Iranian alternative filmmaker (born 1973)
Mohammad Shirvani
Born 1973 (age 50–51) Nationality Iranian Occupations
Film director
Screenwriter
Documentary film
Mohammad Shirvani is an Iranian alternative filmmaker . In 1998 He escaped from the military service to make his first short film “The circle”. In 1999 “The Circle” was selected for Critics' Week International Cannes festival. Being selected by Cannes Festival made a great impact on the young director and since then he has become a full time filmmaker. He has never limited his professional career and has made movies in every form including experimentals, documentaries, short films and feature films. His films have been screened in more than 400 international festivals and events.
He won the Golden Tiger Award for Best Feature Film for “Fat Shaker” in Rotterdam, 2013.
Filmography
Short films
Title
Time
Format
Year
The Circle
12 MIN
35MM
1999
The Candidate
15 MIN
DV-35MM
2000
To Consent
20 MIN
DV
2001
Souvenir
20 MIN
DV
2001
The Cherries Which Were Canned
13 MIN
35MM
2002
Iranian Conserve
14 MIN
DV
2003
The Calm City
2 MIN
DV
2005
Six Eyes
23 MIN
DV
2014
Tight Skin of the Ambiance
15 MIN
IPHONE 4
2014
Documentary films
Title
Time
Format
Year
Peresident Mir Qanbar 65 MIN
DV
2005
Where 's Leili
73 MIN
DV
2006
444Days
57 MIN
HDV
2007
Seven Blind Woman Filmmakers
106 MIN
DV
2004-2008
Iranian Cookbook
73 MIN
DV
2009
021, Tehran
51 MIN
HDV
2010
Telescope
78 MIN
HD
2011
Video art
Title
Time
Format
Year
The Calm City
2 MIN
DV
2005
Khayyam
5 MIN
HB
2008
Unit Further Notice
184 MIN
HDV
2008
Six Eyes
23 MIN
HD
2014
Feature films
Title
Time
Format
Year
Navel
82 MIN
DV-35MM
2002
Fat Shaker 84 MIN
HD
2013
Title
location
Year
Open
Tehran
2011
Face of the Winner man
Tehran
2012
Phoenix, Lake Urmia or Iranian Independent Cinema
Urmia
2017
Installation art
Title
location
Year
Elephant in the Darkness
Rotterdam
2013
Awards
The Circle, Best Short Film - Fajr IFF - Tehran- 1999
The Circle, Selected for Critics' Week International -Cannes IFF, France- 1999
The Candidate, Grand Prize - Marseilles IDFF, 2000
Iranian Conserve, Best Short Film - Cinema Tout Ecran IFF, Geneva - 2004
Iranian Conserve, Jury Prize - Cracow IFF, Poland - 2005
Navel, Grand Prize - Split IFF, Croatia - 2004
President Mir Qanbar, Award of Excellence - Yamagata - IDFF, 2005
President Mir Qanbar, Magnolia Award for Best Social Documentary - Shanghai TV IFF, 2006
Iranian Cookbook, Best Experimental Documentary Film - Cinema Verite IDFF, Tehran - 2010
Iranian Cookbook, Best Film of Audience Award . Yamagata IDFF, 2011
Iranian Cookbook, Japan Community Cinema Center Award - Yamagata IDFF, 2011
Fat Shaker, Tiger Award for The Best Film - Rotterdam IFF, 2013
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