Amir Naderi
Encyclopedia
Amir Naderi is a notable Iran
ian film director
, screenwriter
and one of the most influential figures of 20th-century Persian cinema
. Mr Naderi is currently in Japan working on CUT, his new feature film, starring Hidetoshi Nishijima and Takako Tokiwa, due to be released in 2011.
Naderi developed his knowledge of cinema by watching films at the theater where he worked as a boy, reading film criticism, and making relationships with leading film critics. He began his career with still photography
for some notable Iranian features. In the 1970s, Naderi turned to directing, and made some of the most important features of the New Iranian Cinema. In 1971, his directorial debut, Goodbye Friend was released in Iran. Mr. Naderi first came into the international spotlight with films that are now known as cinema classics, The Runner (1985), and Water, Wind, Dust (1989). The Runner is considered by many critics to be one of the most influential films of the past quarter century. After a number of his films were banned by the Iranian government, Mr. Naderi left the country. Expatriating to New York, Mr. Naderi continued to produce new work. He was named a Rockefeller Film and Video fellow in 1997, and has served as an artist in residence and instructor at Columbia University
, the University of Las Vegas, and New York's School of Visual Arts
. His U.S. films have premiered at the Film Society of Lincoln Center/MOMA's New Films New Director's series, the Venice, Cannes, Sundance and Tribeca Film Festivals. His last feature, Sound Barrier (2005) won the prestigious Roberto Rossellini Prize at the Rome Film Festival. Mr Naderi should come back in great shape in 2011 with CUT. Starring Hidetoshi Nishijima and Takako Tokiwa, CUT laments the collapse of Japanese cinema through the gripping tale of a young filmmaker giving it all to make his next movie.
Due to smaller distribution and advertising budgets, Mr. Naderi's films are not as well known as most Hollywood films. Despite that and the lack of recognizable actors in most of his films, his work tends to find distribution (mainly in Europe and Japan), and he has earned a great deal of critical acclaim. Mr. Naderi’s films and photography are also frequently the subject of retrospectives at major festivals and museums throughout the world. Lincoln Center in New York, the city that has been his home for the past 20 years, offered a complete retrospective of his work in 2001, as did the International Museum of Cinema in Turin, Italy in 2006. The most recent retrospective of his work was screened at the Pusan International Film Festival
, the largest in Asia. Mr. Naderi has served as a jury member of international film festivals for over a decade.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and one of the most influential figures of 20th-century Persian cinema
Cinema of Iran
The cinema of Iran is a flourishing film industry with a long history. Many popular commercial films are annually made in Iran, and Iranian art films win praise around the world....
. Mr Naderi is currently in Japan working on CUT, his new feature film, starring Hidetoshi Nishijima and Takako Tokiwa, due to be released in 2011.
Naderi developed his knowledge of cinema by watching films at the theater where he worked as a boy, reading film criticism, and making relationships with leading film critics. He began his career with still photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
for some notable Iranian features. In the 1970s, Naderi turned to directing, and made some of the most important features of the New Iranian Cinema. In 1971, his directorial debut, Goodbye Friend was released in Iran. Mr. Naderi first came into the international spotlight with films that are now known as cinema classics, The Runner (1985), and Water, Wind, Dust (1989). The Runner is considered by many critics to be one of the most influential films of the past quarter century. After a number of his films were banned by the Iranian government, Mr. Naderi left the country. Expatriating to New York, Mr. Naderi continued to produce new work. He was named a Rockefeller Film and Video fellow in 1997, and has served as an artist in residence and instructor at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, the University of Las Vegas, and New York's School of Visual Arts
School of Visual Arts
The School of Visual Arts , is a proprietary art school located in Manhattan, New York City, and is widely considered to be one of the leading art schools in the United States. It was established in 1947 by co-founders Silas H. Rhodes and Burne Hogarth as the Cartoonists and Illustrators School and...
