Parviz Shahbazi

Parviz Shahbazi (born 1962 in Khorramabad, Iran) is a famous Iranian filmmaker.

Infobox actor
name = Parviz Shahbazi

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birthdate = birth date and age|1962|07|25
birthplace = Khorramabad, Iran
occupation = film director, screenwriter, film editor
website = http://www.shahbazifilm.com/
awards = PIFF - FIPRESCI Prize
2003 Nafas-e amigh ( Deep Breath )
Fajr Film Festival - Crystal Simorgh
2003 Nafas-e amigh
Cinequest Film Festival - Best Feature
1999 Mosafere jonub ( The Traveller from the South )
TIFF - Gold Award
1997 Mosafere jonub
Isfahan International Festival of Films - Golden Butterfly
1996 Mosafere jonub
imdb_id = 0787526

Biography

Parviz Shahbazi is a graduate of filmmaking from Teheran's IRIB College of Radio and Television. During the early 80’s he began writing short stories and directing short films. He edited several films and directed 12 short films before making his first feature film, "Traveler from the South", in 1996.

Film career

His debut feature film, "Traveller from the South" (1996) as well as his second film, "Whispers" (2000) went to countless festivals and brought him international recognition, collecting several prizes along the way. In 2002, his third film, "Deep Breath" was shown at the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival to great success. Among other accolades it won a FIPRESCI award at Pusan and the Jury special award at Turin as well as the Best Film award at the Belgrade Author Festival.

Filmography

WriterSecond Unit Director or Assistant Director

External links

*imdb name|0787526
* [http://www.filmfestivals.com/cgi-bin/fest_content/festivals.pl?debug=&channelbar=&lang=en&year=2003&fest=cannes2003&page=films&partner=&film_id=6981 "Cannes Film Festival 2003"]
* [http://www.wsws.org/arts/1997/sep1997/parviz.shtml "Interview October 1997"]