Abolfazl Attar
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Mirza Abolfazl Attar. Z Born September 23, 1968 in Mashhad
, Razavi Khorasan Province
, Iran
is an Iranian Film director, Screenwriter & Film editor
he succeeded to change the usual format of 8 mm films, into the 16 mm and 35 mm film-format, by making his 16 mm film titled “A Window To The Alley”.The first film Iranian Young Cinema Society produced which had won many internationals awards,
was named “TO THE DUST AGAIN” Directed by Mahdi Bemani Naeini
, which Abolfazl Attar had written its scripts. For the first time in Iran, in 1997, in the internal bulletin of Khorasan
Script writers Association, he suggested the registration and patent of scripts in cinema; which later on this idea was widely implemented in Iranian Center for Script Writers and The Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture Guilds (House of Cinema).In 2007 he conducted a research project to revise and improve the legal rights of authors and intellectual property owners, and presented it to the Iranian authorities.
Mashhad
Mashhad , is the second largest city in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the Shia Muslim world. It is also the only major Iranian city with an Arabic name. It is located east of Tehran, at the center of the Razavi Khorasan Province close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Its...
, Razavi Khorasan Province
Razavi Khorasan Province
Razavi Khorasan Province is a province located in northeastern Iran. Mashhad is the centre and capital of the province.Other cities and townships are Ghouchan, Dargaz, Chenaran, Sarakhs, Fariman, Torbat-e Heydarieh, Torbat-e Jam, Taybad, Khaf, Roshtkhar, Kashmar, Bardaskan, Nishapur, Sabzevar,...
, 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, Screenwriter & Film editor
Early life
Abolfazl Attar started learning filmmaking from Dariush Arjmand, in early 1980s.He was an active member of the Iranian Young Cinema Society , in decade 1980s.In 1989, after one year of effort at Iranian Young Cinema Society,he succeeded to change the usual format of 8 mm films, into the 16 mm and 35 mm film-format, by making his 16 mm film titled “A Window To The Alley”.The first film Iranian Young Cinema Society produced which had won many internationals awards,
was named “TO THE DUST AGAIN” Directed by Mahdi Bemani Naeini
Mahdi Bemani Naeini
Mahdi Bemani Naeini is an Iranian film director, cinematographer, TV news producer and photographer.-Early life:...
, which Abolfazl Attar had written its scripts. For the first time in Iran, in 1997, in the internal bulletin of Khorasan
Greater Khorasan
Greater Khorasan or Ancient Khorasan is a historical region of Greater Iran mentioned in sources from Sassanid and Islamic eras which "frequently" had a denotation wider than current three provinces of Khorasan in Iran...
Script writers Association, he suggested the registration and patent of scripts in cinema; which later on this idea was widely implemented in Iranian Center for Script Writers and The Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture Guilds (House of Cinema).In 2007 he conducted a research project to revise and improve the legal rights of authors and intellectual property owners, and presented it to the Iranian authorities.
Memberships
| Establisher, Executive Director & Head of Management SETAYESH FILM setayesh film |
| Union of Iranian Entertainment Companies (UIEC) |
| The Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture Guilds |
| Iranian Young Cinema Society (IYCS)http://www.iycs.ir/ |
Activities
| Artistic activity started in 1981 with the Theater in Mashhad Mashhad Mashhad , is the second largest city in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the Shia Muslim world. It is also the only major Iranian city with an Arabic name. It is located east of Tehran, at the center of the Razavi Khorasan Province close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Its... |
| Making short films,8 mm, 16 mm and 35 mm |
| Making Documentary films and video advertising |
| Teaching filmmaking in Mashhad Young Cinema Society, howze honari & private institutions |
| Started professional filmmaking in 1993 With TV "This home is far away ". |
| Collaborate With more than fifty short film, half long, series and movies as: |
| Screenwriter, consulting, planning, production manager, editing, Actor, assistant director & cinematographer. |
| Member of jury in Film Festival: (Iranian Young Cinema Society) provinces :Khorasan, Gilan, Mazandaran, Semnan. |
| Writing articles and film criticism in newspapers Khorasan, culture and cinema & soure |
Selected filmography
| FOR ALL OF US | Screenwriter | |||
| TO THE DUST AGAIN | Screenwriter | |||
| THE BURNED EARTH | Screenwriter | Director | Editor | |
| ROOTS IN DEPTH | Screenwriter | Director | Editor | |
| THE RINGING OF MY BELL | Screenwriter | Director | Editor | |
| WINDOW ON ALLEY | Screenwriter | Director | Production Manager | |
| THE LAW OF KARMA | Screenwriter | Director | Line Producer | |
| EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT | Screenwriter | Director | Editor | |
| REFERENCE POINT | Director | |||
| MY DEAR FAMILY(YOUTHFULNESS) | Director | Co -Editor | Line Producer |
Awards
| Year | Films | Awards | Festivals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | ROOTS IN DEPTH | Best Scriptwriter | 2nd Youth's Film Festival in Khorassan |
| 1987 | THE RINGING OF MY BELL | Best Director | 2nd Youth's Film Festival in Khorassan |
| 1987 | THE BURNED EARTH | Best Film Editor | 2nd Youth's Film Festival in Khorassan |
| 1987 | ROOTS IN DEPTH | Second Prize for the filmscript | Fajr Artistic and Cultural Competitions |
| 1988 | THE RINGING OF MY BELL | Best Scriptwriter | 6th Iranian National Youth`s Film Festival, Tehran |
| 1988 | THE RINGING OF MY BELL | Candidate of the Best Editor & Director | 6th Iranian National Youth's Film Festival, Tehran |
| 1989 | TO THE DUST AGAIN | Best Scriptwriter | 7th Iranian National Youth's Film Festival, Tehran |
| 1990 | TO THE DUST AGAIN | Best Film | Danobiale International Film festival, Austria (Scriptwriter) |
| 1990 | TO THE DUST AGAIN | Best Film | Eskopie International Film Festival Skopje Film Festival, Yugosalvia (Scriptwriter) |
| 1991 | TO THE DUST AGAIN | Best Film | Igualada International Film Festival, Spain (Scriptwriter) |
| 2000 | THE LAW OF KARMA | Best Film | Youth's Film Festival, Khorassan |
| 2005 | THE LAW OF KARMA | Best Film | Fajr International Film Festival Fajr International Film Festival The Fajr Film Festival or Fajr International Film Festival is Iran's annual film festival, held every February in Tehran.The festival, started in 1982, is under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture in Iran... ( Khorassan Province), Iran |