Saman Salur

Saman Salur or Saman Salour (born 1976 Boroujerd) is an award winning Iranian director and screenwriter. He is known for directing and writing the comedy feature 'A Few Kilos of Dates for a Funeral' 2006 winning Golden Leopard and Special Prize of the Jury at Locarno International Film Festival, a special Jury from Sofia International Film Festival and a Montgolfiere from the Three Continents Festival. His first documentary 'Residents of Silent Land' won award in Kyiv International Film Festival.

Filmography

• The Wind Will Comb Your Tresses, 2002 (Short Film)
• IT’S A SONY, 2002 (Documentary)
• The Guilty, 2002 (Cinematography)
• From Land of Silence, 2004
• A Few Kilos of Dates for a Funeral, 2006
• Aramesh ba Diazepam 10, 2005 (Documentary)
• Lonely Tune of Tehran, 2008
• Stories on Human Rights, 2008
• Be Hadaf Shelik Kon, 2011 (Writer)
• Thirteen 59, 2011
• We Will Say Amen, 2012
• Raspberries, 2013

Awards

• Winner of the Jury Special Mention - Sofia International Film Festival 2005
• Winner of the FIPRESCI Award of the Jury - Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival 2005
• Golden Leopard - Locarno International Film Festival 2006
• Won Best Film and Director - Edinburgh International Film Festival 2006
• Special Award - Batumi International Art-House Film Festival 2009

See also

• Iranian cinema

External links

• Saman Salur at the Internet Movie Database
• Filmfestival