Safi Yazdanian

Safi Yazdanian

director, writer, actor

Safi Yazdanian was born on Sep 06, 1960 in Iran. Safi Yazdanian's big-screen debut came with Suddenly a Tree directed by Safi Yazdanian in 2019.

Born in 1960 in Tehran, Safi Yazdanian studied cinema in Tehran University of Art, and then in late 80's he began his career as a film critic and essayist. He wrote and translated books on Wim Wenders and Andrei Tarkovsky, and a book of his selected essays on cinema and art is published recently-2019- in Iran under the title "An Interpretation of Solitude". As filmmaker he began his work with making short and documentary films. His first feature was What's the Time in Your World? (2014)

  • Birthday

    Sep 06, 1960
  • Place of Birth

    Tehran, Iran

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations

Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association
2015
Best Film of the Year
Winner - Jury Prize
Dar donya ye to saat chand ast? (2014)
2015
Best Original Screenplay
Winner - Jury Prize
Dar donya ye to saat chand ast? (2014)
2015
Best Achievement in Directing
Winner - Jury Prize
Dar donya ye to saat chand ast? (2014)
Pusan International Film Festival
2014
Dar donya ye to saat chand ast? (2014)
Winner - FIPRESCI Prize
Dar donya ye to saat chand ast? (2014)
2014
Dar donya ye to saat chand ast? (2014)
Winner - FIPRESCI Prize
Dar donya ye to saat chand ast? (2014)

Movies & TV Shows

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Movies