. His U.S. films have premiered at the Film Society of Lincoln Center/MOMA's New Films New Director's series, the Venice, Cannes, Sundance and Tribeca Film Festivals. His last feature, Sound Barrier (2005) won the prestigious Roberto Rossellini Prize at the Rome Film Festival. Mr Naderi should come back in great shape in 2011 with CUT. Starring Hidetoshi Nishijima and Takako Tokiwa, CUT laments the collapse of Japanese cinema through the gripping tale of a young filmmaker giving it all to make his next movie.
Due to smaller distribution and advertising budgets, Mr. Naderi's films are not as well known as most Hollywood films. Despite that and the lack of recognizable actors in most of his films, his work tends to find distribution (mainly in Europe and Japan), and he has earned a great deal of critical acclaim. Mr. Naderi’s films and photography are also frequently the subject of retrospectives at major festivals and museums throughout the world. Lincoln Center in New York, the city that has been his home for the past 20 years, offered a complete retrospective of his work in 2001, as did the International Museum of Cinema in Turin, Italy in 2006. The most recent retrospective of his work was screened at the Pusan International Film Festival
Pusan International Film Festival
Busan International Film Festival , held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan , South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia...
, the largest in Asia. Mr. Naderi has served as a jury member of international film festivals for over a decade.
Filmography
- 2011 - CUT
- 2008 - Vegas: Based on a True Story: Official Competition - Venice Film Festival, World Narrative Competition - Tribeca Film Festival
- 2005 - Sound Barrier, premiere: Spotlight, Tribeca Film Festival
- 2002 - Marathon, premiere: FilmEx Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan
- 1997 - A, B, C... ManhattanA, B, C... ManhattanA, B, C... Manhattan is a 1997 American drama film directed by Amir Naderi. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Lucy Knight - Colleen* Erin Norris - Kacey* Sara Paul - Kate* Maisy Hughes - Stella...
, premiere: 1997 Cannes Film Festival1997 Cannes Film Festival-Jury:*Isabelle Adjani *Gong Li *Mira Sorvino *Paul Auster *Tim Burton *Luc Bondy *Patrick Dupond *Mike Leigh *Nanni Moretti *Michael Ondaatje -Feature film competition:...
, Un Certain RegardUn Certain RegardUn Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob... - 1993 - Manhattan By Numbers, premiere: MOMA/Film Society of Lincoln Center New Directors/New Films series
- 1989 - Ab, Bad, Khak (Water, Wind, Dust)
- 1985 - Davandeh (The Runner)
- 1981 - Josteju Doe (Search Two)
- 1980 - Josteju Yek (Search One)
- 1979 - Barandeh (The Winner)
- 1975 - Marsiyeh (Requiem)
- 1974 - Entezar (Waiting)
- 1973 - Saz Dahani (Harmonica)
- 1973 - TangsirTangsirTangsir refers to a person who is originally from a region in Bushehr province between Delvar and Ahram or sometimes from any of these two cities....
* 1971 - Tangna (Impasse) - 1970 - Khoda Hafez Rafiq (Goodbye Friend)
Awards, honors and competition entries
- Venice Film Festival - Vegas : based on a true story, Official competition (2008)
- Rome Film Festival – Roberto Rossellini Critics Prize, Sound Barrier (2005)
- Turin Film FestivalTorino Film FestivalThe Torino Film Festival is an international film festival held annually in Turin, Italy. Held every November, it is the second largest film festival in Italy, following the Venice Film Festival...
– Bastone Bianco, Sound Barrier (2005) - Avignon Film Festival – Prix Tournage, A, B, C, Manhattan (1997)
- Cannes film festival - A, B, C, Manhattan Un certain regard (competition) (1997)
- Nantes Film Festival – Golden Montgolfiere (Grand Prix), Water Wind Dust (1989)
- Nantes Film Festival – Golden Montgolfiere (Grand Prix), The RunnerThe RunnerThe Runner is a 1985 film by Amir Naderi, one of the major directors of Iranian cinema before and after the Iranian Revolution....
(1985) - San Remo Film Festival – Best Film, Jury Prize, Requiem (1975)
- Cannes Film FestivalCannes Film FestivalThe Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
– Jury Award, Waiting (1975) - Virgin Islands Film Festival - Golden Plaque, Waiting (1975)
External links
- http://www.facebook.com/cutnaderi