Mehdi Fard Ghaderi

Mehdi Fard Ghaderi
Fard Ghaderi at the Shanghai Festival
Born1986 (age 38–39)
Iran
Occupations
  • Director
  • Screenwriter
  • Producer
Years active2007–present
Notable workThe Annoyed (2023)
Weightlessness (2019)
Immortality (2016)

Mehdi Fard Ghaderi (Persian: مهدی فرد قادری; born 1986) is an Iranian director, screenwriter and producer[1] He is known for his films Immortality (2016), Weightlessness (2019) and The Annoyed (2023).[2]

His first feature, Immortality (2016), which was created in a single 145-minute shot, has been presented at more than Twenty Festivals around the world including the Rome Film Fest, Munich Film Festival, Transilvania Film Festival. This film received several international awards.[3][4] His second feature Weightlessness (2019) was created based on long shots and shown in Fifteen International Film Festival.[5][6] His next feature, The Annoyed (2023), premiered at the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival.[7] The Annoyed was screen in Twenty-five International Film Festivals, Including; St. Louis Film Festival[8] and kerala Film Festival[9] Also, Won some Awards.

Career

Feature Films

Immortality (2016), First feature film, was created in a single shot in 145 minutes on a train. This film was nominated for best film at the Rome Film Festival, Munich Film Festival and Transilvania International Film Festival.[10] Also Shown at twenty international festivals[11][12] Immortality won several international prizes, including Best Film at the 16th Ischia Film Festival.[13][14]

Weightlessness[15] (2019) Second feature film and based on Long Shots. This film was shown in fifteen international film festival and It has won some awards in Europe and North America.

The Annoyed (2023) Third feature film. The world premiere of this film was in main competition 25th Shanghai film festival 2023.[16][17]

Mehdi Fard Ghaderi was producer of the film The Son in 2021.[18] This film has won prizes at the Moscow Film Festival,[19][20] and was shown in at the Rotterdam Film Festival and Valladolid Film Festival.

Short Films

In 2007 he started his Career in Cinema. During ten years he Directed and Wrote Eight Experimental and Fiction short films;

Alternation (One Shot, 11min, 2007) The Life Of Khorshid (18 min, 2009) Gramophone (18 min, 2010) Reversing Circles (One Shot, 21min, 2011) Mirror Narration of Simple Stories (27min, 2013) The Story Of A Rainy Night (One Shot, 24min, 2015) Autumn Leaves (15min, 2017) Sinful Pleasures (15min, 2019)

Other roles

Mehdi Fard Ghaderi has been a jury member at several international film festivals in the United States, Italy, Czech Republic, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Iran.[21][22]

Filmography

Feature films

Year Title Director Writer Producer
2016 Immortality Yes Yes No
2019 Weightlessness Yes Yes No
2021 The Son No No Yes
2023 The Annoyed Yes Yes Yes

Short films

Year Title Director Writer Producer
2007 Alternation Yes Yes No
2009 The Life of Khorshid Yes Yes Yes
2010 Gramophone Yes Yes Yes
2011 Reversing circles Yes Yes No
2013 Mirror Narration of Simple Stories Yes Yes Yes
2015 The Story of a Rainy Night Yes Yes No
2017 Autumn leaves Yes Yes No
2019 Sinful Pleasures Yes Yes No

Jury

Position Festival Country Year Ref
Chairman of the Jury Eurasia International Festival Russia 2022 [23]
Jury member Utah Art International Film Festival United States 2024 [24]
Jury member Ischia International Film Festival Italy 2018 [25]
Jury member Brno Sixteen International Film Festival Czech Republic 2016 [26]
Jury member VGIK Student International Film Festival Russia 2024 [27]
Jury member Bausa International Film Festival Kazakhstan 2022 [28]
Jury member Bogura International Film Festival Bangladesh 2021
Jury member Toji Somon International Film Festival Tajikistan 2023 [29]

Books

Title Type Genre Year Language
Man Whom No Woman Loved Novel Crime-Romance 2021 Persian

Awards and nominations (Feature Movies)

