Kianoush Ayari (Persian: کیانوش عیاری; born May 14, 1951) is an Iranian director and screenwriter.[1] He is famous for his realistic style and unique stories like heart transplantation in his movie To Be or Not to Be (1998) or fate of a teacher after the horrible Bam earthquake in Wake Up, Arezoo! (2005). He has received various accolades, including four Crystal Simorgh, a Hafez Award, two Iran Cinema Celebration Awards and three Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Awards.
Kianoush Ayari | |
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Born | (1951-05-14) May 14, 1951 (age 71) Ahvaz, Iran |
Nationality | Iranian |
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Years active | 1970–present |
He was born in the city of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran. Ayari started his cinematic career by making 8mm short films.[2] His first professional movie was Tanooreyeh Div. His movie Abadani-ha won the Silver Leopard for the best Movie at Locarno Film Festival in 1994.[3] His most controversial movie The Paternal House[4] was screened at 69th Venice Film Festival but yet to be screened publicly in Iran as of december 2016 but was screened at a few cinemas in United States of America.[5][6] Mehdi Hashemi, one of the best actors of Iranian theatre and cinema has played the main actor role in his movies for the last two decades, including: Thousand Eyes (TV Series), Roozegar-e Gharib (TV Series), The Paternal House and his latest movie Kanape'.
His brother Dariush Ayari is a cinematographer. They collaborated in Thousand Eyes (TV Series), Roozegar-e Gharib (TV Series) and The Paternal House.
Here is a list of awards received by Kianoush Ayari in film festivals:[7][8]
Year | Festival | Award | Nominated Work | Result |
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1985 | 4th Fajr Film Festival | Best Director | Tanooreyeh Div | Won |
1987 | 6th Fajr Film Festival | Best Director | Ansuyeh Atash | Won |
1994 | Locarno International Film Festival | Silver Leopard | Abadani-Ha | Won |
1994 | Nantes Three Continents Festival | Golden Montgolfiere | Abadani-Ha | Nominated |
1998 | Cairo International Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Boodan yaa naboodan | Won |
1998 | Cairo International Film Festival | Golden Pyramid | Boodan yaa naboodan | Nominated |
2002 | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Crystal Globe | Sofreh Irani | Nominated |
2004 | 23rd Fajr Film Festival | Best Director | Bidar show, Arezoo! | Won |
2004 | 23rd Fajr Film Festival | Best Art Achievement | Bidar show, Arezoo! | Won |
2012 | Venice Film Festival | Venice Horizons Award | The Paternal House | Nominated |
Crystal Simorgh for Best Director | |
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