Asghar Abbasi

Director and Filmmaker

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
Abbasi in 2018
Born (1980-12-01) 1 December 1980 (age 44)
Yazd, Iran
Occupations
  • Film Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
Known forNasukh
SETiN
Royaye Nime Shab
52 Hertz
Eight O'clock
AwardsBest Director AIPFF Award

Career

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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

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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

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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

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  1. آسیا, روزنامه. "More than a decade of art and filmmaking with Asghar Abbasi". روزنامه آسیا (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  2. "اصغر عباسی: می توان مسیری مستقل برای سینمای فیلم کوتاه و بلند تعریف کرد | هنرمند". پایگاه اطلاع رسانی و خبری هنرمندنیوز (in Persian). 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  3. ری‌ویو, ایران برندز (2023-12-07). "اصغر عباسی". ایران برندز ری‌ویو (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  4. "اصغر عباسی، فانوس طلایی جشنواره عمار را به ابرکوه برد". ایسنا (in Persian). 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  5. ""رویای صادقه" اصغر عباسی از ابرکوه برنده جایزه اول کارگردانی شد". dana.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  6. آسیا, روزنامه. "نگاهی گذرا به کارنامه‌ی سینمایی اصغر عباسی". روزنامه آسیا (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-12-11.[permanent dead link]
  7. Abbasi, Asghar, Royaye Nime Shab (Short), Mehdi Faghih, Soraya Ghasemi, Abbas Ghazali, retrieved 2023-12-11
  8. Abbasi, Asghar (2020-07-25), 52hertz (Short), Narges Derakhshan, Ramin Maraghi, Payam Rahimi, retrieved 2023-12-11
  9. Abbasi, Asghar, Flag (Short, Drama), Soureh, retrieved 2023-12-11
  10. Abbasi, Asghar, Yek Jabejayi (Short), Kaveh Farjadmanesh, Maryam Fathi, Arash Jahangiri, retrieved 2023-12-11
  11. Abbasi, Asghar (2019-12-25), Setin (Short, Drama), Siamak Atlassi, Sima Khezrabadi, Ramin Maraghi, retrieved 2023-12-11
  12. "Bells". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  13. Gholami, Mostafa (2021-12-01), Eight O'clock (Short, Drama, Family), Diba Fallah, Amin Heidari, Rahmatollah Shekar Khande, retrieved 2023-12-11
  14. "A dream that is not white!". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  15. Abbasi, Asghar (2023-08-15), Nasukh (Short, Drama), Siamak Adib, Ghorban Najafi, Shiva Taheri, retrieved 2023-12-11
  16. "اصغر عباسی، فانوس طلایی جشنواره عمار را به ابرکوه برد". ایسنا (in Persian). 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 Persian). 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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