Year Festival Country Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
2016 Rome Film Festival Italy BNL People's Choice Award Immortality Nominated [30]
2017 Munich Film Festival Germany Best Film Immortality Nominated [31]
2017 Transilvania International Film Festival Romania Best Film Immortality Nominated [10]
2016 Hanoi International Film Festival Vietnam Best Director Immortality Nominated
2017 Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival Indonesia World Cinema Immortality Nominated [32]
2017 One Take Film Festival Croatia Best One Single-Shot Immortality Nominated [33]
2017 Ischia International Film Festival Italy Best Film Immortality Won [21]
2017 Love International Film Festival USA Best Director Immortality Nominated [34]
Best Film Nominated [35]
2017 Lucania Film Festival Italy Best Film Immortality Nominated [36]
2017 Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Festival USA Best International Drama Immortality Won [37]
2017 Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival USA Best Film Immortality Nominated [38]
2017 Sofia Menar Film Festival Bulgaria Main competition Immortality Nominated [39]
2020 Insolito International Film Festival Peru Best Film Weightlessness Won [40]
2020 Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival USA Best Film Weightlessness Won [41]
2020 North Carolina Film Awards USA Directors Award Weightlessness Won [42]
2020 Athens Marathon International Film Festival Greece Honorable Mention Weightlessness Won [43]
2020 Ischia Film Festival Italy Best Film Weightlessness Nominated [44]
2020 Salento International Film Festival Italy Best Film Weightlessness Nominated [45]
2022 Moscow International Film Festival Russia Golden George The Son Nominated [46]
2022 Rotterdam International Film Festival Netherlands Light Award The Son Nominated [47]
2022 Minsk Film Festival Listapad Belarus Youth Competition The Son Nominated [48]
2022 Valladolid International Film Festival Spain Main Competition The Son Nominated [49]
2023 Shanghai International film festival China Golden Goblet Awards The Annoyed Nominated [50]
2023 St. Loui International film festival USA Main Competition The Annoyed Nominated [51]
2023 Kerala International Film Festival India World Cinema The Annoyed Nominated [52]
2023 Winchester film festival UK Main competition The Annoyed Nominated [53]
2023 Chichester film festival UK Main competition The Annoyed Nominated [54]
2023 Toji Somon International Film Festival Tajikistan Main competition The Annoyed Won
2024 Ischia International Film Festival Italy Location competition The Annoyed Nominated [55]
2024 Lucania Film Festival Italy Main competition The Annoyed Nominated [56]
2024 Labor Film Festival Turky Main competition The Annoyed Nominated
2024 Mexico Independent Festival Mexico Best Director The Annoyed Won [57]
2024 Green Point Film Festival USA Main competition The Annoyed Nominated [58]

Awards and nominations (Short Films)

Year Festival Category Nominated Woek Result Ref
2020 Mammoth Lakes Film Festival USA Main competition Sinful Pleasure Nominated [59]
2017 Detmold Film Festival Germany Main competition Autumn Leaves Nominated [60]
2016 Livermore Valley Film Festival USA Best Film The Story Of A Rainy Night Nominated [61]
2015 Anchorage Alaska Festival USA Honorable Mention The Story Of A Rainy Night Won [62]
2015 No Fear Film Festival USA Best of Show The Story Of A Rainy Night Won [63]
2015 North Carolina Film Awards USA Founder's Award The Story Of A Rainy Night Won [64]
2015 Riverside International Film Festival USA Best Film The Story Of A Rainy Night Nominated [65]
2015 Hell's Half Mile Festival USA Best Film The Story Of A Rainy Night Nominated [66]
2015 Harlem Film Festival USA Best Film The Story Of A Rainy Night Nominated [67]
2015 Con Festival Philadelphia USA Best Film The Story Of A Rainy Night Nominated
2014 Colony Film Festival USA Best Film The Story Of A Rainy Night Won
2014 San Pedro Film Festival USA Best Film The Story Of A Rainy Night Won [68]
2013 Hanover film festival Germany Main competition Mirror Narration of Simple Stories Nominated [69]
2010 One Take Film Festival Croatia Main competition Reversing Circles Nominated [70]
2010 Nations Film Festival Austria Main competition Gramophone Nominated
2009 Tous Courts Film Festival France Main competition The Life Of Khorshid Nominated
2009 Brno Sixteen Festival Czech Republic Special Mention Alternation Won [71]
2008 Hamburg Film Festival Germany Main competition Alternation Nominated [72]
2008 Metro Train Film Festival France Special Jury Alternation Won
2007 Lausanne Underground Film Festival Switzerland Main competition Alternation Nominated
2007 Fajr Film Festival Iran Short Film competition Alternation Nominated
2007 Tehran Short Film Festival Iran Best Experimental Film Alternation Won

Mehdi Fard Ghaderi at IMDb

Mehdi Fard Ghaderi on Instagram

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