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Director
Abbas Kiarostami
Defining Films
Close-Up
Ten
28) FIPRESCI Prize for Close-Up at the 11th Istanbul International Film Festival, Turkey
28) FIPRESCI Prize for Close-Up at the 11th Istanbul International Film Festival, Turkey
23) Prize of Best Director for Close-Up at the 5th Dunkerque International Film Festival, France
23) Prize of Best Director for Close-Up at the 5th Dunkerque International Film Festival, France
26) Film Students Prize for Close-Up at the 5th Dunkerque International Film Festival,France
26) Film Students Prize for Close-Up at the 5th Dunkerque International Film Festival,France
Profile
Abbas Kiarostami (Persian: عباس کیارستمی [ʔæbˌbɒːs kijɒːɾostæˈmi] ; 22 June 1940 – 4 July 2016) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer, and film producer. An active filmmaker from 1970, Kiarostami had been involved in the production of over forty films, including shorts and documentaries. Kiarostami attained critical acclaim for directing the Koker trilogy (1987–1994), Close-Up (1990), The Wind Will Carry Us (1999), and Taste of Cherry (1997), which was awarded the Palme
Critical Essay (Excerpt)
b. June 22, 1940, Tehran, Iran.
In Their Own Words
Kiarostami repeatedly cited Michelangelo Antonioni as a major influence, pointing to L'Avventura and L'Eclisse in particular for their daring narratives and profound visual language regarding alienation.
Filmography (125)
Close-Up
Ten
28) FIPRESCI Prize for Close-Up at the 11th Istanbul International Film Festival, Turkey
28) FIPRESCI Prize for Close-Up at the 11th Istanbul International Film Festival, Turkey
23) Prize of Best Director for Close-Up at the 5th Dunkerque International Film Festival, France
23) Prize of Best Director for Close-Up at the 5th Dunkerque International Film Festival, France
26) Film Students Prize for Close-Up at the 5th Dunkerque International Film Festival,France
26) Film Students Prize for Close-Up at the 5th Dunkerque International Film Festival,France
25) Prize of the City of Dunkerque for Close-Up at the 5th Dunkerque International Film Festival, France
25) Prize of the City of Dunkerque for Close-Up at the 5th Dunkerque International Film Festival, France
24) Press Prize for Close-Up at the 5th Dunkerque International Film Festival, France
24) Press Prize for Close-Up at the 5th Dunkerque International Film Festival, France
20) Silver R for Close-Up at the 3rd Rimini International Film Festival, Italy
20) Silver R for Close-Up at the 3rd Rimini International Film Festival, Italy
19) Jury Special Prize for Close-Up at the 8th Fajr International Film Festival, Tehran
19) Jury Special Prize for Close-Up at the 8th Fajr International Film Festival, Tehran
22) Prize of Quebec Critics Association for Close-Up at the 19th Montreal International Festival of New Cinema & Video, Canada
22) Prize of Quebec Critics Association for Close-Up at the 19th Montreal International Festival of New Cinema & Video, Canada
Taste of Cherry
53) Taste of Cherry selected as the Best Foreign Film of the Year by Society of Film Critics of Boston, USA
53) Taste of Cherry selected as the Best Foreign Film of the Year by Society of Film Critics of Boston, USA
54) Taste of Cherry selected as the Best Foreign Film of the Year by the National Society of Film Critics, USA
54) Taste of Cherry selected as the Best Foreign Film of the Year by the National Society of Film Critics, USA
47) Palme d’Or for Best Film for Taste of Cherry at the 50th Cannes International Film Festival, France
47) Palme d’Or for Best Film for Taste of Cherry at the 50th Cannes International Film Festival, France
52) Taste of Cherry selected as the Best Film of the Year by Time magazine in
52) Taste of Cherry selected as the Best Film of the Year by Time magazine in
Taste of Cherry/The Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry/The Taste of Cherry
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Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?
Through the Olive Trees
Life and Nothing More…/…And Life Goes On
The Wind Will Carry Us
24 Frames (, feature) 114 min
24 Frames (, feature) 114 min
Víctor Erice – Abbas Kiarostami: Correspondence (, feature) 96 min
Venice 70: Future Reloaded (, feature) 120 min
Venice 70: Future Reloaded (, feature) 120 min
Like Someone in Love (, feature) Prod: Abbas Kiarostami, Charles Gillibert, Nathanaël Karmitz. Sc: Abbas Kiarostami. D.P.: Katsumi Yanagijima. Ed: Bahman Kiarostami. Cast: Tadashi Okuno (Takashi Watanabe), Rin Takanashi (Akiko), Ryô Kase (Noriaki). 109 min. Colour, digital video.
