Kiumars Pourahmad

Kiumars Pourahmad

Pourahmad at the 34th Fajr Film Festival
Born (1949-12-16) December 16, 1949
Najaf Abad, Isfahan Province, Iran
Nationality Iranian
Occupation Film director
Screenwriter
Years active 1979–present
Spouse(s) Mehraneh Rabi
Children Maryam
Relatives Khodabakhsh Pourahmad (Father)
Parvin Dokht Yazdanian (Mother)

Kiumars Pourahmad (Persian: کیومرث پوراحمد, born December 16, 1949 in Najaf Abad, Isfahan, Iran) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, film editor and film producer.

Career

Pourahmad started his career as a film critic and assistant director in a TV series in early 1970s. He made his directorial debut, Tatureh in 1983 after making some short films. Children and young adults with their problems are the central characters in most of his films. Recently, Pourahmad has shown a tendency toward mass audience and box office and his latest film, The Yalda Night, was a self-expression. Pourahmad recently published his autobiography, Unfinished Childhood.

Filmography

Kiumars Pourahmad

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