Mehdī Nāderī (; born 17 April 1973 in Najafabad) is an Iranian film director. He started directing theater in 1988. He has directed documentaries and fiction films. He is also a producer, scriptwriter, advisor and editor.
His debut feature film Farewell Baghdad was Iran's entry to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film,tehran times : U.S.-Iraq war film to represent Iranian cinema at Academy Awards but it didn't make the final shortlist.
Filmography As a director and scriptwriter Year Original (Persian) title English title Length Notes2010 Bedrūd BāghdādFarewell Baghdad 90' Fiction2008 Royaha-ye faramūsh shode Forgotten Dreams. Memories of a Polish immigrant28' Documentary2008 Ghadam be ghadamStep by Step. Short portrait of Shirin Ebadi6' Documentary (trailer)2007Next stopNext stop 10' Experimental, unreleased2005 -Image of the Words. Portrait of Kambuzia Partovi45' Documentary2005 -Worshippers of the Darkness52' Documentary, unreleased2004 Sūti tārikiWhistle in the Dark 13' Docu-fiction2003 Gozāresh zir-e khākBuried Treasures. An Underground Report 40' Documentary2002 Dokhtarān-e AftābThe Daughters of Sunshine21' Documentary2000 -Sewed Lips12' Fiction1998 FestivalFestival20'Experimental fiction1996 MādarMother12'Fiction1996 Zang-e panjomFifth Ring5' Fiction1995 Hedie-ye BābaFathers gift18'Experimental
As Writer Year Original title English title Director Length Notes 2009 ABC-Policy ABC-Policy Hamid Akbari 65' Political comedy script & advisor 2008 Qasr Chaplin Chaplins Palace Amir Seyedzadeh 360' TV-Serial (not screened) comedy drama script2008 Bedune sharh No comment Mohsen Amiryosefi 80' fiction script 2007 Ghalb-e Simorgh Simorgh's Heart Wahid Nassirian 90' animation dialogues
As Editor Year Original title English title Director Length Notes 2009 Shekār Hunt Beirūz Ghobādi 5' experimental2009 To khorshīd man māh You're the Sun, I'm the Moon Moharram Zeīnalzādēh 85'Fiction2008 Khāb-e tārīk Dark dream Rezā Sobhāni 15' Fiction2007 Farāri Run away Hamīd Ghawāmi 50' Experimental fiction2007 Rahman Rahman: Four Stories Ālireza Nāderi 92' Film theater2006 Asb Horse Madi Omid 85' Fiction2005 Gorīz Escape Hīwā Zabihi 20' Fiction2001 Tavāllod-e yek shekārchi Birth of a Hunter Hamīd Ghawāmi 5' Experimental
Awards Farewell Baghdad
2010 Best film - Baghdad Film Festival (Iraq) 2010 elected Iran's Official Submission to the 2011 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
Rahman: Four Stories (by Alīrezā Nāderī) 2009 Best film-theater editing - FAJR Theater Festival (Iran)
Forgotten Dreams 2008 Best cinema student Film award - Haqiqat Film Festival (Iran)
Farāri (by hamid ghavami ) 2008 Best Experimental Editing - IYCS-Film Festival (Iran)
Dokhterān-e Āftāb 2006 - ... - National Women Film Festival (Iran) 2003 Paulig Baltic's Prize - Parnu Film Festival (Estonia) 2003 Best Documentary - Tampere Film Festival (Finland) 2003 Recognition - International FAJR Film Festival (Iran)
Gozāresh zir-e zamīn 2004 Best research - Documentary Film Tehran University (Iran) 2004 Special Jury Award - International Short Film Festival (Iran) 2003 Best Documentary Directing - Khaneh Cinema Board (Iran) 2003 Best fiction documentary film - Heritage Film Festival (Iran)
Festival 2000 Urkunde - Festival der Nationen. Ebensee (Austria)
Fifth Ring 1997 Best National Shortfilm - International Short Film Festival (Iran)
References
Die Welt;Hanns-Georg Rodek; 2010-09-22 ; 2010-12-10
External links Official Website