About Mehdi Norowzian
Born 1958. Mehdi Norowzian is a British film director.
Mehdi Norowzian (Persian: مهدی نوروزیان) is an Iranian-British director. He was nominated for an Oscar for his short film Killing Joe at the 72nd Academy Awards.
Early life He was born in Iran in 1958, and later moved to the UK.
Career He has directed two films: Leo (2002) starring Joseph Fiennes and Elisabeth Shue, and Killing Joe (1999) short, which starred Daniel Bliss. In 1997, Norowzian unsuccessfully pursued a lawsuit against Guinness for copyright infringement, citing similarities between their 1994 Anticipation advertising campaign and Joy, a short film present on Norowzian's show reel which he distributed to a number of advertising agencies in 1992.
Filmography Feature films
Short films YearTitleRef.1999Killing Joe
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Who is Mehdi Norowzian?
British film director
When was Mehdi Norowzian born?
Mehdi Norowzian was born on 30 April 1958 in Tehran.
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Mehdi Norowzian is a film director.
What nationality is Mehdi Norowzian?
Mehdi Norowzian is British.
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