Like Someone in Love (, feature) Prod: Abbas Kiarostami, Charles Gillibert, Nathanaël Karmitz. Sc: Abbas Kiarostami. D.P.: Katsumi Yanagijima. Ed: Bahman Kiarostami. Cast: Tadashi Okuno (Takashi Watanabe), Rin Takanashi (Akiko), Ryô Kase (Noriaki). 109 min. Colour, digital video.
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Shirin (, feature) Prod: Abbas Kiarostami, Hamideh Razavi. Sc: Abbas Kiarostami. D.P.: Mahmoud Kalari. Ed.: Abbas Kiarostami, Arash Sadeghi. 92 min. Colour, digital video transferred to 35mm.
Shirin (, feature) Prod: Abbas Kiarostami, Hamideh Razavi. Sc: Abbas Kiarostami. D.P.: Mahmoud Kalari. Ed.: Abbas Kiarostami, Arash Sadeghi. 92 min. Colour, digital video transferred to 35mm.
10 on Ten (, documentary feature) Prod: Marin Karmitz (MK2 Productions), Abbas Kiarostami. 87 min. Colour, digital video.
10 on Ten (, documentary feature) Prod: Marin Karmitz (MK2 Productions), Abbas Kiarostami. 87 min. Colour, digital video.
Five (, documentary feature) Prod: Behnegar, NHK, MK2 Productions. D.P.: Abbas Kiarostami. Ed: Abbas Kiarostami. 74 min. Colour, digital video.
Five (, documentary feature) Prod: Behnegar, NHK, MK2 Productions. D.P.: Abbas Kiarostami. Ed: Abbas Kiarostami. 74 min. Colour, digital video.
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: For a video installation presented at the Venice Biennale, Kiarostami taped a sleeping young couple, and projected their life-size image for 100 minutes on a bed with pillows and sheets in an actual room.
: For a video installation presented at the Venice Biennale, Kiarostami taped a sleeping young couple, and projected their life-size image for 100 minutes on a bed with pillows and sheets in an actual room.
69) Lifetime Achievement for Abbas Kiarostami at the 3 rd Beirut Film Festival, Lebanon
69) Lifetime Achievement for Abbas Kiarostami at the 3 rd Beirut Film Festival, Lebanon
70) Political Cinema Award of Recanati, Italy
70) Political Cinema Award of Recanati, Italy
62) Selected as the Most Outstanding Filmmaker of ’90s at the Polling of Cinematheque Ontario, Canada
62) Selected as the Most Outstanding Filmmaker of ’90s at the Polling of Cinematheque Ontario, Canada
63) Honorary Prize of the 18 th Fajr International Film festival for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami, Tehran, Iran
63) Honorary Prize of the 18 th Fajr International Film festival for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami, Tehran, Iran
64) The Best Filmmaker of ’90s, Film Comment Poll, USA
64) The Best Filmmaker of ’90s, Film Comment Poll, USA
65) Plaque of First Human Rights Declaration of the University of California at Berkeley, USA
65) Plaque of First Human Rights Declaration of the University of California at Berkeley, USA
66) The Golden Dolphin of Kish Island for Lifetime Achievement in Cinema, Iran
66) The Golden Dolphin of Kish Island for Lifetime Achievement in Cinema, Iran
67) Akira Kurosawa Honorary Award of the 43 rd San Francisco International Film Festival, USA
67) Akira Kurosawa Honorary Award of the 43 rd San Francisco International Film Festival, USA
68) Special Plaque of Lebanese Ministry of Culture and Art, Lebanon
68) Special Plaque of Lebanese Ministry of Culture and Art, Lebanon
57) FIPRESCI Award for The Wind Will Carry Us at the 56 th Venice International Film Festival, Italy
57) FIPRESCI Award for The Wind Will Carry Us at the 56 th Venice International Film Festival, Italy
58) The Youth Prize of Future Cinema for The Wind Will Carry Us at the 56 th Venice International Film Festival, Italy
58) The Youth Prize of Future Cinema for The Wind Will Carry Us at the 56 th Venice International Film Festival, Italy
61) Honorary Golden Alexander Prize for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami at the 40 th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece
61) Honorary Golden Alexander Prize for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami at the 40 th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece
Willow and Wind
60) Special Prize for Film career of Abbas Kiarostami at the 21 st Montpellier International Mediterranean Film Festival, France
60) Special Prize for Film career of Abbas Kiarostami at the 21 st Montpellier International Mediterranean Film Festival, France
59) Golden Plaque of Panorama of European Cinema for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami, Athens, Greece
59) Golden Plaque of Panorama of European Cinema for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami, Athens, Greece
55) Special Prize of Masters for Abbas Kiarostami at the 18th Istanbul International Film Festival, Turkey
55) Special Prize of Masters for Abbas Kiarostami at the 18th Istanbul International Film Festival, Turkey
56) Jury Special Prize for The Wind Will Carry Us at the 56th Venice International Film Festival, Italy
56) Jury Special Prize for The Wind Will Carry Us at the 56th Venice International Film Festival, Italy
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
49) Special Prize of Festival for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami at the 27th Giffoni International Film Festival, Italy
49) Special Prize of Festival for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami at the 27th Giffoni International Film Festival, Italy
Birth of Light
50) Vittorio De Sica Memorial Award for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami from Vittorio De Sica Foundation, Italy
50) Vittorio De Sica Memorial Award for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami from Vittorio De Sica Foundation, Italy
