Amir Shahab Razavian
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Amir-Shahāb Razaviān born in 1965 in Hamadan
, Iran
, is an Iranian film director, filmmaker and producer.
Razavian began his cinematic activities at Hamedan Amateur Film-making Centre in 1980 while still studying at high-school (at Ebn-e Sinā High School in Hamadan). He obtained his degree in film directing from College of Theatre and Cinema of Art University in 1990. From the same College he received in 1995 his post-graduate degree in animation
. Since then he has produced seventy short films, directed thirty documentary and short films, and three feature films. The latter are The Journey of the Grey Men (Safar-e Mardān-e Khākestari), Tehran, Seven O'clock in the Morning (Tehrān Sā'at-e Haft-e Sobh) and Colors of Memory
(with the original title Minā-ye Shahr-e Khāmoush, The Minā of the Extinguished Town).
Hamadan
-Culture:Hamadan is home to many poets and cultural celebrities. The city is also said to be among the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities.Handicrafts: Hamadan has always been well known for handicrafts like leather, ceramic, and beautiful carpets....
, Iran
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...
, is an Iranian film director, filmmaker and producer.
Razavian began his cinematic activities at Hamedan Amateur Film-making Centre in 1980 while still studying at high-school (at Ebn-e Sinā High School in Hamadan). He obtained his degree in film directing from College of Theatre and Cinema of Art University in 1990. From the same College he received in 1995 his post-graduate degree in animation
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
. Since then he has produced seventy short films, directed thirty documentary and short films, and three feature films. The latter are The Journey of the Grey Men (Safar-e Mardān-e Khākestari), Tehran, Seven O'clock in the Morning (Tehrān Sā'at-e Haft-e Sobh) and Colors of Memory
Colors of Memory
Colors of Memory is a 2008 Iranian film directed by Amir-Shahab Razavian based around the events of the 2003 Bam earthquake. This film's original name is Minā-ye Shahr-e Khāmoush , which may be translated as The Minā of the Extinguished Town.-Plot:The film relates the story of a surgeon who...
(with the original title Minā-ye Shahr-e Khāmoush, The Minā of the Extinguished Town).
Filmography
- The Journey of the Grey Men (Safar-e Mardān-e Khākestari - سفر مردان خاکستری)
- Tehran, Seven O'clock in the Morning (Tehrān Sā'at-e Haft-e Sobh - تهران ساعت هفت صبح)
- Colors of MemoryColors of MemoryColors of Memory is a 2008 Iranian film directed by Amir-Shahab Razavian based around the events of the 2003 Bam earthquake. This film's original name is Minā-ye Shahr-e Khāmoush , which may be translated as The Minā of the Extinguished Town.-Plot:The film relates the story of a surgeon who...
(with the original title Minā-ye Shahr-e Khāmoush - مینای شهر خاموش, The Azure of the Extinguished Town)
External links
- Interview with Amir-Shahab Razavian, UCLA, April 11, 2008: http://www.parstimes.com/film/director/razavian/.
The video recording of the interview (in Persian): RealPlayer (6 min 31 sec).