Mehdi Imani Shahmiri (مهدی ایمانی شهمیری) born 3 April 1988[citation needed] is an Iranian documentary director, producer and screenwriter, he is known for directing Parizad and Born in Captivity.[1]
Mehdi Imani Shahmiri | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 3 April 1988[citation needed] |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Occupations |
|
| Years active | 2020 – present |
In 2021, Shahmiri made the short documentary Parizad, which was nominated for the Dragon statue of the 62th Kraków Film Festival and received the Don Quixote Award of the International Federation of Film Societies (FICC).[2]
In 2024 he directed Born in Captivity a documentary about the endangered Asiatic cheetah that followed the caesarean section and the birth of Pirouz, the famous cheetah cub among Iranians, for the first time.[3]
Born in Captivity received a nomination for Best Documentary Feature at the Fajr International Film Festival and received the grand prize of the 17th Iran Documentary Film Festival - Cinema Verite. This film had the record number of nominations in the 17th edition of this festival.[4]
Filmography
editDocumentary
edit| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Parizad | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2024 | Born in Captivity | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17th Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema | Best short documentary | Parizad | Won | [5] |
| 2021 | 48th Festival of Nations | Best documentary | Parizad | Won | [6] |
| 2021 | 39th Asolo Art Film Festival | Best short film on art | Parizad | Won | [7] |
| 2021 | 8th Festival del cinema povero | Best documentary | Parizad | Won | [8] |
| 2021 | 14th Cinéma Vérité | Best director and editor | Parizad | Nominated | [8] |
| 2021 | 37th Tehran International Short Film Festival | Best director | Parizad | Nominated | [8] |
| 2021 | Prague Independent Film Festival | Best director | Parizad | Nominated | [8] |
| 2021 | 25th Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival | Screen | Parizad | Official selection | [9] |
| 2022 | 62nd Kraków Film Festival | Don Quixote Award | Parizad | Won | [10] |
| 2022 | 36th Fribourg International Film Festival | Special mention | Parizad | Won | [8] |
| 2022 | 62nd Kraków Film Festival | Dragon of dragons | Parizad | Nominated | [11] |
| 2022 | 19th Big Sky Documentary Film Festival | Screen | Parizad | Official selection | [8] |
| 2022 | 36th Fribourg International Film Festival | Best director | Parizad | Nominated | [8] |
| 2024 | 17th Cinéma Vérité | Best film | Born in Captivity | Won | [12] |
| 2024 | 17th Cinéma Vérité | Best director | Born in Captivity | Nominated | [4] |
| 2024 | 42nd Fajr International Film Festival | Best documentary film | Born in Captivity | Nominated | [13] |
References
edit- ^ "Mehdi Imani Shahmiri". Mubi.
- ^ "Parizad". Kraków Film Festival.
- ^ "Born in Captivity (2024)". Mubi.
- ^ a b "نامزدهای هفدهمین جشنواره بینالمللی فیلم مستند ایران «سینماحقیقت»" [Announcement of the nominees of the 17th International Iranian Documentary Film Festival]. The International Documentary Film Festival of Iran Cinema (in Persian).
- ^ "WINNERS OF 17th KAZAN INTERNATIONAL MUSLIM FILM FESTIVAL 2021". Kazan International Film Festival “Altyn minbar”. 10 September 2021.
- ^ ""Parizad" selected as best doc at Festival of Nations". Tehran Times. 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Si conclude Asolo Art Film Festival 2021. Tutti i vincitori e Premio Duse a Monica Guerritore" [Asolo Art Film Festival 2021 Ends. All the Winners and Duse Award to Monica Guerritore]. Asolo Art Film Festival.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Parizad". ethnocineca.
- ^ "10 Iranian films to be screened at Flickers' Rhode Island Festival". Iranian Students' News Agency.
- ^ ""Parizad" wins Don Quixote Award at Krakow Film Festival". Tehran Times. 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Mehdi Imani Shahmiri - Nagrody". Filmweb.
- ^ ""The Golden Thread" wins top prize at Cinéma Vérité". Documentary, Experimental & Animation Film Center. 24 December 2023.
- ^ "اعلام نامزدهای بخش مستند چهل و دومین جشنواره فیلم فجر" [Announcing the nominees for the documentary section of the 42nd Fajr Film Festival]. Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 30 January 2024.