51) UNESCO Special award for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami from UNESCO, France
51) UNESCO Special award for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami from UNESCO, France
45) Director of the Year, the Variety International Film Guide
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
A Propos de Nice, la suite (, feature of sketches). Prod: Margo Films (France). 105 min., colour, 35 mm. French language. A film of several episodes, each inspired by Jean Vigo’s experimental documentary about Nice
A Propos de Nice, la suite (, feature of sketches). Prod: Margo Films (France). 105 min., colour, 35 mm. French language. A film of several episodes, each inspired by Jean Vigo’s experimental documentary about Nice
The White Balloon
The Journey
42) Best Film Award for Where is the Friend’s House? at the Rome Summer Film Festival, Italy
42) Best Film Award for Where is the Friend’s House? at the Rome Summer Film Festival, Italy
43) The Third Best Audience Film Prize for Through the Olive Trees at the 44th Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
43) The Third Best Audience Film Prize for Through the Olive Trees at the 44th Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
44) Pier Paolo Pasolini Award for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami from Pier Paolo Pasolini Foundation, Rome
44) Pier Paolo Pasolini Award for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami from Pier Paolo Pasolini Foundation, Rome
40) Award of Best Director for Through the Olive Trees at the 8th Singapore International Film Festival
40) Award of Best Director for Through the Olive Trees at the 8th Singapore International Film Festival
41) Golden Rose Award of Best Film for Through the Olive Trees at the 13th Bergamo Film Meeting, Italy
41) Golden Rose Award of Best Film for Through the Olive Trees at the 13th Bergamo Film Meeting, Italy
37) Silver Hugo for Through the Olive Trees at the 30th Chicago International Film festival, USA
37) Silver Hugo for Through the Olive Trees at the 30th Chicago International Film festival, USA
39) Special award of Critics for Through the Olive Trees at the 18th Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil
39) Special award of Critics for Through the Olive Trees at the 18th Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil
38) Golden Spike for Through the Olive Trees at the 39th Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain
38) Golden Spike for Through the Olive Trees at the 39th Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain
36) Golden Spike for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami at the 38th Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain
36) Golden Spike for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami at the 38th Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain
32) François Truffaut Award for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami at the 23rd Giffoni International Film Festival, Italy
32) François Truffaut Award for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami at the 23rd Giffoni International Film Festival, Italy
33) Prize of City of Rimini for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami at the 6th Rimini International Film Festival, Italy
33) Prize of City of Rimini for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami at the 6th Rimini International Film Festival, Italy
34) Special award of festival for Film career of Abbas Kiarostami at the 6th Rimini International Film Festival, Italy
34) Special award of festival for Film career of Abbas Kiarostami at the 6th Rimini International Film Festival, Italy
35) Special Award of Critics for Life and Nothing More… at the 17th Sao Paulo International Film festival, Brazil
35) Special Award of Critics for Life and Nothing More… at the 17th Sao Paulo International Film festival, Brazil
27) CINEKID Award for Where is the Friend’s House? at the 5th Cinekid International Children Film Festival of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
27) CINEKID Award for Where is the Friend’s House? at the 5th Cinekid International Children Film Festival of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
31) Prix Cine Decouvertes for Life and Nothing More… from the Association of Belgian Film Distributors
31) Prix Cine Decouvertes for Life and Nothing More… from the Association of Belgian Film Distributors
30) Best Film Award of Un Certain Regard for Life and Nothing More… at the 45th Cannes International Film Festival. France
30) Best Film Award of Un Certain Regard for Life and Nothing More… at the 45th Cannes International Film Festival. France
29) Roberto Rossellini Award for the Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami at the 45th Cannes International Film Festival, France
29) Roberto Rossellini Award for the Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami at the 45th Cannes International Film Festival, France
21) Best Film Award for Where is the Friend’s House? at the International Film Festival of the Royal Film Archive of Belgium
21) Best Film Award for Where is the Friend’s House? at the International Film Festival of the Royal Film Archive of Belgium
Homework
13) Bronze Leopard for Where is the Friend’s House? at the 42nd Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland
13) Bronze Leopard for Where is the Friend’s House? at the 42nd Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland
