Hossein Shahabi
| Hossein Shahabi حسین شهابی | |
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Hossein Shahabi 2014 | |
| Born |
28 November 1967 Tabriz, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran |
| Occupation | Film Director, Screenwriter & film producer |
| Years active | 1996 – present |
| Notable work | The Sale - The Bright Day |
| Spouse(s) | Bahareh Ansari |
| Children | Siavash Shahabi (1993) |
| Awards |
Kerala Film Festiva 2014 Best Director (The Bright Day) Mardel Plata Film Festival 2013 Special Jury Prize (The Bright Day) Chicago Film Festival 2013 Best Film Prize (The Bright Day) Fajr Film Festival Iran 2012 Diploma award (The Bright Day) |
Hossein Shahabi (Persian: حسین شهابی 
pronunciation ;[1] Born 28 November 1967, is an Iranian film director, screenwriter and film producer He belongs to the third generation of Iranian New Wave. is making his first feature film was appreciated and praised by critics and became famous domestic and foreign.
Biography
After graduation from Tehran University in classical music studies, he spent a few years teaching music. In 1996 he made his first (short) film (Hundred Times Hundred), on the occasion of 100th anniversary of cinema, and received a prize at the (one off) festival, established for the same occasion.Since then he has written, directed and produced 20 shorts, 10 fictional features (for video release in the Iranian market) and 3 features, for the theatrical release, some of which have won prizes in the local and international film festivals. The Bright Day (2013) has been his debut, which was well received by the critics and it was nominated in four categories in Fajr International Film Festival, Tehran (February 2013) and won two Honorary Diplomas.[2] The Bright Day had its international premiere at the competition in Mar del Plata film festival, (2013) and got a special mention of the jury . It was also screened at festivals like,3rd Persian International Film Festival Sydney, Australia, 28th Boston Film Festival, 21st Houston Film Festival, 18th Washington DC Film Festival, 29th Los Angeles Film Festival,the UCAL and The Rice University, in the States and has won the best direction and best film prize, at 24th Festival of Films from Iran, at Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center also win Silver Pheasant Award and a cash prize for The Best Debut Director of the 19th International Film Festival of Kerala, India [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] the Sale is second long feature film of Hossein Shahabi. For the first time in the 21st international festivals Vesoul France is on the screen.
Cinematic style
Shahabi is interested in cinema realism. He is influenced by Ingmar Bergman,Krzysztof Kieślowski And Vittorio De Sica. FIPRESCI/Cinema critic Lalit Rao writes about The first film Hossein Shahabi: Iranian director Hossein Shahabi chose to highlight the importance of the criminal justice system in his homeland Iran.His debut feature The Bright Day (Rooz-e Roshan) depicts the relentless efforts of a brave woman to ensure that truth should prevail at all costs. What makes his film remarkable is the incessant travels carried out in the car by its protagonist Roshan who wouldn't stop at anything in order to save her lover from death penalty. She is constantly on the move in her car in order to convince witnesses to speak the truth which would result in a person escaping the death penalty. This film constantly reminds viewers a lot about films made by Abbas Kiarostami especially 'Close-Up' and 'Like Someone in Love' whose leading players were always on the move to achieve their personal goals. Iranian actress Pantea Bahram is quite convincing in her role as the lone crusader of justice. It was for this film that Hossein Shahabi won silver crow pheasant award for best débutant director during 19th International Film Festival of Kerala 2014.[12][13]
Filmography
| Feature Film,& Experimental Films | ||||||||
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| No | Year | English title | Persian title | Credited as | Notes | Time | ||
| Director | Producer | Writer | ||||||
| 01 | 2014 | The Sale | حراج | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feature film | 98 Min |
| 02 | 2013 | The Bright Day | روز روشن | Yes | Yes | Yes | The first feature film | 96 Min |
| 03 | 2012 | For the Sake of Mahdi | بخاطر مهدي | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feature film | 125 Min |
| 04 | 2009 | The Last Word | حرف آخر | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film | 30 Min |
| 05 | 2001 | The Photo | عكس | Yes | No | Yes | Experimental Film | 110 Min |
| 06 | 2001 | Rain Tree | درخت باراني | Yes | No | Yes | Short film | 30 Min |
| 07 | 2001 | Echo | پژواك | Yes | No | Yes | Short film | 25 Min |
| 08 | 2000 | Wars and Treasure | جنگ و گنج | Yes | Yes | Yes | Experimental Film | 100 Min |
| 09 | 2000 | Broth Soup | آش نذری | Yes | No | Yes | Experimental Film | 80 Min |
| 10 | 1998 | Ghost | شبح | Yes | Yes | Yes | Experimental Film | 130 Min |
| 11 | 1997 | Bright Shadow | سايه روشن | Yes | Yes | Yes | Experimental Film | 90 Min |
