Bahman Motamedian
Biography
Bahman Motamedian was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1969. Writer, photographer and director, Motamedian studied at the Experimental Theater Institute and Photography in the Youth Cinema Institute in Tehran. He directed three plays of "Eugene Ionesco" including "The Bald Soprano", "Maid to Marry" and "Jack or the Submission" at theatre and then he moved to the cinema as director and screen writer. With "Aquarium" he won the Best Experimental Film Award at the Festival of Nations (Ebensee, Austria). Motamedian made his first feature film, titled "Khastegi" ("Sex My Life" aka "Tedium") in 2008. "Khastegi" (Sex My Life) was shown in the official selection of 65th Venice International Film Festival as the "surprise film" in 2008 and it was received the "Brian Award" at this festival. "Khastegi" (Sex My Life) was also nominated for "Queer Lion Award" at Venice Film Festival in 2008. "Khastegi" (Sex My Life) has been screened in many film festivals throughout the world and received a lot of attention and awards. .
Filmography
Short & documentary films:
2001 Akvarium (Aquarium)
2006 Avazi Baraye Mordan ( A Song for The Dying)
2006 Mosighi va Faramoshi (Music and Forgetting)
Screen Writing for Television Series:
2000 Pelake 14 (Number 14)
2003 Zire Asemane Shahr (Under the City Sky)
2004 Vorod Mamno, Mamno ( Do Not Enter)
2005 Shabhaye Barareh ( Nights in Barareh)
2007 Noghtechin (Dots)
2008 Chahar Khoone (Four Homes)
Feature Films:
2008 Khastegi AKA Sex My Life - Click here -->[1]
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