Afsaneh Salari (Persian: افسانه سالاری; born 8 November 1988) is an Iranian documentary filmmaker, editor, and producer. She is known for directing The Silhouettes and producing The Forbidden Strings.
Afsaneh Salari | |
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افسانه سالاری | |
 Afsaneh Salari in Paris France 2022 | |
| Born | 8 November 1988 |
| Occupation(s) | documentary filmmaker, editor and producer |
| Years active | 2015–present |
The Silhouettes received a nomination for Best Documentary Feature at the 39th Fajr Film Festival. It also earned a Jury Special Mention for Best Documentary Feature at Visions du Réel, won the Next Award Prize at the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival in 2021,[1] and received the Director's Choice of Young Talent award at the Iranian Film Festival Zurich.[2]
Salari's documentary Great Are the Eyes of a Dead Father features Wim Wenders as a Creative Consultant.[3] This project is part of the "A Sense of Place" initiative in collaboration with the Wim Wenders Foundation.[4]
Salari holds a BA in film editing from the Art University of Tehran, a Master's degree in Creative Directing and Cinematography from the University of Paris 8, and a Master's in Documentary Directing from the DocNomads joint master's program.
She co-founded the Docmaniacs Film Collective in Tehran and established Docmaniacs Productions in Paris. Salari is also an alumna of the La Fémis documentary course, Berlinale Talents,[5] and the IDFA Academy.
References
edit- ^ "The Silhouettes". DMZ International Documentary Film Festival.
- ^ "The Silhouettes". Iranian Film Festival Zurich (in German).
- ^ Wim Wenders Foundation (2024-03-28). "SINEMA TRANSTOPIA Facebook post". Facebook.
- ^ "Wim Wenders Foundation". Wim Wenders Stiftung.[failed verification]
- ^ "Profile: Afsaneh Salari". Berlinale Talents. Archived from the original on 2024-05-19.