| Reza Parsa | |
| Birth Date: | 1968 6, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Tehran, Iran |
| Awards: | Ingmar Bergman Award |
| Years Active: | 1991 - present |
Reza Parsa (born 9 June 1968) is an Iranian-Swedish film director, who has won many national and international awards.
Reza Parsa was born in Tehran, Iran, on 9 June 1968, and moved to Sweden in 1980.[1]
At the age of 22, he was admitted to the directing program at the National Film School of Denmark (1991–95)[1] and directed the most award-winning (11 awards) graduation film, Never (Gränsen), in the history of the school.
Before the Storm Parsa's first feature film, is a suspense thriller which achieved great critical success and was sold to 35 countries worldwide, including the United States.
Parsa works with screenwriter Johan Bergman Lindfors.
Parsa has won many national and international awards, including the Ingmar Bergman Award,[1] the Student Academy Award (Student Oscar) and prizes in Cannes Film Festival, Brasília, Seattle, Chicago, and San Sebastian.
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| Ingmar Bergman Award (2002) | ||
| Uppland Film Trust Award | ||
| New Nordic Talent | ||
| San Sebastian International Film Festival (Youth Jury Award) | Best Film | |
| Best Director (2000) | ||
| Special Jury Prize | ||
| Special Jury Prize | ||
| Children and Young People's International Film Festival (BUFF) in Sweden | Grand Prix | |
| Swedish Film Academy | (2000) | |
| Cannes International Film Festival (Young Critics' Award) | Best Short Film | |
| Isfahan International Short Film Festival | Best Film | |
| Best Short Fiction | ||
| Student Academy Award (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science) | Student Oscar - Best Foreign Film | |
| Best Director | ||
| National Swedish Television (Sveriges Television) | Steen Priwin Award | |
| Nordic Panorama (Audience Award) | Best Film | |
| Nordic Panorama (Honorary Jury Award) | Best First Film | |
| International School Film Festival in Mexico | Best Film | |
| International School Film Festival in Mexico (Catholic Church Award) | Best Film | |
| Best Fiction Film | ||
| Henri Langlois International Film Festival | Best Director | |
| International Festival of Film Schools - Munich (Young Talent Award) | Best Film (1995) | |
| International Festival of Film Schools - Munich | Honorary Screenplay Award (1995) |