Kianoush Ayari (Persian: کیانوش عیاری; born May 14, 1951) is an Iranian director and screenwriter.[1] He is famous for his realistic style and unique stories like heart transplantation in his movie To Be or Not to Be (1998) or fate of a teacher after the horrible Bam earthquake in Wake Up, Arezoo! (2005). He has received various accolades, including four Crystal Simorgh, a Hafez Award, two Iran Cinema Celebration Awards and three Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Awards.
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کیانوش عیاری | |
 Ayari in 2016 | |
| Born | May 14, 1951 Ahvaz, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
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| Years active | 1970–present |
Life and career
editHe was born in the city of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran. Ayari started his cinematic career by making 8mm short films.[2] His first professional movie was Tanooreyeh Div. His movie Abadani-ha won the Silver Leopard for the best Movie at Locarno Film Festival in 1994.[3] His most controversial movie The Paternal House[4] was screened at 69th Venice Film Festival but yet to be screened publicly in Iran as of december 2016 but was screened at a few cinemas in United States of America.[5][6] Mehdi Hashemi, one of the best actors of Iranian theatre and cinema has played the main actor role in his movies for the last two decades, including: Thousand Eyes (TV Series), Roozegar-e Gharib (TV Series), The Paternal House and his latest movie Kanape'.
Personal life
editHis brother Dariush Ayari is a cinematographer. They collaborated in Thousand Eyes (TV Series), Roozegar-e Gharib (TV Series) and The Paternal House.
Filmography
editCinema
edit- Taze-nafas-ha (1979)
- Tanooreyeh Div (1985)
- The Spirit of Scorpion (1986)
- The Grand Day (1988)
- Beyond the Fire (1990)
- Two Halves of an Apple (1991)
- The Abadanis (1993)
- Cow's Horn (1995)
- To Be or Not to Be (1998)
- Iranian Spread (2002)
- Wake up, Arezoo! (2004)
- The Paternal House (2012)
- Canape' (2016)
TV Series
edit- Thousand Eyes (2003)
- Roozegar-e Gharib (2007)
Awards
editHere is a list of awards received by Kianoush Ayari in film festivals:[7][8]
| Year | Festival | Award | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4th Fajr Film Festival | Best Director | Tanooreyeh Div | Won |
| 1987 | 6th Fajr Film Festival | Best Director | Ansuyeh Atash | Won |
| 1994 | Locarno International Film Festival | Silver Leopard | Abadani-Ha | Won |
| 1994 | Nantes Three Continents Festival | Golden Montgolfiere | Abadani-Ha | Nominated |
| 1998 | Cairo International Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Boodan yaa naboodan | Won |
| 1998 | Cairo International Film Festival | Golden Pyramid | Boodan yaa naboodan | Nominated |
| 2002 | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Crystal Globe | Sofreh Irani | Nominated |
| 2004 | 23rd Fajr Film Festival | Best Director | Bidar show, Arezoo! | Won |
| 2004 | 23rd Fajr Film Festival | Best Art Achievement | Bidar show, Arezoo! | Won |
| 2012 | Venice Film Festival | Venice Horizons Award | The Paternal House | Nominated |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kianoush Ayyari (Imdb)
- ^ Kianoush Ayari (sourehcinema)
- ^ "Locarno Film Festival award winners".
- ^ The Paternal House (Imdb)
- ^ "Banned Again: Kianoosh Ayari on Paternal House (2012)". March 4, 2015.
- ^ "نمایش فیلم کیانوش عیاری در آمریکا". November 29, 2016.
- ^ List of award received by Kianoush Ayari (Imdb)
- ^ List of award received by Kianoush Ayari (sourehcinema)