Reza Mirkarimi

Reza Mirkarimi (; born 28 January 1967) is an Iranian screenwriter and film director.

Early life He graduated from Fine Arts University in graphic arts in Tehran.

Career His cinema activities started from 1987 with a short film named For Him (16mm camera) and with a series of shorts followed by two TV series aimed at young people.

His second feature, Under the Moonlight (2000), dealing with social and religious issues won the Best Feature Award at the 40th Critics' Week in 2001 at the Cannes International Film Festival. The film also won the Best Director's Award as well as the Special Jury Prize at the Tokyo IFF in 2001, and the Golden Peacock Award at the International Film Festival of India. His fourth and fifth feature films, As Simple as That (2007) and Daughter (2016), won the Golden George Award for the Best Picture at the 30th and the 38th Moscow International Film Festival respectively.

Mirkarimi has won seven Golden Simorgh awards at the Fajr International Film Festival and three of his films, So Close, So Far, A Cube of Sugar, and Today, have been presented by Iran for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.

He has also sat on several international film festival juries, including Black Nights Film Festival (Estonia), Tokyo International Film Festival (Japan), Carthage Film Festival (Tunisia), Bogota International Film Festival (Colombia), Golden Apricot – Yerevan International Film Festival (Armenia), and as jury president at the 39th Moscow International Film Festival.

Mirkarimi has collaborated with upcoming Iranian directors by producing their films. He produced Don't be Tired in 2012 and Voice of Silence in 2013.

He has also served as managing director of Khane-ye Cinema (Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture Guilds).

Reza Mirkarimi has been director of Fajr International Film Festival for four consecutive years from 2016 to 2019.

He was also Secretary of the International Film Festival of the Fajr Film Festival.

Filmography

Short film Baraye Ou (For Him) - 1987. Yek Rooze Barani (A Rainy Day) - 1987. Khoroos (Rooster) - 1987.

Documentary Iranian Carpet - 2006.

TV series Majara-haye Aftaab va Aziz Khanoom (The Tales of Aftaab and Lady Aziz) - 1996. Bache-haye Madreseye Hemmat (Hemmat School Kids) - 1997.

Accolades In 2021 he was selected as Jury Chairman for Kim Jiseok Award in 26th Busan International Film Festival to be held in October.

Awards 2019 - Golden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film Shanghai International Film Festival. 2019 - Golden Goblet Award for Best Director Shanghai International Film Festival. 2019 - Best Director Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.