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Bahman Farmanara
بهمن فرمان‌آرا
Born (1942-01-23) January 23, 1942 (age 83)
Tehran, Iran
Occupation(s)Film director, Screenwriter
Years active1968–present
Spouse Felora Labafinejhad ​(m. 1967)​
Children3
Websitewww.bahmanfarmanara.com

Bahman Farmanara (Persian: بهمن فرمان‌آرا, romanized: Bahman Farmānārā; born 23 January 1942) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He is best known for his films Smell of Camphor, Scent of Jasmine (2000), A House Built on Water (2001), and A Little Kiss (2005). Bahman Farmanara is the second son of a family of four brothers and one sister. The family business was Textile and he was the only son who did not join the company and went off to the United Kingdom and later on to the United States to study acting and directing. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a BA in Cinema in 1966. After returning to Iran and doing military service, he joined the National Iranian Radio and Television.

Works

He produced some major films, including Abbas Kiarostami's first feature, The Report (1977), Bahram Bayzai's The Crow (1977), Khosrow Haritash's Divine One (1976), Mohammad Reza Aslani's Chess of the Wind (1976) and Valerio Zurlini's The Desert of the Tartars (1977 co-production with Italy and France).

Farmanara moved to France and then to Canada in 1980, establishing a distribution company and a film festival for children and young adults in Vancouver. He returned to Iran in the mid-1980s. He made and starred in Fragrance of Jasmine in 2000, which won several prizes from the International Fajr Film Festival, including The Best Film and The Best Director awards.

Politics

On May 10, 2013, Farmanara signed up to run for the office of President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Selected filmography

Director

Producer

Writer

  • Prince Ehtedjab, co-writer with Houshang Golshiri Based on Golshiri's Novel by The Same Name, 1974
  • Tall Shadows of the Wind, co-writer with Houshang Golshiri, based on his short story "The First Innocent", 1979
  • Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine Original Script, 2000
  • A House Built on Water Original Script, 2002
  • A Little Kiss, 2005
  • A Passage to Darkness Original script

Documentary films

  • Norouz va Khaviar, 1969
  • Tehran-e Now va Kohneh, 1970

Television

  • From 1968 to 1971 Over 150 Weekly Programs on Current Cinema as Producer and Anchor

Actor

Awards

Farmanara (third from left) meeting with Empress Farah Pahlavi
  • PRINCE EHTEJAB

Grand Prix For Best Film In 3rd Tehran International Film Festival 1976.

  • SMELL OF CAMPHOR, FRAGRANCE OF JASMINE

8 Awards at Fajr International Film Festival, Including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Music, Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Make Up, Special Jury Prize For Best Film Montreal International Film Festival 2000. Golden Tulip Grand Prix As Best Film at Istanbul International Film Festival 2001.

  • A HOUSE BUILT ON WATER

Winner of 5 Awards at Fajr International Film Festival, Including Best Film,Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Art Direction.

See also

References

  1. بهمن فرمان‌آرا: هرگز چریک نبودم / کارگردانی که ۴۵ سال است قرص ضدافسردگی می‌خورد
  2. Dabashi, Hamid (2001). Close Up: Iranian Cinema Past, Present and Future. New York: Verso. pp. 112. ISBN 1-85984-332-8.

External links

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