Kambuzia Partovi

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Kambuzia Partovi (also spelt Kambozia Partovi, born 1955) is an Iranian filmmaker and scriptwriter.

Kambuzia Partovi's latest movie, Café Transit, was nominated for the Oscars at 2007 to represent Iranian cinema in the competition for the best foreign language films. He has also written screenplays for other directors, most notably The Circle by maestro Jafar Panahi. Partovi trained and supported many Iranian artists and film makers, most notably Bahman Ghobadi.

[edit] Awards and honors

• FIPRESCI Prize, 2006
• UNICEF Award, 1989

[edit] See also

• Persian cinema

[edit] External links

• Kambuzia Partovi at the Internet Movie Database