Mahmoud Shoolizadeh

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Mahmoud Shoolizadeh (Persian: محمود شولیزاده , born December 16, 1959 in Abadan, Iran) is an internationally recognised^[1] film director and screenwriter, with various awards including Best Film award of the audience for the fiction film Noora in 49th International Film Festival of Taormina in Italy in June 2003[1]

Mahmoud Shoolizadeh has got his B.A degree in Film Production (Directing) and M.A. degree in Cultural Affairs Management. He is one of the film directors of Iran broadcasting and has been working there for over 22 years. His major activities include making documentary films, but he has also experience in directing short films and movies. Beside directing, producing and editing films, he also undertakes writing the scripts and researches of his films. Mahmoud Shoolizadeh has co-operated in making fictions like The lover of Koochak, Anjelika ship and The Puppet Bride. Now he has made one of his two movie scripts: Noora (The Kiss of Life) and The Migration of Love.

Contents 1 Filmography: 2 Festival Participations: 2.1 International: 2.2 National Participations in Iran: 3 Awards: 4 References

[edit] Filmography:

• End, (writer and director)

• Green faces, Burnt bodies, documentary (writer and director)

• The Bitter Dawn story (writer and director)

• The noon of the 10th Day, documentary (writer, researcher and director)

• The series of A City Surrounded by Mountains, documentary (writer, researcher and director)

• The series of One Land, Five Nations, documentary (writer, researcher and director)

• The series of The Textbooks, documentary (writer, researcher and director)

• The series of The World Intellectuals, story (writer, researcher and director)

• Religious Toolmaker, documentary (writer, researcher, producer and director)

• The series of Nations Cultures, documentary ( writer, researcher and director), including the cultures of : England, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Ethiopia, Sudan, Senegal, Guinea, Kenya and Mali. The series of Nations Cultures was the first serial entirely produced outside of Iran.

• The series of Culture and Scientific treasuries, documentary ( writer, researcher and director)

• The series of Studying in the Modern World, documentary ( writer, researcher and director)

• The movie Noora , fiction film ( writer and director ) ^[2]

• A man called Brian, documentary (Script writer, Director, Producer, photographer and editor)

• Homeless, documentary (Script writer, Director, Producer, Editor and Cinematographer)

Mahmoud Shoolizadeh has co-operated in making fictions like The lover of Koochak, Anjelika ship and The Puppet Bride. Now he has made one of his two movie scripts: Noora (The Kiss of Life) and The Migration of Love.

[edit] Festival Participations:

[edit] International:

• Poland International Documentary Film Festival, with the Religious Toolmaker, and candidate for the best documentary film, April 2002,

• Arizona International Film Festival in USA , with the fiction film Noora, April 2003,

• Taormina International Film Festival in Italy, with the fiction film Noora, prize winner as the best film for the audience, June 2003,^[3]

• Durham International Film Festival in Britain, with the fiction film Noora, June 2003,

• Karlovy Vary International film festival in Czech republic, with the fiction film Noora, July 2003,^[4]

• Open Air International Film Festival in Germany, with the fiction film Noora, Aug 2003,

• Cairo International Film Festival in Egypt, with the fiction film Noora, Oct 2003,

• Flanders International Film Festival in Belgium, with the fiction film Noora, Oct 2003,

• Golden Elephant International Film Festival in India, with the fiction film Noora, Nov 2003,

• Cork International Film Festival in Ireland, with the fiction film Noora, Oct 2003,

• Foil International Film Festival in Britain, with the fiction film Noora, Nov 2003,

• Olou International Film Festival in Finland, with the fiction film Noora, Nov 2003,

• Olympia International Film Festival in Greece, with the fiction film Noora, Dec 2003,

• International Film Festival in Turkey, with the fiction film Noora, Dec 2003,

• International Film Festival in Tunisia, with the fiction film Noora, Dec 2003,

• Auburn Film Festival in Australia, with the fiction film Noora, 2003,

• International Children and Young Film Festival in Argentina with the fiction film Noora, 2003,

• Shtootgart International Film Festival in Germany, with the fiction film Noora, Jan 2004,

• East Lansing International Film Festival in USA, with the fiction film Noora, March 2004,

• Zlin International Film Festival in Czech republic, with the fiction film Noora, June 2004,^[5]

• Arizona International Film Festival in USA , with the film A man called Brian, April 2005,^[6]

[edit] National Participations in Iran:

• Youth Short Film Festival with the film End and Green faces, Burnt bodies, candidate for the best documentary for Green faces, Burnt bodies, 1985,

• Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran, as the main actor in the fiction film The Lover of Koochak, Directed by Farrokh Ansari,1985,

• Holy Defence Film Festival in Tehran, with the fiction film Green faces, Burnt bodies,1986,

• Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran, as Script boy and Director’s assistant in the fiction film Anjelika Ship directed by Mohammad Bozorgnia, 1990,

• The first short films festival in tehran, with the film One Land, Five Nations, Candidate for the best documentary film and best photography, 1990,

• Short Film Festival in Isfahan, with the fiction film The noon of the 10th Day , 1991,

• Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran, as the main actor in the fiction film The Puppet Bride directed by Hojatollah Seifi, 1995,

• International youth film festival in Isfahan with the fiction film Noora, 2002,

• Fajr International film festival in Tehran, with the fiction film Noora, 2002,

• Great Festival of Iranian cinema in Tehran with the fiction film Noora, 2002,

• Ozra film festival in Tehran with the fiction film Noora, 2003,

• The fourth Cima film festival (Iran TV) with the fiction film Noora, 2003,

• 2nd Festival of TV production of IRIB, Foreign Bureoux, with the documentary film: A man called Brian, Prize winner for the best director, 2004,

• Fajr International film festival in Tehran, with the documentery film A man called Brian, 2005

[edit] Awards:

1. Best Script, Best child actress awards and special appreciation for the fiction film Noora in the 16th International Children and youth film festival Isfahan - October 2001

2. Best art design and Best music awards for the fiction film Noora in Iran cinema Film Festival - Tehran - September 2002

3. Best director award for the fiction film Noora in the 4th Cinema Festival - Tehran - October 2003

4. Best film award for the Fiction Film Noora in Ozra Film Festival - Tehran - October 2003

5. Best Film award of the audience for the fiction film Noora in 49th International Film Festival of Taormina in Italy - June 2003^[7]

[edit] References