Behrouz Sebt Rasoul (Persian: بهروز سبط رسول; born 7 July 1970) is an independent Iranian filmmaker, screenwriter, editor, photographer, musician, and author of two novels.

Behrouz Sebt Rasoul
بهروز سبط رسول
Born (1970-07-07) 7 July 1970 (age 54)
Alma materKharazmi University, Industrial Engineering
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • film producer
Years active2009–present

Career

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Born in Tehran in 1970, though he graduated from the Kharazmi University in industrial engineering, his passion has always been the cinema. In 2013 he founded the company Nama Film. He has made many documentaries, one wildlife documentary and 28 documentary episodes about nature, all internationally acclaimed by both professionals and the public.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Tajikistan has officially submitted the film "Melody," directed by Iranian filmmaker Behrouz Sebt Rasoul, for consideration in the Best International Feature Film category at the 2025 Oscars.[7]

Films

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  • 2012: The Singer In Love I Documentary, 30 min
  • 2014: The Flight Melody I Fiction, 45 min
  • 2015: Identity | Fiction, 75 min
  • 2016: The hidden way I Fiction, 45 min
  • 2018-2020: The Most Ancient Land I Documentary, 1200 min
  • 2020: No Rain Without Bear Documentary
  • 2021: Before Eleven I Fiction, 90 min
  • 2022: Between Two Homes I Documentary, 62 min
  • 2023: Melody | Fiction, 85 min,Tajikistan/Iran

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Awards and nominations

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Award Date of ceremony Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
97th Academy Awards[13]

List of submissions to the 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film

Behrouz Sebt Rasoul [14][15]
54th International Film Festival of India,GOA 24 November 2023 Behrouz Sebt Rasoul first international screen at Cinema of the World section [16][17]
21st Chennai International Film Festival 21 December 2023 Behrouz Sebt Rasoul screen at World Cinema section [18][19]
24th Keswick film festival 1 March 2024 Behrouz Sebt Rasoul Competitive section [20][21][22]
42th Fajr International Film Festival 3 February 2024 Behrouz Sebt Rasoul Competitive section [23]
23th imagineindia Film Festival, Madrid – Spain 2024 Behrouz Sebt Rasoul Competitive section:
  • Best Director of Photography:

Ali-Mohammad Ghasemi

  • Best Set Designer:

Payam Hossein Souri

  • Best Original Music:

Foad Samiei

Nominated

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  • Best Actress:

Diman Zandi

  • Best Sound Design:

Mahmoudreza Mousavinejad

[24][25][26][27]
Iranian Film Festival of Zurich (IFFZ) 11 september 2024 Behrouz Sebt Rasoul Competitive section [28][29]
11th Silk Road International Film Festival, Xi'an, China 16 september 2024 Behrouz Sebt Rasoul Panorama section [30][31]
Izmir film festival 30 october 2024 Behrouz Sebt Rasoul Competitive section [32]

References

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  1. ^ "Melody". dreamlabfilms. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Behrouz Sebt Rasoul". dreamlabfilms. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Behrouz Sebt Rasoul Biography". imdb. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Behrouz Sebt Rasoul Biography". iffigoa. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Managing Director & Founder of Nama Film". namafilm. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Iranian director's "Melody" represents Tajikistan for Oscar 2024". Tehran Times. 6 August 2023. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Tajikistan Submits Iranian director's "Melody" for 2025 Oscars". tehrantimes. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Managing Director & Founder of Nama Film". namafilm. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  9. ^ "before eleven". namafilm. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Up to twenty-three" received the special award of the jury of the Philippine festival". namafilm. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  11. ^ "ویژه‌ برنامه های شبکه مستند سیما در عید سعید فطر". mehrnews (in Persian). 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  12. ^ "خنیاگر عاشق". doctv (in Persian). Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Tajikistan Submits Iranian director's "Melody" for 2025 Oscars". tehrantimes. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Iranian director's "Melody" represents Tajikistan for Oscar 2024". Tehran Times. 6 August 2023. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Kyrgyzstan declines Oscar invitation after international entry rejection". screendaily. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Iranian directors represent six countries at International Film Festival of India". tehrantimes. 17 November 2023. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  17. ^ "سفر "شهربانو" و "ملودی" به جشنواره‌های هندی". mehrnews (in Persian). 18 November 2023. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Chennai International Film Festival hosting eight Iranian movies". tehrantimes. 15 December 2023. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  19. ^ "21th Chennai International Film Festival Press Release". chennaifilmfest. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Films". keswickfilm.org. Archived from the original on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Festivals". dreamlabfilms. 12 May 2023. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  22. ^ ""Melody", "Maman" to go on screen in Keswick film festival". tehrantimes. 28 January 2024. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  23. ^ "2024 Fajr Film Festival announces international lineup". tehrantimes. 3 February 2024. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  24. ^ "Melody (Behrouz Sebt Rasoul) Iran/Tajikistan. Official Section". imagineindiafestival. 11 March 2024. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  25. ^ "Iran's Melody to go on screen at ImagineIndia festival". tehrantimes. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  26. ^ "Nominations 2024". tehrantimes. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  27. ^ "ملودی برنده ۳ جایزه جشنواره اسپانیایی شد". isna (in Persian). 18 July 2024. Archived from the original on 19 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  28. ^ "Melody". iranianfilmfestival. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  29. ^ "دیروز و امروز سینمای ایران در زوریخ". isna (in Persian). 21 August 2024.
  30. ^ "Melody at the China Silk Road Festival". isna. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  31. ^ "Iran's Melody participates in Silk Road film festival". tehrantimes. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  32. ^ "4. İzmir Uluslararası Film ve Müzik Festivali'nin programı ve jürileri açıklandı". izmirdesondakika (in Turkish).
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