14) FIPRESCI Special Mention for Where is the Friend’s House? at the 42nd Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland
14) FIPRESCI Special Mention for Where is the Friend’s House? at the 42nd Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland
15) Prize of International Confederation of Art Cinemas for Where is the Friend’s House? at the 42nd Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland
15) Prize of International Confederation of Art Cinemas for Where is the Friend’s House? at the 42nd Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland
16) Ecumenical Jury’s Special Mention for Where is the Friend’s House? at the 42nd Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland
16) Ecumenical Jury’s Special Mention for Where is the Friend’s House? at the 42nd Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland
18) Prize of International Confederation of Art Cinemas for Where is the Friend’s House? at RCC, France
18) Prize of International Confederation of Art Cinemas for Where is the Friend’s House? at RCC, France
The Wild Irises
The Wild Irises
17) Barclay Jury Prize for Where is the Friend’s House? at the 42nd Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland
17) Barclay Jury Prize for Where is the Friend’s House? at the 42nd Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland
The Three Faces of a School Proctor
The Three Faces of a School Proctor
11) Golden Plaque of Best Director for Where is the Friend’s House? at the 5th Fajr International Film Festival, Tehran
11) Golden Plaque of Best Director for Where is the Friend’s House? at the 5th Fajr International Film Festival, Tehran
12) Jury Special Award for Where is the Friend’s House? at the 5th Fajr International Film Festival, Tehran
12) Jury Special Award for Where is the Friend’s House? at the 5th Fajr International Film Festival, Tehran
10) Jury Special Award for First Graders at the 4th Fajr International Film Festival, Tehran
10) Jury Special Award for First Graders at the 4th Fajr International Film Festival, Tehran
The Key
First Graders
I, Myself
The Moments
Class Bell , Recess Bell
Class Bell , Recess Bell
9) Golden Plaque of Best Short Film for The Chorus at the 2nd Fajr International Film Festival, Tehran
9) Golden Plaque of Best Short Film for The Chorus at the 2nd Fajr International Film Festival, Tehran
Fear and Suspicion
Fear and Suspicion
The Look
Fellow Citizen
The Chorus
Orderly or Disorderly/Regularly or Irregularly
Orderly or Disorderly/Regularly or Irregularly
Toothache
The Driver
8) Best Film Award for Case No. 1, Case No. 2 at the Iranian Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults
8) Best Film Award for Case No. 1, Case No. 2 at the Iranian Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults
Case No. 1, Case No. 2
Case No. 1, Case No. 2
Solution
Report
Tribute to the Teachers
How We Should Use Our Free Time
How We Should Use Our Free Time
7) Diploma of Honor for A Wedding Suit at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival, Soviet Union
7) Diploma of Honor for A Wedding Suit at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival, Soviet Union
5) Special Diploma of Critics for A Wedding Suit at the 11th Tehran International Festival of Films for the Children and Young Adults, Iran
5) Special Diploma of Critics for A Wedding Suit at the 11th Tehran International Festival of Films for the Children and Young Adults, Iran
The Colours
The Wedding Suit
6) First Prize for Two Solutions for One Problem at the International Educational Festival of Mexico
6) First Prize for Two Solutions for One Problem at the International Educational Festival of Mexico
Two Solutions for One Problem
So Can I
2) First Prize in Narrative Category for The Experience at the 4th Giffoni International Film Festival, Italy
2) First Prize in Narrative Category for The Experience at the 4th Giffoni International Film Festival, Italy
4) National TV Prize for The Traveler at the 9th Tehran International Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults, Iran
4) National TV Prize for The Traveler at the 9th Tehran International Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults, Iran
The Traveler
3) Jury’s Grand Prize for The Traveler at the 9th Tehran International Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults, Iran
3) Jury’s Grand Prize for The Traveler at the 9th Tehran International Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults, Iran
The Experience
Jahan Nama Palace
Recess/Breaktime
Bread and Alley
1) Jury Special Award for Bread And Alley at the 5th Tehran International Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults, Iran
1) Jury Special Award for Bread And Alley at the 5th Tehran International Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults, Iran
-69: makes commercials and credits titles for films (e.g., Masud Kimiaie’s Ghaysar and Reza Motori , The Window ; Satan’s Temptation
-69: makes commercials and credits titles for films (e.g., Masud Kimiaie’s Ghaysar and Reza Motori , The Window ; Satan’s Temptation
Planned as a 13-episode TV series; one or two episodes were filmed but never broadcast, with Kiarostami and a psychologist screening clips from Kiarostami’s films and polling 20 or so spectators regarding their responses. (This material may be lost.
Planned as a 13-episode TV series; one or two episodes were filmed but never broadcast, with Kiarostami and a psychologist screening clips from Kiarostami’s films and polling 20 or so spectators regarding their responses. (This material may be lost.