Sharmin Mojtahedzadeh Explained

Sharmin Mojtahedzadeh
Native Name:شارمین مجتهدزاده
Nationality:Iranian
Native Name Lang:Fa
Birth Place:Tehran, Iran
Education:MBA in Executive ManagementBA in Business Management
Occupation:Film Director, Producer,Photographer
Movement:Iranian underground filmmaker

Sharmin Mojtahedzadeh (Persian: شرمین مجتهدزاده) (she/her/hers) is Iranian film director and producer.[1] She was born in Tehran, Iran. She started her carrier as filmmaker on 2012. Her body of work focuses mostly on aspects of humanity, human rights and women issues that have rarely been told.

In October 2022, Sharmin Mojtahedzadeh won the best documentary award (Mecenat Award) from Busan International Film Festival (Republic of Korea) for co-directing and co-producing The Football Aficionado long feature documentary film along with Paliz Khoshdel.[2]

TitleTimeFormatYear
Life in War10 MIN HD2013
Life as Gift 17 MIN HD 2013
Boat Raising Sailes7 MIN HD 2016
The Wind Catchers of Tehran 40 min HD 2017
The Football Aficionado85 MIN 4k 2022

Filmography

As director

• Life in War (2013)

• Life as Gift (2013)

• Boat Raising Sails (2016)

• The Wind Catchers of Tehran (2017)

The Football Aficionado (2022)

As producer

• Life in War (Documentary-Multimedia 2013)

• Life as Gift (Documentary 2013)

• Boat Raising Sails (Experimental 2016)

• The Wind Catchers of Tehran (Documentary 2017)

The Football Aficionado (Documentary 2022)

National awards

• Won “Best Documentary” Award in Salamat Film Festival 2015

International awards and screening

The Football Aficionado has been awarded as the best Asian documentary film, the Mecenat Award, at 27 Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in October 2022.[3] [4] [5] [6]

• Official Selection at International Documentary Film Festival Flahertiana,, Perm, Russia 2023[7]

• Official Selection at Action on Film (AOF) Film Festival, California, US, 2016 and 2017

• Official Selection at Feminist Border Arts Film Festival, New Mexico, 2017

• Runner Up at Insight Half Short Film Festival, Kerala, India, 2017

• Film Screening at Kerala International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Kerala, India, 2023[8]

• Film Screening at Cinéma(s) D’Iran 2023[9]

• Film Screening at Iranian Independent Female Filmmakers Festival (IFIF), Switzerland, 2014[10]

• Film Screening at Venice International Experimental Art Festival, Venice, Italy, 2017

• Film Screening at BODYSPACES | HUMANS+HYBRIDSArt Festival, Rome, Italy, 2017[11]

References

  1. Web site: https://www.itsliquidgroup.com . Interview: Sharmin Mojtahedzadeh . 2023-07-12 . ITSLIQUID . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2022-10-14 . "Scent of Wind", "The Football Aficionado" win awards at Busan Intl. Film Festival . 2023-07-12 . Tehran Times . en.
  3. Web site: 2022-10-14 . "Scent of Wind", "The Football Aficionado" win awards at Busan Intl. Film Festival . 2023-02-18 . Tehran Times . en.
  4. Web site: Iranian Films win awards at Busan Intl. Film Festival . 2023-02-19 . Honaronline . en.
  5. Web site: Rosser2022-10-14T08:02:00+01:00 . Michael . ‘A Wild Roomer’, ‘Shivamma’ win top awards at Busan film festival . 2023-02-26 . Screen . en.
  6. Web site: Frater . Patrick . 2022-10-14 . ‘A Wild Roomer’ and ‘Shivamma’ Share Busan Festival’s New Currents Awards . 2023-02-26 . Variety . en-US.
  7. Web site: Flahertiana / Program . 2023-09-01 . eng.flahertiana.ru.
  8. Web site: Eshgh-e-Football INTERNATIONAL FILMS . 2023-09-01 . idsffk.in . en.
  9. Web site: Cinema Iran – Iranisches Filmfestival München. Wir zeigen aktuelle Filme aus und über Iran. . 2023-09-01 . de-DE.
  10. Web site: Aktuell Filmpodium Biel/Bienne . 2023-09-01 . www.filmpodiumbiel.ch.
  11. Web site: Interview: Sharmin Mojtahedzadeh . 2023-09-01 . ITSLIQUID . en-US.

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