Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/29/1957
Place of Birth
Tehran, Iran
Also Known As
Мохсен Махмальбафمحسن مخملباف모흐센 마흐말바프
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Mohsen Mäxmälbaf, born May 29, 1957) is an Iranian film director, writer, editor, and producer. During 2007 he was the president of Asian Film Academy.
Makhmalbaf's films have been widely presented in international film festivals in the past ten years. The multi-award-winning director, belongs to the new wave movement of Iranian cinema. Time magazine selected Makhmalbaf's 2001 film, Kandahar, as one of top 100 films of all time. In 2006, he was a member of the Jury at the Venice film festival.
Makhmalbaf left Iran in 2005 shortly aft...
Known For
Plankton Salesmen
as Self (archive footage)
Close-Up
as Self
Cinema Cinema
as Himself
Jiseok
as Self
Close-Up Long Shot
as Self (archive footage)
A Moment of Innocence
as The Director
Tales of an Island
Unknown Role
Stardust Stricken: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, A Portrait
as Self
Opening Day of Close-Up
as Himself (archive footage)
Salaam Cinema
as Himself
Daddy's School
as Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Joy of Madness
as Himself
Flash-Forward
as Self
Simin, Resident of a Wandering Island
as Himself
How Samira Made 'Blackboards'
Unknown Role
The Gardener
Unknown Role
Talking with Rivers
as himself
Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution
as Himself