Khodadad Jalali

Khodadad Jalali is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for winning the Best Director Award at Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes and Helsinki Festival for A Baby With Red Socks in 2017. He also has participated in film festivals as a jury member and the head of the jury team.

Career Jalali was born in 1972 in Tehran. He started his directing career in 1993. Jalali has written and directed several short films including some documentary and some feature films.

Awards Year Award Category Nominated work Result Notes 2017 Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes in France Best Director Award A Baby With Red Socks won 2017 Helsinki Festival in Finland Best Director Award A Baby With Red Socks won 2017 Santiago International Film Festival in Chile Best Director Award A Baby With Red Socks won 2017 Golden Triangle Film Festival in India Best Film Award A Baby With Red Socks won 2017 Delhi International Film Festival in India Best Film Award A Baby With Red Socks won

Jury Member Of International Film Festivals Head of the jury team of Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes, 2017. Head of the jury team of Quito film festival, 2016. Jury Member Of International Film Festival of Shimla, 2017. Jury Member of La Paz International Film Festival, 2017.