Mohammad Mohammadian Explained

Mohammad Mohammadian
Native Name:	Persian: محمد محمدیان
Birth Date:	22 June 1987
Birth Place:	Isfahan, Iran
Occupation:	Filmmaker, photographer
Years Active:	2016–present
Style:	Minimalism

Mohammad Mohammadian (Persian: محمد محمدیان; in Persian pronounced as /mohæmˈmæde: mohæmˈmædeiˈɒːn/; born 22 June 1987) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and producer. He became interested in cinema in his teenage years, and started his filmmaking education with the Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, whose cinematic style has been a great influence on him.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Early life and background

Mohammadian was born in Isfahan. Historically also rendered in English as Ispahan, Spahan, Sepahan, Esfahan or Hispahan, is a major city in Iran, Greater Isfahan Region. He is one of Abbas Kiarostami's students, and his first artistic experience was filmmaking. Mohammadian has been active as an independent filmmaker since 2016, and his cinematic inspiration is Abbas Kiarostami and Italian neorealism.^[10]

Filmography

!Year!Film!Director!Writer!Producer!Notes

2016	The Endless River				Narrative film
2016	Only Five Minutes				Experimental film
2017	Behind the Scenes	Behind the Scenes				Documentary film
2018	Beware of your tongue	Beware of your tongue				Music video
2019	Katharine Hepburn	Katharine Hepburn				Documentary film
2019	I Have Two Loves				Video art
2020	Life				Experimental film
2020	Marilyn Monroe: Photobiography				Documentary film
2020	Agnès Varda				Documentary film
2020	Beautiful Like a Poem				Documentary film
2021	Abbas Kiarostami				Documentary film
2021	Flying	Flying				Experimental film
2021	I'm Monica Bellucci	I'm Monica Bellucci				Experimental film
2021	Moments Within Moments	Moments Within Moments				Experimental film
2022	Dubai Is a Diamond^[11]				Documentary film
2022	Stop Racism				Experimental film
2022	Stop Racism II				Experimental film
2022	A Real Hero				Documentary film

Awards and nominations

See main article: List of awards and nominations received by Mohammad Mohammadian.

