Mehdi Jafari () is an Iranian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. In 2021, he won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Director at the 39th Fajr Film Festival.
Mehdi Jafari was born in 1969 in the city of Ahvaz . in his Youth he began his artistic career with theater acting . He obtained his B.A from the Arts Faculty at Tehran Art University in 1993 . after completing his education, he started participating in the making of fictional and documentary short films. after that he worked for ten years in the field of Advertisements.
since the year 2004, he has worked as a director of photography on around twenty Iranian films.
since 2016, he has begun making his own feature films.
The Presence of the Short Film A Little bit Higher in the Competition section of the Berlinale in 2006 is considered one of the honors of Iranian short Cinema.
Filmography
Fiction Short Films +YearTitleDirectorWriterFormat1993Ba madarbozorgYesYes16 mm1998PilgrimageYesMehdi Jafari -Mahin Abbaszadeh35mm2003The PondYesYes35mm2005 A little bit higherYesMehdi Jafari -Mahin Abbaszadeh35mm2006All good daysYesMahin Abbaszadeh35mm2006The WindowYesMehdi Jafari -Mahin Abbaszadeh35mm
Documentaries +YearTitleDirectorWriterTimeProducer2004The StoriesYesYes80 minThe Documentary and Experimental Film Center 2006Wherever I go the sky is mineYesSafak Pavey18 minKanoon Institute for the Development of Children and Youth in Iran / Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants Ministry of Interior, Iran2007The 23 (TV Series)YesYes750 minAlireza Reesian - IRIB Chanel 42016Name and ParticularsYesYes65 minYes
Feature films YearTitleDirectorWriterProducer2016Beluga2017The Atmosphere Station 2019The 232021Yadoo2025The Tear of Reedbed YesYesNO
Cinematography YearTitle2007The Night Bus2011Ephemeral Marriage2012A Respected Family2013The CorridorThe Exclusive Path2015The ice age2018Damascus Time2020Abadan 11 60
Tv Series YearTitleDirectorWriter2025The Sons of ReedbedYesYes
Awards and nominations YearAwardFestivalNominated workResult1999Special Awards Torino International Film Festival PilgrimageWon2005Best Experimental filmTehran Short Film FestivalThe PondWon2006NominatedBerlinale Short Film CompetitionA little bit higherNominated2007Best short film Didar International film festival. TajikistanA little bit higherWon2006Best short film Ceremony of Khaneh CinemaA little bit higherWon2006Francisco Garcia Award Huesca film festival -SpainThe WindowWon2006Golden MagnoliaCyprus documentary film festivalWherever I go the sky is mineWon2016special mentionSchlingel international film festivalBelugaWon2019 National Golden Simorgh Fajr Film FestivalThe 23Won2020Best Film / Best film script / Best DirectorIsfahan international film festival for Children and YouthThe 23Won2021Best Adapted ScreenplayFajr Film FestivalYadooBest Director - Best Film2022Best Film / Best film script / Best DirectorIsfahan international film festival for Children and YouthYadooWon
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