Ali Etesamifar (Persian: علی اعتصامی‌فر; born in 1990 Qazvin, Iran) is an Iranian Puppeteer, Puppet Maker, and Puppet Designer.[1][2] He has appeared in many shows and features including kolah ghermezi series (The One with The red Hat) directed by Iraj Tahmasb[3] and City of Mice 2[4] feature film directed by legendary Iranian director, Marzieh Boroumand. He also directed an experimental puppet theatre called "The Garden Solo" (Painful Story of The Old Man) nominated by the 16th Mobarak International puppet theatre festival.[5]

Ali Etesamifar
Ali Etesamifar posed with his puppet character, Shiroo. Photographer : Alireza Dashti
Born
Ali Etesamifar

(1990-07-15) July 15, 1990 (age 34)
Qazvin
NationalityIranian
OccupationPuppeteer

Puppet Designer

Puppetry Teacher
Years active2005–present
Known forPuppetry

Work

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Year Title Job Title Director
2005-2008 Aftabgardan Puppeteer/Puppet maker[6] Mohsen Aghalar
2014 City of Mice 2[4] Puppet Maker/ Puppeteer[4] Marzieh Boroomand
2014 Amir-Arsalan Naamdar Theatre Puppet Maker Hossein Cheraghi
2015-2018 Kolah Ghermezi [3] Puppeteer of Bache Famil[3] Iraj Tahmasb
2015 Kadoo Zari Theatre(Golden Pumpkin)[1] Puppet Maker and Puppet Designer/Actor[1] Mohammad Alami
2016 Garden Solo Theatre[7] Director/ Writer/ Puppet and Scene Designer [8]
2021 Shabakeye Kochak [9] Puppeteer of Shabrang and Milad Amir Soltan Ahmadi
2021- Nargil[10] Puppet Designer/Puppet Maker Hamzeh Salehi / Ebrahim Amerian
2021-2022 Kelileh and Demneh [11] Puppet maker/ Puppeteer[12] Marzieh Boroomand

Awards

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1.Winner of 1st and 2nd places in Puppet designing and making at the 11th International Student Puppetry Festival.

2.Winner of 1st place in Puppet performing at the 14th International Student Puppetry Festival/ Blond redhead theater

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Folklore in 'Golden Pumpkin' | Financial Tribune". 16 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-02-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ a b c "کلاه قرمزی97". tv2.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  4. ^ a b c City of Mice 2 (2014) - IMDb, retrieved 2022-07-12
  5. ^ "To Compete in Int'l Puppet Show Festival". theater.ir. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  6. ^ "نشاط چندانی در هنر قزوین نمی‌بینم". هفته نامه فروردین امروز (in Persian). 2015-06-01. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  7. ^ "علی اعتصامی فر : عروسک ها آدم ها را به هم نزدیک تر می کنند . | تئاتر فستیوال" (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  8. ^ "تاثیر جشنواره عروسکی بر مردم / علی اعتصامی‌فر از ˝سولوی باغچه˝ می‌گوید Ali Etesamifar's Interview with Honar-online Agency About Garden Solo Theatre(in Persian)". خبرگزاری هنر ایران (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  9. ^ Shabakeyeh Koochak (Comedy, Family, Horror), 2021-09-28, retrieved 2022-07-13
  10. ^ Nargil (TV Mini Series 2021– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2022-07-13
  11. ^ Kelileh & Demneh (Comedy, Family, Fantasy), FilmNet, 2022-05-20, retrieved 2022-07-13
  12. ^ Kelileh & Demneh (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2022-07-13