Year	Nominated work	Festival	Country	Awards	Result
2016	The Endless River	Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema^[12]	United States	Best Narrative Film
2016	Only Five Minutes	Solidando Film Festival^[13]	Italy	Best Narrative Film	Best Experimental Film
2017	Only Five Minutes	Brooklyn Film Festival^[14]	United States	Best Experimental Film
2017	The Endless River	Wine Country Film Festival^[15]	United States	Courage in Cinema
2017	The Endless River	Hobnobben Film Festival^[16]	United States	Best Fiction Film
2017	The Endless River	Arlington International Film Festival^[17]	United States	Best Fiction Film
2017	The Endless River	Phenicien International Film Festival^[18]	France	Best Fiction Film
2017	Only Five Minutes	Cape Cod Festival of Arab & Middle Eastern Cinema^[19]	United States	Best Experimental Film	Best Narrative Film
2017	The Endless River	Colortape International Film Festival^[20]	Australia	Best Narrative Film
2017	The Endless River	3 Minute Film Festival^[21]	United States	Best Fiction Film
2017	The Endless River	First Friday Film Festival Kansas City^[22] ^[23]	United States	Best Narrative Film
2017	The Endless River	The Nassau Film Festival^[24]	United States	Best Fiction Film
2017	The Endless River	Wolves Independent International Film Festiva^[25]	Lithuania	Best Fiction Film	Best Narrative Film
2017	The Endless River	Green Mountain Film Festival^[26] ^[27]	United States	Best Fiction Film
2017	The Endless River	Hell Chess Festival^[28]	Spain	Best Narrative Film
2017	The Endless River	Rainier Independent Film Festival^[29]	United States	Best Narrative	Best Fiction Film
2017	Only Five Minutes	Manchester International Short Film Festival^[30]	United Kingdom	Best Experimental Film
2017	The Endless River	Vero Beach Wine & Film Festival^[31]	United States	Best Fiction Film
2017	The Endless River	Riverside International Film Festival^[32] ^[33] ^[34]	United States	Best Fiction Film
2017	Only Five Minutes	Life Art Media Festival^[35] ^[36] ^[37] ^[38] ^[39]	Greece	Best Experimental Film
2017	Only Five Minutes	Havana International Improv Fest	United States	Best Experimental Film
2017	Only Five Minutes	The Earth Day Film Festival^[40] ^[41] ^[42]	United States	Best Experimental Film
2017	Only Five Minutes	Uhvati Film Festival^[43] ^[44] ^[45]	Serbia	Best Disability Film
2017	Only Five Minutes	Prince of Prestige Academy Award^[46]	United States	Best Experimental Film
2017	Only Five Minutes	Wine Country Film Festival^[47]	United States	Courage in Cinema
2018	Only Five Minutes	Entr'2 Marches International Film Festival^[48]	France	Best Disability Film
2019	I Have Two Loves	Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival^[49] ^[50] ^[51] ^[52]	South Korea	Best Video Animation
2019	I Have Two Loves	Napoli Film Festival^[53] ^[54] ^[55] ^[56] ^[57]	Italy	Best Video Art
2021	Life	Slamdance Film Festival^[58] ^[59] ^[60] ^[61] ^[62] ^[63] ^[64] ^[65]	United States	Department of Anarchy
				Honorable Mention,George Starks Spirit of Slamdance
2021	Agnès Varda	Indie Shorts Mag Film Festival^[66]	United States	Best Documentary Film
2021	Agnès Varda	Indiex Film Fest^[67]	United States	Best Documentary Film	Best Documentary Film
2021	Agnès Varda	Screen ATX^[68]	United States	Best Score Film
				Best Documentary Film
2021	I'm Monica Bellucci	Independent Shorts Awards^[69] ^[70]	United States	Best Experimental Film
2021	I'm Monica Bellucci	Flatness Film Awards^[71]	United States	Best Experimental Film

