Mania Akbari 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 film director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

. Akbari began her artistic career as a painter in 1991. She entered the world of cinema as a director of photography and later as an assistant director of documentaries. In 2002, she starred in Abbas Kiarostami

Abbas Kiarostami

Abbas Kiarostami is an internationally acclaimed Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer. An active filmmaker since 1970, Kiarostami has been involved in over forty films, including shorts and documentaries...

’s Ten

Ten (film)

Ten is a 2002 Iranian film directed by Abbas Kiarostami and starring Mania Akbari. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival and ranks at number 447 on Empire magazine's 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time...

 and in 2003 co-directed the documentary Crystal. In 2005 she wrote, directed and starred in her first feature film, 20 Fingers

20 Fingers (film)

20 Angosht, released in English-speaking markets as 20 Fingers, is a 2004 Iranian film directed by Mania Akbari. It stars the director and co-lead Bijan Daneshmand as a couple discussing their relationship and arguing, shot in several long takes on a DV camera.Due to the film dealing with...

, winner of a prize 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...

digital film competition. In 2007, Akbari directed a sequel to Kiarostami's Ten entitled 10+4 (Dah Be Alaveh Chahar) in which she depicts her battle with cancer.

2001- Assistant director Old man of Harra By Mahvash sheikholeslami

2002- First actress in feature film 10 By Abbas Kiarostami

2003- Directed documentary Crystal /Dv color /54 min

2004- Director and actress feature film 20fingers /Dv color/73min

2004- Directed Video Art self / Dv color / 6min

2004- Directed video Art Repression / Dv color/ 2 min

2004- Directed Video Art Sin / Dv color / 6min

2004- Directed Video Art Escape /Dv color / 6 min

2005- Directed Video Art Fear / Dv color /6min

2005- Directed Video Art Devastation /Dv color/ 6min

2007- Director and actress feature film 10+4 /HD color/ 77min

2007- 10Photo Arts This is Mania-This is not Mania.

2008- 10Photo Arts This is not Mania- This is not Mandana.

2008- Photo Art Van Goghs Ear.

2009- 10Photo Arts Devestation

2009- 10Photo Arts My Family.

2009- Photo Art My Guernica.

2009- 10Photo Arts Tobe Mandana .Tobe not Mandana.

2010- Directed Documentary 30 minute to 6 /DvColor/53min.

2010- Directed feature film one.two.one / HD Color/85 min.


Awards'

- Film 20Fingers Winner of the Best feature film in Venizia Cinema Digital Section .
( 2004-Italy)

- Film 20Fingers The Grand jury prize for the spirit of freedom in Bahamas International
filmfestival .(2004-USA)

- Film 20Fingers Special Mention femino International women's film festival .(2005-Brazil)

- Film 20Fingers Winner of Best Director and Best Actress Digital International Barcelona film festival .(2005-Spain)

- Film 20Fingers Winner of the Most Innovative film Award Wine country International film festival.(2005-USA)

- Film10+4 of Young Public in festival 3 continents .(2007-France)

- Film10+4 Winner of the Best film and Best Director in International film festival of Kerala. (2007-India)

- Film10+4 Winner Thank you Mania Akbari Special Prize by the head of the festival .(2008-Istanbul)

- Film 10+4 Winner of the Best Actress in section Mondo chico festival. (2008-Spain)

- Film 10+4 Winner of the Best film Award in Alternativa festival de cinema Independent de Barcelona. (2008-Spain)

Video Arts

-Kakhe Niyavaran/ niyavaran place Gallery (2004-Tehran.Iran)

-Locarno International Film Festival –in progerams section (August 2005-Switzerland)

-15th Video Brazil ( 2005, Saopaolo, Brazil)

-City of women international Film Festival (2005-Slovenia)

-Peru International Film Festival (2005-Peru)

-Salento International Film Festival (2005-Italy)

-High Falls International Film Festival (2005-Rochester.NY.USA)

-Gijon International Film Festival (2005-Spain)

-Iranian Group Exbition (2006-Rome.Italy)

-Tate Modern at Tate Museum (Just the Video Art called Self-2007. London)

-Xerex Gallery (2008-London)

-Calendidonna Festival (March 2009-Udine.Italy)

-Royal Collegeo of Art ,Video Arts called Self and Sin ( October 2009-London .UK)

Photo Arts
Group Exhibition

-Tarrahan Azad Gallery (2008-Tehran.Iran)

-10 Gallery (2008-Tehran.Iran)

-Tarrahan Azad Gallery (2009-Tehran.Iran)

-Magic of Persias Auction (2009.Dubai)

-Mellat Gallery (2009.Iran)

-Philips Auction(2009.Löndon)

-Pirre cornette de saint cyr (2009.Paris-Farance)

-Chrities Auction(2009.Dubai)

-Bonhams Auction (2010.Dubai)

-Bonhams Auction (2010.NY.USA)

Solo Exhibition

-Xerxes Gallery (2008.London)

External links

• Interview on Bright Lights Film Journal