Mohammad Shirvani

Mohammad Shirvani is an Iranian alternative filmmaker. He was born in 1973 in Tehran, Iran. In 1998 He escaped from the military service to make his first short film “The circle”. In 1999 “The Circle” was selected for Critics' Week International Cannes festival. Being selected by Cannes Festival made a great impact on the young director and since then he has become a full time filmmaker. He has never limited his professional career and has made movies in every form including experimentals, documentaries, short films and feature films. His films have been screened in more than 400 international festivals and events. His last international award is the Golden Tiger Awards for Best Feature Film for “Fat Shaker” in Rotterdam, 2013.

His third feature film will be released in January 2021

Filmography

Short Films
TitleTimeFormatYear
The Circle12 MIN35MM1999
The Candidate15 MINDV-35MM2000
To Consent20 MINDV2001
Souvenir20 MINDV2001
The Cherries Which Were Canned13 MIN35MM2002
Iranian Conserve14 MINDV2003
The Calm City2 MINDV2005
Six Eyes23 MINDV2014
Tight Skin of the Ambiance15 MINIPHONE 42014

Documentary Films
TitleTimeFormatYear
Peresident Mir Qanbar65 MINDV2005
Where 's Leili73 MINDV2006
444Days57 MINHDV2007
Seven Blind Woman Filmmakers106 MINDV2004-2008
Iranian Cookbook73 MINDV2009
021,Tehran51 MINHDV2010
Telescope78 MINHD2011

Video Art
TitleTimeFormatYear
The Calm City2 MINDV2005
Khayyam5 MINHB2008
Unit Further Notice184 MINHDV2008
Six Eyes23 MINHD2014

Feature Films
TitleTimeFormatYear
Navel82 MINDV-35MM2002
Fat Shaker84 MINHD2013

Performance Art
TitlelocationYear
OpenTehran2011
Face of the Winner manTehran2012
Phoenix, Lake Urmia or Iranian Independent CinemaUrmia2017

Installation Art
TitlelocationYear
Elephant in the DarknessRotterdam2013

Awards
  • The Circle, Best Short Film - Fajr IFF - Tehran- 1999
  • The Circle, Selected for Critics' Week International -Cannes IFF, France- 1999
  • The Candidate, Grand Prize - Marseilles IDFF, 2000
  • Iranian Conserve, Best Short Film - Cinema Tout Ecran IFF, Geneva - 2004
  • Iranian Conserve,Jury Prize - Cracow IFF, Poland - 2005
  • Navel,Grand Prize - Split IFF, Croatia - 2004
  • President Mir Qanbar, Award of Excellence - Yamagata - IDFF, 2005
  • President Mir Qanbar, Magnolia Award for Best Social Documentary - Shanghai TV IFF, 2006
  • Iranian Cookbook, Best Experimental Documentary Film - Cinema Verite IDFF, Tehran - 2010
  • Iranian Cookbook, Best Film of Audience Award . Yamagata IDFF, 2011
  • Iranian Cookbook, Japan Community Cinema Center Award - Yamagata IDFF, 2011
  • Fat Shaker, Tiger Award for The Best Film - Rotterdam IFF, 2013


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