See also

• Agnès Varda
• Abbas Kiarostami
• Experimental film

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mohammad Mohammadian – Asian Film Festival, Los Angeles . 14 March 2021 . en-US.
2. Web site: ONLY FIVE MINUTES by Mohammad Mohammadian @ Brooklyn Film Festival . 14 March 2021 . en-US.
3. Web site: Mohammad Mohammadian Top Must Watch Movies of All Time Online Streaming . 15 March 2021 . Binged . en-US.
4. Web site: Getty Union List of Artist Names .
5. Web site: Movie Today . 25 March 2021 . movietoday.pk.
6. Web site: 6740162669503155500006 . 26 July 2021 . viaf.org.
7. Web site: Mohammad Mohammadian – Google Search . 26 July 2021 . www.google.com.
8. Web site: ISNI 0000000494149649 Mohammadian, Mohammad . 26 July 2021 . isni.oclc.org.
9. Web site: Discover cinematographer, photographer, graphic designer Mohammad Mohammadian . 6 September 2021 . rkd.nl . en.
10. News: Rebecca . M. Alvin . 25 January 2021 . Interview – Festival Alum to Screen at Slamdance . The Cape Cod Film Society (United States) .
11. Web site: Dubai Is a Diamond - Movie @ omdb . 2022-02-14 . www.omdb.org . en.
12. Web site: 4 January 2017 . 3 Iranian films to compete in Idyllwild festival . 11 March 2021 . Tehran Times . en.
13. Web site: Solidando Film Festival 2016 . 11 March 2021 . Solidando Film Festival . it.
14. Web site: ONLY FIVE MINUTES by Mohammad Mohammadian @ Brooklyn Film Festival . 27 March 2021 . en-US.
15. Web site: Wine Country Film Festival – Official Facebook . .
16. Web site: Hobnobben wants to push 'boundaries' Movies Journal Gazette . 11 March 2021 . www.journalgazette.net.
17. Web site: AIFF . Full schedule for 7th Arlington International Film Festival . 1 April 2021 . > YourArlington.com – Your news, your views . en-gb.
18. Web site: 15 July 2016 . Festival 2017 1ST Edition . 11 March 2021 . PHENICIEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL . en.
19. Web site: Cape Cod Festival of Arab & Middle Eastern Cinema Announces Full Schedule of Films for 2017 . 10 March 2021 . en-US.
20. Web site: Colortape International Film Festival . 1 April 2021 . www.colortapeinternational.com.
21. Web site: Festivals – 3 Minute Festivals . 11 March 2021 . 3minutefestivals.com.
22. Web site: FIRST FRIDAY FILM FESTIVAL – Crossroads Arts District Events . 11 March 2021 . Crossroads Arts District . en-US.
23. Web site: 4FKC . 11 March 2021 . 4FKC . en.
24. Web site: fest . nassau film . 2017 Schedule . 11 March 2021 . Nassau Film Festival . en-US.
25. Web site: WIIFF . 11 March 2021 . www.ramuno-atelje.eu.
26. Web site: US filmfest to screen 'The Endless River' . 11 March 2021 . ifilm . en.
27. Web site: US filmfest to screen 'The Endless River' . 11 March 2021 . ifilm . en.
28. Web site: Redacción . 27 February 2017 . Valledelkas: Hell Chess: cine especial para gente especial . 11 March 2021 . Valledelkas . es.
29. Web site: The Endless River . 11 March 2021 . RAINIER INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL . en-US.
30. Web site: 14TH EDITION OFFICIAL SELECTION Kinofilm Festival . 10 March 2021 . en-GB.
31. Web site: The Endless River . 11 March 2021 . Vero Beach Wine & Film Festival . en-US.
32. Web site: 29 March 2017 . Riverside festival to screen Iranian movies . 11 March 2021 . Tehran Times . en.
33. Web site: 29 March 2017 . Riverside festival to screen Iranian movies . 11 March 2021 . Art and Experience Cinema . en-US.
34. Web site: 7 Iran films compete at US festival . 11 March 2021 . ifilm . en.
35. Web site: 5 July 2017 . LifeArt Media Festival στο Ίδρυμα Μιχάλης Κακογιάννης . 10 March 2021 . ελculture . el.
36. Web site: LifeArt Media Festival, το νέο φεστιβάλ της πόλης στο Ίδρυμα Μιχάλης Κακογιάννης . 10 March 2021 . www.klik.gr . el.
37. Web site: Δημήτρης . Κωστάρας . 4 July 2017 . Lifeart Media Festival – Κινηματογράφος, τηλεόραση, διαδίκτυο και εικονική πραγματικότητα . 10 March 2021 . Artic.gr - ενημέρωση για τέχνες . el.
