decided to close in 20 days.[2]

Personal life

Abdolreza Kahani was born on 22 December 1973 in Nishapur.

Filmography as director

Year	English title	Original title	Transliteration	Award
2021	Isthmus[3]	Isthmus	Estakhr
2019	Free like air[4]	آزاد مثل هوا	Azad mesle Hava
2018	We Like You Mrs Yaya	ما شما را دوست داریم خانم یایا	Ma shoma ra doust darim khanom yaya
2016	Delighted	ارادتمند؛ نازنین، بهاره، تینا	Eradatmand; Nazanin, Bahareh, Tina
2015	Absolute Rest	استراحت مطلق	Esterahate Motlagh
2014	We Have Time	On a le temps	Vaght Darim Hala	Independent Camera Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2014
2012	Needlessly and Causelessly	بی خود و بی جهت	Bikhod & Bi Jahat	Best Film of the Year Look Critics and Writers Film Magazine 2012
2011	Absolutely Tame Is a Horse	اسب حیوان نجیبی است	Asb Heyvane Najibi Ast	Special Jury Award Celebration of Iranian Cinema Critics 2011
2010	Nothing	هیچ	Hich	Audience Award Yerevan International Film Festival 2010
2009	Twenty	بیست	Bist	Special Prize of the Jury Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2009 Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2009 Honorary Diploma Best Director Fajr International Film Festival 2009 Silver Award Damascus International Film Festival 2009
2008	Over There	آن جا	An Ja	Golden Alexander Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2008
2007	Adam	آدم	Adam
2005	Crueltyville (Documentary)	ظلم آباد	Zolm Abad
2004	Dance with the Moon	رقص با ماه	Raghs Ba Mah
2003	Wind To Hands (Documentary)	باد به دستان	Baad Be Dastan
2002	Travellers of Need (Documentary)	مسافران نیاز	Mosaferan Niaz

Awards and honors

Awards

• Special Jury Award at the ran Cinema Celebration in 2011 for the film Horses are Noble Animals
• Audience Award Yerevan International Film Festival 2010 for the film Nothing
• Special Prize of the Jury Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2009 for the film Twenty
• Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2009 for the film Twenty
• Honorary Diploma Best Director 27th Fajr International Film Festival 2009 for the film Twenty
• Silver Award Damascus International Film Festival 2009 for the film Twenty
• Golden Alexander Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2008 for the film Over There

Honors

• Critics' choice for movie of the year by Film Magazine in 2012 for By No Reason.
• Praised by Parliament for Willowdale for "promoting the arts and culture throughout the world".[5]

See also

• Iranian cinema

References

External links

• Media related to Abdolreza Kahani at Wikimedia Commons
• Abdolreza Kahani at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Abdolreza Kahani

Abdolreza Kahani (persisch عبدالرضا کاهانی, * 22. Dezember 1973 in Nischapur, Provinz Razavi-Chorasan, Iran) ist ein iranischer Filmemacher. Er verdankt sein internationales Renommée dem Film An Ja („Dort“), der im Jahr 2008 auf dem Internationalen Filmfestival Thessaloniki mit dem Goldenen Alexander ausgezeichnet wurde.

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- [en] Abdolreza Kahani

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