Jafar Sadeghi (born 20 November 1986) is a documentary filmmaker, writer, director and editor from Iran. His documentaries were screened in Iranian cinemas and at international film festivals.
Early life and education Sadeghi has a master's degree in civil engineering, and graduated from the Iranian Youth Cinema Society.
Career Jafar Sadeghi first became known in Iranian documentary cinema by making two documentaries about famous Iranian football figures, Farshad Pious and Hamid Alidoosti,Farshad Aghaye GoalHamid Symphony but he has had significant activities in making documentaries with social issues.
After that, he moved on to other subjects. He made documentaries such as Trick and Kabouk, winning awards in Iranian cinema, including the Crystal Simorgh for Best Documentary from the Fajr Film Festival and several awards from festivals such as Cinema Verite.
Sadeghi has won many awards at Iranian and international festivals, including the Iran Documentary Festival and the Milan Festival.
He continues to produce documentary films, and has been working as a cinema instructor in the Iranian Youth Cinema Society since 2023, also an expert and critic in specialized Iran television documentary TV shows.
Works of art +NameYearRoleResultFestivals and awardsFarshad Aghaye Goal2018Director, writer, editor Special Jury Award, Documentary Festival 2018NominatedBest Documentary Film of the Year, Iran, Hafez celebration 2019Nominated Special Jury Award, IRAN Documentary Television Festival 2019NominatedBest Audiences Film, IRAN Documentary Television Festival 2019Selected Tehran International Sports Film Festival 2018Hamid's Symphony2022Director, writer, editor Best Feature Documentary, Milan FICTS 2022 Best Documentary Director, Tehran FICTS Festival 2022 Best Documentary, Mehr Cinema Golestan 2022NominatedBest Documentary, Hafez Award 2023NominatedBest Feature Documentary, Tehran FICTS 2022 NominatedBest Researcher Award, Tehran FICTS 2022SelectedDocumentary Film Festival of Iranian Cinema Verite 2021SelectedBeausoleil Côte d'Azur International FICTS Festival 2024SelectedInternational FICTS Festival Slovenia 2024https://www.isff.si/Andishe Club2023 Director, writer, editor Special award for social documentary Ba Ham Vatan 2023http://www.yjc.ir/00aHpv NominatedBest Audience Documentary, IRAN Documentary Television Festival 2023SelectedInternational FICTS Festival Milan Italy 2024SelectedInternational FICTS Festival Tehran 2024Trick2025Director, writer, editor Best Documentary, 43rd Fajr Film Festival IRAN 2025 Special Award, Documentary TV, Cinema Verite 2024 Best Feature Documentary, Milan FICTS 2025NominatedBest Audience Documentary, Cinema Verite Festival 2024NominatedBest Sound, Cinema Verite Festival 2024Selected47th Moscow International Film Festival 2025Selected37th Girona International Film Festival 2025 Kabouk2026Director, Writer, Editor Best Audience Documentary,19th Cinema Verite Festival 2025 NominatedBest Director ,19th Cinema Verite Festival 2025 Dream of Hoop City2026Director, Writer, Editor, Researcher, Cameraman Best Director ,9th IRAN DocTV Festival 2026 NominatedBest Researcher,9th IRAN DocTV Festival 2026 NominatedBest Audience Film ,9th IRAN DocTV Festival 2026 NominatedBest Feature Documentary,9th IRAN DocTV Festival 2026 NominatedBest Cimenatography ,9th IRAN DocTV Festival 2026
Crystal Simorgh, Best Documentary Award in 43rd Fajr Film Festival IRAN 2025 for Trick Best Audience Award in 19th Cinema Verite 2025 for Kabouk Special jury Award, IRAN Documentary Television Festival 2019 for Farshad Aghaye Goal Mention d'Honneur, Sport Movies & TV - Milano International FICTS Fest 2022 for Hamid's Symphony Mention d'Honneur, Sport Movies & Tv - Milano International FICTS Fest 2025 for Trick Best Director award, Tehran International Sport Movies & TV Festival 2022 for Hamid's Symphony Special Award, Documentary TV, Cinema Verite 2024 for Trick
References
External links Jafar Sadeghi at iMDb