38. Web site: LIFEART MEDIA FESTIVAL. – ΙΔΡΥΜΑ ΜΙΧΑΛΗΣ ΚΑΚΟΓΙΑΝΝΗΣ . 25 June 2017 . 10 March 2021 . el.
39. Web site: LIFEART FESTIVAL – MOVIE SYNOPSIS 2017 . 10 March 2021 . LifeArt Festival . en.
40. Web site: Five Iran movies screened at US festival . 10 March 2021 . ifilm . en.
41. Web site: 19 April 2017 . Iranian films line up for Earth Day festival . 10 March 2021 . Tehran Times . en.
42. Web site: 2017 OFFICIAL SELECTION . 11 March 2021 . Earth Day Film Fest . en.
43. Web site: 14 August 2017 . Serbia Fest to screen 5 Iran short films . 10 March 2021 . Art and Experience Cinema . en-US.
44. Web site: Serbia to vie 5 Iran short films . 10 March 2021 . ifilm . en.
45. Web site: Film . AuthorUhvati . 9 August 2017 . Selected film for 15. Seize the film . 10 March 2021 . seize the film uhvati film . en-GB.
46. Web site: 2017 Official Selection – Prince of Prestige Academy Awards . 10 March 2021 . en-US.
47. Web site: Wine Country Film Festival – Official Facebook Post . .
48. Web site: 9ème édition de Entr 2 Marches, le Festival International du film sur le thème du handicap – PDF Free Download . 10 March 2021 . docplayer.fr.
49. Web site: 24 July 2019 . Iran's "Son of the Sea" wins award at South Korea's SICAF . 12 March 2021 . Tehran Times . en.
50. Web site: 25 June 2019 . Iran to vie at SICAF 2019 with 8 animations . 10 April 2021 . Mehr News Agency . en.
51. Web site: South Korea's SICAF Picks Movies From Iran . 10 April 2021 . Iran arts . en.
52. Web site: 25 June 2019 . Iran to vie at SICAF 2019 with 8 animations . 10 April 2021 . Art and Experience Cinema . en-US.
53. Web site: Videoclip Sessions www.napolifilmfestival.it . 12 March 2021 . www.napolifilmfestival.com.
54. Web site: 19 September 2019 . XXI Ediz. Napoli Film Festival dal 23 settembre al 1°ottobre 2019 InfoTurismoNapoli . 12 March 2021 . www.infoturismonapoli.it . it.
55. Web site: 23 September 2019 . Videoclip Sessions – Napoli Film Festival presso Castel dell'Ovo di Napoli. Ingresso libero. Freak Out Magazine . 12 March 2021 . Freakout Magazine onLine . it.
56. Web site: Gerolla . Fabrizio . 20 September 2019 . Napoli Film Festival – I film in concorso . 12 March 2021 . Per Sempre Napoli . it.
57. Web site: Programma NFF 2019 www.napolifilmfestival.it . 12 March 2021 . www.napolifilmfestival.com.
58. Web site: 2021 Award Winners & Best Of Fest Program . 10 March 2021 . Slamdance . en-US.
59. Web site: Slamdance honors Iran very short 'Life' . 10 March 2021 . ifilm . en.
60. Web site: Hipes . Patrick . 26 February 2021 . 'Taipei Suicide Story' Sweeps Top Awards At Slamdance Film Festival . 10 March 2021 . Deadline . en-US.
61. Web site: 'Taipei Suicide Story' Sweeps Top Awards At Slamdance Film Festival . 1 April 2021 . www.yahoo.com . 26 February 2021 . en-US.
62. Web site: Kay2021-02-25T23:16:00+00:00 . Jeremy . 'Taipei Suicide Story' triumphs at 2021 Slamdance Film Festival . 1 April 2021 . Screen . en.
63. Web site: Reporting from Slamdance – The Winners Are… . 1 April 2021 . screenfish.net. 27 February 2021 .
64. Web site: Taiwanese drama wins top honors at the virtual Slamdance Film Festival . 1 April 2021 . The Salt Lake Tribune . en-US.
65. Web site: 26 February 2021 . 'Taipei Suicide Story' Wins Top Prize at Slamdance Film Festival . 1 April 2021 . TheWrap . en-US.
66. Web site: Indie Shorts Mag Short Film Festival (ISMSFF) 2021 Announces Official Nominations – Indie Shorts Mag . 12 July 2021 . 19 August 2021 . en-US.
67. Web site: 2 July 2021 . Semi-finalists of June 2021 . 19 August 2021 . IndieX Film Fest . en.
68. Web site: SCREEN ATX . 19 August 2021 . SCREEN ATX . en.
69. Web site: Awards . Independent Shorts . 16 August 2021 . I'm Monica Bellucci . 26 August 2021 . Independent Shorts Awards . en-US.
70. Web site: 24 August 2021 . Finalists: August 2021 . 26 August 2021 . Independent Shorts Awards . en-US.
71. Web site: Flatness Film Awards – Finalists . 13 October 2021 . flatnessawards.com.