Majid Majidi

Majid Majidi (Persian: مجید مجیدی; born 1959, Tehran, Persia (Iran)) is an Iranian film producer, director, and screenwriter. File links The following pages link to this file: Majid Majidi ... Persian (فارسی / پارسی), (local name in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan: ‘Fârsi’), ‘Pârsi’ (older local name, but still used by some speakers), Tajik (a Central Asian dialect) or Dari (another local name in Tajikistan and Afghanistan), is a language spoken in Iran (Persia), Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, western Pakistan, Bahrain, and elsewhere. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tehran is a metropolis of 14 million situated at the foot of the towering Alborz range. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies are made. ...

Born in an Iranian middle class family, he grew up in Teheran and at the age of 14 he started acting in amateur theater groups. He then studied at the Institute of Dramatic Art in Teheran.

After the Islamic revolution in 1978, his interest in cinema brought him to act in various films, most notably Mohsen Makhmalbaf's Boycott in 1985. Protestors take to the street in support of Ayatollah Khomeini. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Mohsen Makhmalbaf Mohsen Makhmalbaf (born May 29, 1957) is a film director and writer from Iran, whose films during the last ten years were presented in international film festivals more than 1,000 times. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As of 2004, Majidi was the only Iranian director who has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film with the film Children of Heaven in 1998. He lost the award to the Italian film Life Is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // As a Special Award 1947 Shoeshine (Sciuscià) (Italy) - Societa Co-operativa Alfa Cinematografica - Paolo William Tamburella producer - Vittorio De Sica director 1948 Monsieur Vincent (France) - E. D. I. C., Union Général Cinématographique - George de la Grandiere producer - Maurice Cloche director 1949 The Bicycle Thief (Ladri di biciclette... Children of Heaven is an 1997 Iranian film. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Life Is Beautiful (in Italian La Vita è bella) is a 1997 Italian language film which tells the story of an Italian Jew, Guido Orefice (played by Roberto Benigni), who lives in a romantic fairy tale, but must learn how to use that dreamy quality to survive a concentration camp with... Roberto Benigni (born October 27, 1952) is an Italian film and television actor and director. ...

Majidi has directed three other feature films since Children of Heaven: The Color of Paradise (2000), Baran (2001), and The Willow Tree (2005; alternate English title One Life More). He also recently directed a feature-length documentary titled Barefoot to Herat which chronicles life in refugee camps and the city of Herat during and after the anti-Taliban offensive of 2001. This article is about the year 2000. ... Baran (2001) is a film by Majid Majidi based on a book by the same name, though written in Persian (A translation in English is not available as of 2005). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Filmography: Directing

1. Explosion (Enfejar) (1981) - documentary short
2. Hoodaj (1984) - short
3. Examination Day (Rooz Emtehan) (1988) - short
4. A Day With POWs (Yek Rooz Ba Asiran) (1989) - documentary short
5. Baduk (1992) - feature
6. The Last Village (Akhareen Abadi) (1993) - short
7. Father (Pedar) (1996) - feature
8. God Will Come (Khoda Miayad) (1996) - short
9. Children of Heaven (Bachehaye Aseman) (1997) - feature
10. The Color Of Paradise (Range Khoda) (1999) - feature
11. Baran (Rain) (2001) - feature
12. Barefoot to Herat (Pa berahneh ta Harat) (2002) - documentary
13. Olympics In the Camp (Olympik Tu Urdugah) (2003) - documentary short
14. The Willow Tree (Beed-e Majnoon; alternate English title One Life More) (2005) - feature

1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Children of Heaven is an 1997 Iranian film. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Baran (2001) is a film by Majid Majidi based on a book by the same name, though written in Persian (A translation in English is not available as of 2005). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

External links

• Majid Majidi's Website