Parviz Shahbazi

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Parviz Shahbazi (born 1962 in Khorramabad, Iran) is a famous Iranian filmmaker.

Parviz Shahbazi

Born July 25, 1962 (1962-07-25) (age 45)
Khorramabad, Iran
Occupation film director, screenwriter, film editor
[http://www.shahbazifilm.com/ Official website]

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[edit] Biography

Parviz Shahbazi is a graduate of filmmaking from Teheran's IRIB College of Radio and Television. During the early 80’s he began writing short stories and directing short films. He edited several films and directed 12 short films before making his first feature film, Traveler from the South, in 1996.

[edit] Film career

His debut feature film, Traveller from the South (1996) as well as his second film, Whispers (2000) went to countless festivals and brought him international recognition, collecting several prizes along the way. In 2002, his third film, Deep Breath was shown at the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival to great success. Among other accolades it won a FIPRESCI award at Pusan and the Jury special award at Turin as well as the Best Film award at the Belgrade Author Festival.

[edit] Filmography

Writer

Year Film
2006 Be ahestegi... ( Gradually... )
2003 Nafas-e amigh ( Deep Breath )
1997 Mosafere jonub ( Traveler from the South )

Editor

Year Film
2003 Tehran 7:00 a.m.
2003 Nafas-e amigh ( Deep Breath )
1999 Yek rouz bishtar ( One More Day )

Director

Year Film
2003 Nafas-e amigh ( Deep Breath )
2000 Najva ( Whispers )
1997 Mosafere jonub ( Traveler from the South )

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Year Film
1995 Badkonake sefid ( The White Balloon )

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