| 12 | 1997 | Tunnel 18 | تونل ١٨ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Experimental Film | 120 Min |
| 13 | 1996 | The traces of light | رد پاي نور | Yes | Yes | Yes | Experimental Film | 94 Min |
| 14 | 1995 | Hundred to one hundred | صدبرابرصد | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film | 10 Min |
| 15 | 1995 | Elevator | آسانسور | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film | 30 Min |
Awards and international presence
- 1- Win best film award and Best Editor Award for the film echoes the Iranian national media festival (1996)[14]
- 2- Win best film award and best screenplay for the film to one hundred percent of the centenary festival of cinema in Iran (1996)
- 3- Diploma and a cash prize for the winner of Best Screenplay writing Script "havva" first festival Women and war (2000)
- 4- Won Diploma award the best screenplay of the 31st Fajr International Film Festival for the movie "the bright day" (2013)
- 5- Won Diploma award the best Actress of the 31st Fajr International Film Festival for the movie "the bright day" (2013)
- 6- Candidate a Crystal simorgh award at 31st Fajr International Film Festival for best first film for the movie bright day (2013)
- 7- Candidate a Crystal simorgh award for Best Actor at 31st Fajr International Film Festival for the movie "the bright day" (2013)
- 8- Candidate a Crystal simorgh award for Best Sound recorder at 31st Fajr Film Festival for the movie "the bright day" (2013)
- 9- Candidate a Crystal simorgh award for Best Graphic Design at 31st Fajr Film Festival for the movie "the bright day" (2013)
- 10- Win Special Mention of the Jury-at 28th Mar del Plata International Film Festival for the movie the bright day (2014)[15]
- 11- Win Best Film Award At 24th Chicago Iranian Film Festival in America for the movie the bright day (2014)[16]
- 12- Companies at 28th Film Festival in Boston America for the movie the bright day (2014)[17]
- 13- Companies at 21 Film Festival in Houston America for the movie the bright day (2014)[18]
- 14- Companies at 18 Film Festival in Washington DC America for the movie the bright day (2014)[19]
- 15- Companies at the Iranian films festival in America Rice University for the movie "the bright day" (2014)[20]
- 16- Companies at the Iranian films festival in America The Los Angeles Museum of Art for the movie "the bright day"(2014)
- 17- Companies at the Iranian films festival in America UCLA University for the movie "the bright day" (2014) [21]
- 18- Companies at the 3rd Persian International Film Festival Sydney, Australia for the movie "the bright day" (2014)[22]
- 19- Companies at the 21st international film festival of Asian cinema vesoul, France, for the movie "the sale" (2015) [23]
- 20- Win Silver Pheasant Award and a cash prize for The Best Debut Director of the 19th International Film Festival of Kerala,India (2014)
- 21- Companies at the 11th international film festival of zurich for the movie "the bright day" (2015) [24]
- 22- Companies at the 15th film festival of Stockholm, Sweden for the movie "The Sale" (2015) [25]
References
- ↑ Persian pronunciation: [hossein shahabi]
- ↑ sourehcinema Retrieved 19 April 2013
- ↑ 19th Film Festival of Kerala Retrieved 13 December 2014
- ↑ "Iranian film "Bright Day" nominated for golden Astor award in Argentina". The Iran Project. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ↑ Chicago film festival Retrieved 20 April 2013
- ↑ boston film festival mfa.org Retrieved 11 July 2013
- ↑ houston film festival mfah.org Retrieved 27 March 2013
- ↑ Washington dc festival Retrieved 12 April 2013
- ↑ rice University Retrieved 21 December 2013
- ↑ The Los Angeles Museum of Art Retrieved 29 July 2013
- ↑ Sydney, Australia Retrieved 8 April 2013
- ↑ Film Critic Lalit Rao from FIPRESCI Retrieved 21 March 2015
- ↑ Hossein Shahabi's first feature film criticism/By: Aravind Sekhar
- ↑ Iranian Movie DataBase Retrieved 1 January 2014
- ↑ mardel plata film festival Retrieved 16 July 2013
- ↑ Chicago film festival Retrieved 2 January 2015
- ↑ Boston film festival Retrieved 1 January 2015
- ↑ Houston film festival Retrieved 3 January 2015
- ↑ Washington dc festival dcist.com 7 October 2014 Retrieved 11 November 2014
- ↑ rice University mfah.org 12 October 2014 Retrieved 21 November 2014
- ↑ UCLA University ucla.edu 12 November 2014 Retrieved 14 September 2014
- ↑ Sydney, Australia Retrieved 16 September 2014
- ↑ 21st festival of vesoul Retrieved 11 November 2014
- ↑ 11th film festival of zurich Retrieved 11 October 2014
- ↑ 15th film festival of StockholmRetrieved 13 October 2014
External links
- dailyamin dailyamin.20 December 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- MeeraSahib Online meerasahib 2014/12/19 Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- Mehrnews mehrnews 2013/7/14 Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- jamejamonline jamejamonline 2013/8/11 Retrieved 1 JanuarY 2015.
- letterboxed letterboxed Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- hossein shahabi at the Internet Movie Database
See also
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