Shahram Alidi (born 11 December 1971, Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He is also a painter, illustrator, and graphic designer. Alidi is part of a generation of filmmakers in the Iranian New Wave. These filmmakers share many common techniques including the use of poetic dialogue and allegorical storytelling. His credits include the 2009 film Whisper with the Wind.
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Alidi’s first artistic experience was as an actor in school theaters. Later he started painting that continued into his late teens, winning many first prizes in the National Arts Competitions before he started studying Painting at Tehran University, Faculty of Fine Arts. Later he graduated in M.A. in Animation Directing in Art University, Cinema and Theater Faculty. He has worked extensively as graphic designer, interior designer, illustrator for children books, Stage designer in theater and cinema, title designer during 1994-7.
Long Feature Film:
2009: Whisper with the Wind - Feature - 35mm - 77 min
Short Films:
2010: Ode of Mirror - Poetic Fiction - H.D - 12 min
2009: A Rosary - Poetic Fiction - H.D - 10 min
2008: Quatrain of Water - Poetic Fiction - H.D - 12 min
2006: Mountains of Tehran - Documentary - D.V - 20 min
2005: The Breath - Documentary - D.V - 20 min
2003: Dreamless village - Fiction- D.V - 20 min
2003: Button (Dokme)- Fiction- D.V - 13 min
2003: The last uncounted village - Fiction - D.V - 15 min
2000: The Ground is hard, the sky is far - Fiction - Beta cam - 20 min
1999: The Heavenly doors - Documentary - Beta - 15 min
1998: Milk (Shote) – Fiction - Beta - 30 min
1997: Mamli - Fiction/Documentary - 16 mm - 20 min 2000
Awards of "Whisper with the Wind":
2010: Tromso Film Festival / Golden Don Quixote /Norway
2009: Bratislava Film Festival / Young Academic Student Jury Prize /Slovakia
Pessac International Historic Film Festival/ Prize of Academic Jury/France
Amazon Film Festival / Special Jury Award / Brazil
Mumbai International Film Festival/Prize of Mumbai Young Critics Award /India
Awards of "The last uncounted village":
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