| Masoud Kimiai | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 Teheran, Iran |
| Occupation | Film director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1968 - present |
Masoud Kimiai (Persian: مسعود کیمیایی) is an Iranian director, screenwriter and producer. He was born in 1941 in Tehran, Iran.
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Kimiai started his career as an assistant director and made his debut, Come Stranger, in 1968. With his second film, Kaiser (1969), he and Dariush Mehrjui with The film Cow, caused a historical change in Iranian film industry. The film became a great success at the box office and opened the way for many young, talented filmmakers who never had a chance in the industry before. He also received many good reviews by manipulating the film critics. His films deal with people in the margin of the society with his anti-hero characters that die at the end. Many directors of commercial films imitated his Kaiser/ Qeysar for about 6 years, but in the last decade he focuses on young antagonists. He usually writes his screenplays, using slang dialogs based on ordinary traditional people’s dialect. In 1991 he was awarded a prize in 41st Berlin International Film Festival for his Snake Fang (Dandan-e-mar).[1] This was his sole international prize, but he has received many prizes in domestic festivals.[2]
He has been married 3 times. He was married to the late Iranian pop singer Giti Pashaei, and also was married to the Iranian pop singer Googoosh.