Hana Makhmalbaf
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Hana Makhmalbaf (born September 3, 1988 in Tehran
) is an Iran
ian filmmaker. She is the younger sister of filmmaker Samira Makhmalbaf
and daughter of filmmakers Mohsen Makhmalbaf
and Marzieh Makhmalbaf
.
, Switzerland
when she was eight years old. Her first full film was in 2003 and entitled Joy of Madness. The film is a documentary about the making of Samira's At Five in the Afternoon
. Hana was able to take advantage of being only 14 to amass much candid digital footage when Samira was trying to persuade Afghan people to take part in her film. The disadvantage was that she was nearly forbidden from being at its premiere at the Venice Film Festival
. This is because the film was unrated and Italy
has rules concerning minors attending unrated films.
Her first feature film, Buddha Collapsed out of Shame
won an award at Festival du nouveau cinéma in Montreal
, Canada
in 2007, as well as two awards from San Sebastian International Film Festival
, Spain
.
Her second feature, Green Days premiered at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival. Begun as a documentary about the run-up to the recent elections in Iran
, it was completed by inter-cutting scenes of the post-election violence garnered from cell-phone and other amateur videos circulating anonymously.
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
) is an 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...
ian filmmaker. She is the younger sister of filmmaker Samira Makhmalbaf
Samira Makhmalbaf
Samira Makhmalbaf is an internationally acclaimed Iranian filmmaker and script writer. She is the daughter of Mohsen Makhmalbaf, the film director and writer. Samira Makhmalbaf belongs to the New Wave movement within Iranian cinema...
and daughter of filmmakers Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Mohsen Makhmalbaf is an Iranian film director, writer, editor, and producer. During 2007 he was the president of Asian Film Academy.Makhmalbaf's films have been widely presented in international film festivals in the past ten years. The multi-award-winning director, belongs to the new wave...
and Marzieh Makhmalbaf
Marzieh Meshkini
Marzieh Meshkini is an Iranian cinematographer, film director and writer. She is married to film director Mohsen Makhmalbaf who wrote the script for her début film The Day I Became a Woman.-Honors and awards:...
.
Career
Her first short film was shown at the Locarno Film Festival in TicinoTicino
Canton Ticino or Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland. Named after the Ticino river, it is the only canton in which Italian is the sole official language...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
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when she was eight years old. Her first full film was in 2003 and entitled Joy of Madness. The film is a documentary about the making of Samira's At Five in the Afternoon
At Five in the Afternoon
At Five in the Afternoon is a 2003 film by Iranian writer-director Samira Makhmalbaf. It tells the story of an ambitious young woman trying to gain an education in Afghanistan after the defeat of the Taliban...
. Hana was able to take advantage of being only 14 to amass much candid digital footage when Samira was trying to persuade Afghan people to take part in her film. The disadvantage was that she was nearly forbidden from being at its premiere at the Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
. This is because the film was unrated and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
has rules concerning minors attending unrated films.
Her first feature film, Buddha Collapsed out of Shame
Buddha Collapsed out of Shame
Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame is a 2007 Iranian film directed by Hana Makhmalbaf. The story takes place in modern Afghanistan following the removal of the Taliban and revolves around a 5-year-old Afghan girl who wants to attend a newly opened school...
won an award at Festival du nouveau cinéma in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada
Canada
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in 2007, as well as two awards from San Sebastian International Film Festival
San Sebastián International Film Festival
The San Sebastián International Film Festival is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spanish city of San Sebastián .-History:The festival was founded in 1953...
, Spain
Spain
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.
Her second feature, Green Days premiered at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival. Begun as a documentary about the run-up to the recent elections in Iran
Iranian presidential election, 2009
Iran's tenth presidential election was held on 12 June 2009, with incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad running against three challengers. The next morning the Islamic Republic News Agency, Iran's official news agency, announced that with two-thirds of the votes counted, Ahmadinejad had won the election...
, it was completed by inter-cutting scenes of the post-election violence garnered from cell-phone and other amateur videos circulating anonymously.