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Fathollah Amiri (Persian: فتح الله امیری, born 1981) is an Iranian documentary filmmaker with a career focusing on the environment and wildlife of Iran. He has served as a judge at the Matsalu Nature Film Festival in Estonia in 2019[1] and the Sondrio Festival of Environmental Films in Italy in 2020.
Early life and education
editFathollah Amiri was born in 1981 in Ilam, Iran. He developed a passion for environmental and wildlife issues early in life, which later influenced his career choice.[2] Amiri pursued higher education in film studies and holds a master's degree in Documentary Production from IRIB University.[3]
Career
editAmiri's career as a documentary filmmaker began in the early 2000s. He has directed and produced numerous documentaries that shed light on the environmental challenges and unique wildlife of Iran.[4]
Awards
edit- Crystal Simorgh for Best Feature Documentary (2011) for In Search of the Iranian Leopard
- Grand Prize for Best Film at the Cinema Verite Festival (2014) for Life in Cold Veins
- Cypress Award for Best Documentary Series at the Jam-e Jam TV Festival (2013) for producing the series Reptiles of Iran
- Cypress Award for Best Documentary Director at the Jam-e Jam TV Festival (2018) for The Ranger and the Leopard
- Best Documentary Award at the National Student Film Festival for Life in Eclipse (2009)
- Wildscreen Award (known as the Green Oscar) for In the Realm of the Spider-Tailed Viper (2018) [5] [6]
Amiri's recent works include In the Whirlpool of Extinction (2017) and Houbara (2018).[7]
Amiri is a member of the Iranian Documentary Filmmakers Association, the Iranian Documentary Cinema Producers Association, and the Environmental Committee of IRIB.[8]
Filmography
edit- In Search of the Iranian Leopard (2011)
- Life in Cold Veins (2014)
- Reptiles of Iran (2013)
- The Ranger and the Leopard (2018)
- Life in Eclipse (2009)
- In the Realm of the Spider-Tailed Viper (2018)
- In the Whirlpool of Extinction (2017)
- Houbara (2018)
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ OFFICIAL AWARDS of the 20th MATSALU NATURE FILM FESTIVAL [1]
- ^ Ilam Culture. (n.d.). "فتح الله امیری مستندساز ایلامی داور جشنواره بینالمللی استونی شد." Retrieved from [2](https://ilam.farhang.gov.ir/fa/news/431889).
- ^ Environmental Film Festival. (n.d.). "Fathollah Amiri." Retrieved from [3](https://dceff.org/filmmaker/amiri-fathollah/).
- ^ Mehr News. (2022). "فتح الله امیری مشاور مدیر شبکه مستند شد." Retrieved from [4](https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5514175).
- ^ "Farmer Mahmud Mansuri wins Emerging Talent Award at Wildscreen Festival". 21 October 2018.
- ^ Green Screen Festival. (n.d.). "Amiri." Retrieved from [5](https://www.greenscreen-festival.de/festival/regisseure/detail/amiri/).
- ^ Tehran Times. (2020). "Iranian doc warns of poachers smuggling bird species into Arab countries." Retrieved from [6](https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/455084).
- ^ YJC. (2020). "اولین فیلم از روش خاص مار تازه کشف شده در طبیعت ایران برای شکار." Retrieved from [7](https://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/7400537).