Masoud Kimiai

Masoud Kimiai
Born	1941 Teheran, Iran
Occupation	Film director Screenwriter
Years active	1968 - present

Masoud Kimiai (Persian: مسعود کیمیایی) is an Iranian director, screenwriter and producer. He was born in 1941 in Tehran, Iran.

Biography

Kimiai started his career as an assistant director and made his debut, Come Stranger, in 1968. With his second film, Kaiser (1969), he caused a historical change in Iranian film industry. The film became a great success at the box office and opened the way for many young, talented filmmakers who never had a chance in the industry before. His films deal with people in the margin of the society with his anti-hero characters that die at the end. Many directors of commercial films imitated his Kaiser/ Qeysar for about 6 years, but in the last decade he focuses on young antagonists. He usually writes his screenplays, using slang dialogs based on ordinary traditional people’s dialect. In 1991 he was awarded a prize in 41st Berlin International Film Festival for his Snake Fang (Dandan-e-mar).^[1] This was his sole international prize, but he has received many prizes in domestic festivals.^[2]

He has been married 3 times. He was married to the late Iranian pop singer Giti Pashaei, and also was married to the Iranian pop singer Googoosh.

Filmography

• Come Stranger, 1968
• Kaiser, 1969
• Reza, the Motorcyclist, 1970
• Dash Akol, 1971
• Baluch, 1972
• Soil, 1973
• Gavaznha, 1974
• The Horse (short film)
• The Oriental Boy (short film), 1974
• Ghazal, 1976
• The Journey of the Stone, 1978
• The Red Line, 1982
• Blade and Silk, 1986
• The Lead, 1988
• The Sergeant, 1990
• Snake Fang, 1990
• The Wolf's Trail, 1992
• Trade, 1993
• The Feast, 1995
• Sultan, 1996
• Mercedes, 1997
• Cry, 1998
• Protest, 1999
• Holiday Conscripts, 2001
• Friday soldiers, 2002
• Verdict, 2004
• The Boss, 2006
• Mohakeme dar khiaban, 2009
• Jorm , 2011
• Gheysar 40 saal baad(Documentary), 2011

References

1. ^ "Berlinale: 1991 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1991/03_preistr_ger_1991/03_Preistraeger_1991.html. Retrieved 2011-03-23. 
2. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0453953/awards

External links

• Masud Kimiai at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Kimiai, Masoud
Alternative names
Short description	Film director, Screenwriter
Date of birth	1941
Place of birth	Teheran, Iran
Date of death
Place of death