Arash Abbasi

Arash Abbasi (, born in 1978 in Malayer) is an Iranian screenwriter, director and actor.

Early life Abbasi started his work in 1990 at his hometown School. In 1998 he moved to Tehran to Study Drama. He got a BA in Dramatic literature from Azad University of art and architecture. In 2012 he Went to Bologna and in university of bologna, he got his MA in The Rules of the Theatre.

Activities Abbasi has written 25 stage plays and directed 15 plays in Iran and Italy. His work Named Nevisandeh Mordeh Ast (The Writer Is Dead) has been translated to German and Italian and has been performed in different cities of Italy. He is the writer of several TV series such as Istgah-e Seh Rahi (Three-Way Station), TV Film Gharibeh (Stranger) and he was the Assistant Director of TV Series such as Tajrobeh (Experience) and Khaneh-ee Dar Tariky (The House in the Darkness). He is also the writer of Gahi (Sometimes) screenplay. He took participate in Giuseppe Tornatore Directing Workshop (2013).

Earlier in 2016, Abbasi was invited to the Italian city of Bologna to stage his play "The Lady" during an Iranian Cultural Festival Titled "Heart of Persia". Teatri di Vita, an international center for theater and contemporary arts in Bologna, was the main organizer of the festival. The Lady was also performed in Iran with Sanam Naderi as The Lady in Italian Language. In autumn 2017, Abbasi's Groupe Moj collaborated with Italian theater expert and choreographer Claudia Castellucci in a joint performance.

He was the consulter of Italian Theater Film works in 2016. In 2018 He was nominated in Fajr International Theater Festival for Best director and Best Playwright – National Competition A for the play Anna Karenina free Adapted from the famous novel Anna Karenina by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy. In 2019 he nominated at Fajr International Theater Festival for Best Playwright – Radio Plays Competition for the play written by the wind. In 2019 he also selected for 16th Sedicicorto International Film Festival jury in Italy.

In 2019 he was the writer of the Popular TV Series Paytakht SE06.

Artistic Management records Title Relations and Information Deputy Manager of 34th Fajr Film FestivalPublic Relations Manager of Isfahan International Children and Youth Theatre Festival Public Relations Manager of Shahr (City) Theatre Manager of News Center of Fath-e Khorramshahr Festival (Conquest of Khorramshahr Festival) Secretary of Culture and Art Service of International NewsHead of Malayer Theatre

Stage plays Year Title notes 1999 A bucket of curse for Mrs. Shamsi Writer and director 2001 The 50th Kilometer Writer and director 2003 The Popular Story Writer and director 2004 Moving Blood in Dried veins 2005 Written By the Wind 2005 The Red Quote 2005 The Basement Writer and director 2006 No Men is Allowed Writer and director 2006 No Women is Allowed Writer and director 2008 The Lady, La Signora Writer and director 2008 The Stranger Writer and director 2008 Paternal 2009 Sharp Turn 2009 Every thing about Mr.F Writer and director 2010 The Sun Shines from Milan Writer and director 2011 The lobby 2011 Catch me if you can 2012 The Writer is Dead Writer and director 2015 The Winged Love 2015 Fathers, Mothers, Children Writer and director 2017 Anna Karenina Writer and director 2019 Molin rouge 2019 The Party Writer and director

Scripts Year Title Role Notes 2018 Bologna Writer and Director and producer Italy, Short Film 2018 legal Writer and producer Iran, Short Film 2019 French Connection Writer and Director and producer Italy, Short Film 2020 The capital Season 6 TV series Writer Iran,15 Episodes