Mohammad-Reza Fartousi Explained

Mohammad-Reza Fartousi
Native Name:محمدرضا فرطوسی
Native Name Lang:Fa
Birth Date:July 16, 1982
Birth Place:Ahwaz, Iran
Nationality:Iranian
Occupation:Filmmaker, artist
Years Active:2002 - Present

Mohammad-Reza Fartousi is an Iranian independent producer, director and screenwriter who was born in 1982 in Ahwaz in Iran. He's a cinema graduate of Iran's Soureh University, a member of the Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture Guilds and has attended the workshops in film-making by Abbas Kiarostami.[1]

Most of Fartousi's films have been shown in Iranian and foreign film festivals, receiving critical acclaims and awards.[2] His films have also been shown at UCL University of London, Tehran University,[3] Cairo University and the University of St. Andrews. Moreover, a film of his has been shown in United Nations Office at Geneva.[4] [5]

Fartousi is the founder of Filmival, a film distribution and marketing studio which is aimed at supporting the regional[6] filmmakers from the Middle East and North Africa and presenting their films to the main film festivals and markets all around the world.[7]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sourehcinema.ir/?p=25829 فیلم «چشم‌ها» به کارگردانی محمدرضا فرطوسی جایزه ویژه هیات داوران جشنواره تجسمی فجر را دریافت کرد.
  2. http://www.defc.ir/fa/festival/SelectedFilmDetails.php?id=230&fid=1&yearId=25 جشنواره سینما حقیقت ، سال 1392،ایران ، جنوب غربی(محمدرضا فرطوسی)
  3. http://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/?q=en/events/screening-iran-southwestern Screening: Iran, southwestern
  4. http://www.basafilm.com/announces-competition-films-48-films-selected-from-380-submissions-for-second-afghanistan-human-rights-film-festival/ Announces of 48 Selected Films from 380 Submissions for Second Afghanistan Human Rights Film Festival
  5. Web site: The One Minutes: 25 People . 2016-04-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117015918/https://www.idfa.nl/industry/tags/project.aspx?id=22670415-C10D-437B-9225-EB137B937EAD . 2015-11-17 . dead .
  6. http://www.sourehcinema.ir/?p=25829 جایزه ویژه هیات داوران جشنواره تجسمی فجر برای فیلم حوزه هنری
  7. Web site: The One Minutes: 25 People . 2016-04-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117015918/https://www.idfa.nl/industry/tags/project.aspx?id=22670415-C10D-437B-9225-EB137B937EAD . 2015-11-17 . dead .