Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Biography
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Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Mohsen Mäxmälbaf, born May 29, 1957) 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 movement of Iranian cinema. Time magazine selected Makhmalbaf's 2001 film, Kandahar, as one of top 100 films of all time. In 2006, he was a member of the Jury at the Venice film festival.
Makhmalbaf left Iran in 2005 shortly after the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and now lives in Paris. As of June 12, 2009, and following the events of the 2009 Iranian presidential election, Mohsen Makhmalbaf has claimed that he has been appointed the official spokesman of Mir-Hossein Moussavi's campaign abroad.
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Filmography
Talking with Rivers
2023
as himself
Jiseok
2022
as Self
Plankton Salesmen
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Daddy's School
2014
as Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Simin, Resident of a Wandering Island
2013
as Himself
The Gardener
2012
Encontros e Dissonâncias
2012
Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution
2006
as Himself
- No poster
Cinema Iran
2005
as Self
Joy of Madness
2004
as Himself
- No poster
Afghan Alphabet
2002
as Himself
How Samira Made 'Blackboards'
2000
Tales of an Island
2000
A Moment of Innocence
1997
as The Director
Cinema Cinema
1997
as Himself
Close-Up Long Shot
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Stardust Stricken: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, A Portrait
1996
as Self
Opening Day of Close-Up
1996
as Himself (archive footage)
Salaam Cinema
1995
as Himself
Close-Up
1990
as Self
Flash-Forward
Unreleased
as Self