Asghar Abbasi

Asghar Abbasi (Persian: اصغر عباسی, born 1 December 1980 in Yazd, Iran) is an Iranian short film director, writer and producer.[1][2][3] He is the winner of the golden lantern statue for the best director for the film A Dream That Is Not White from Ammar International Popular Film Festival.[4][5]

Asghar Abbasi
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Abbasi in 2018
Born1 December 1980 (aged 45)
Yazd, Iran
Occupation
  • Film Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
Known forNasukh
SETiN
Royaye Nime Shab
52 Hertz
Eight O'clock
AwardsBest Director AIPFF Award

Career

Abbasi graduated from the Iranian Youth Cinema Society and graduated with a master's degree in cinema directing from Nowshahr University of Art and Architecture.[6]

Filmography

Year Title Director Writer Notes Ref(s)
2016 Royaye Nime Shab Yes Yes Short film [7]
2016 52 Hertz Yes Yes Short film [8]
2017 Flag Yes No Short film [9]
2018 Yek Jabejayi Yes Yes Short film [10]
2019 SETiN Yes Yes Short film, also editor [11]
2020 Bells Yes Yes Also co-producer [12]
2022 Eight O'clock No No Also co-producer [13]
2022 A Dream That Is Not White Yes Yes Also co-producer [14]
2023 Nasukh Yes Yes Short film [15]

Awards and nominations

Name of award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee, and nomination result
Award Year Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
Tehran International Short Film Festival 2017 Best Director A dream that is not white Won [16]
HECare Film Festival Canada 2020 Human rights film SETiN Nominated [17]
Tehran International Short Film Festival 2023 Cinema and book section Nasukh Nominated [18]
Edo state international film festival 2023 Best Non-English Film Nasukh Nominated [19]

References

  1. آسیا, روزنامه. More than a decade of art and filmmaking with Asghar Abbasi (in fa). روزنامه آسیا. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  2. اصغر عباسی: می توان مسیری مستقل برای سینمای فیلم کوتاه و بلند تعریف کرد | هنرمند (in fa). پایگاه اطلاع رسانی و خبری هنرمندنیوز (2023-11-14). Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  3. ری‌ویو, ایران برندز. اصغر عباسی (in fa-IR). ایران برندز ری‌ویو (2023-12-07). Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  4. اصغر عباسی، فانوس طلایی جشنواره عمار را به ابرکوه برد (in fa). ایسنا (2017-01-01). Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  5. "رویای صادقه" اصغر عباسی از ابرکوه برنده جایزه اول کارگردانی شد (in fa). dana.ir. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  6. آسیا, روزنامه. نگاهی گذرا به کارنامه‌ی سینمایی اصغر عباسی (in fa). روزنامه آسیا. Retrieved 2023-12-11.[dead link]
  7. Abbasi, Asghar. Royaye Nime Shab. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  8. Abbasi, Asghar. 52hertz (2020-07-25). Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  9. Abbasi, Asghar. FlagSoureh. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  10. Abbasi, Asghar. Yek Jabejayi. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  11. Abbasi, Asghar. Setin (2019-12-25). Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  12. Bells (in en). FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  13. Gholami, Mostafa. Eight O'clock (2021-12-01). Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  14. A dream that is not white! (in en). FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  15. Abbasi, Asghar. Nasukh (2023-08-15). Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  16. اصغر عباسی، فانوس طلایی جشنواره عمار را به ابرکوه برد (in fa). ایسنا (2017-01-01). Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  17. Iranian film ‘Setin’ nominated at Canadian festival. en.irna.ir. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  18. برگزیدگان بخش ویژه «کتاب و سینما» امروز اعلام می‌شوند | جشنواره بین المللی فیلم کوتاه تهران (in fa-IR). Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  19. «ناسوخ» نامزد بهترین فیلم غیر انگلیسی زبان جشنواره بنین شد. www.irna.ir. Retrieved 2023-12-11.

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