Mehdi Fard Ghaderi
Mehdi Fard Ghaderi | |
|---|---|
 Fard Ghaderi at the Shanghai Festival | |
| Born | 1986 (age 37–38) Iran |
| Occupations |
|
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Notable work | The Annoyed (2023) Weightlessness (2019) Immortality (2016) |
Mehdi Fard Ghaderi (Persian: مهدی فرد قادری; born 1986) is an Iranian director, screenwriter and producer[1] He is known for his films Immortality (2016), Weightlessness (2019) and The Annoyed (2023).[2]
His first feature, Immortality (2016), which was created in a single 145-minute shot, has been presented at more than Twenty Festivals around the world including the Rome Film Fest, Munich Film Festival, Transilvania Film Festival. This film received several international awards.[3][4] His second feature Weightlessness (2019) was created based on long shots and shown in Fifteen International Film Festival.[5][6] His next feature, The Annoyed (2023), premiered at the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival.[7] The Annoyed was screen in Twenty-five International Film Festivals, Including; St. Louis Film Festival[8] and kerala Film Festival[9] Also, Won some Awards.
Career
[edit]Feature Films
[edit]Immortality (2016), First feature film, was created in a single shot in 145 minutes on a train. This film was nominated for best film at the Rome Film Festival, Munich Film Festival and Transilvania International Film Festival.[10] Also Shown at twenty international festivals[11][12] Immortality won several international prizes, including Best Film at the 16th Ischia Film Festival,.[13][14]
Weightlessness[15] (2019) Second feature film and based on Long Shots. This film was shown in fifteen international film festival and It has won some awards in Europe and North America.
The Annoyed (2023) Third feature film. The world premiere of this film was in main competition 25th Shanghai film festival 2023.[16][17]
Mehdi Fard Ghaderi was producer of the film The Son in 2021.[18] This film has won prizes at the Moscow Film Festival,[19][20] and was shown in at the Rotterdam Film Festival and Valladolid Film Festival.
Short Films
[edit]In 2007 he started his Career in Cinema. During ten years he Directed and Wrote Eight Experimental and Fiction short films;
Alternation (One Shot, 11min, 2007) The Life Of Khorshid (18 min, 2009) Gramophone (18 min, 2010) Reversing Circles (One Shot, 21min, 2011) Mirror Narration of Simple Stories (27min, 2013) The Story Of A Rainy Night (One Shot, 24min, 2015) Autumn Leaves (15min, 2017) Sinful Pleasures (15min, 2019)
Other roles
[edit]Mehdi Fard Ghaderi has been a jury member at several international film festivals in the United States, Italy, Czech Republic, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Iran.[21][22]
Filmography
[edit]Feature films
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Immortality | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2019 | Weightlessness | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2021 | The Son | No | No | Yes |
| 2023 | The Annoyed | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Short films
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Alternation | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2009 | The Life of Khorshid | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2010 | Gramophone | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2011 | Reversing circles | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2013 | Mirror Narration of Simple Stories | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2015 | The Story of a Rainy Night | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2017 | Autumn leaves | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2019 | Sinful Pleasures | Yes | Yes | No |
Jury
[edit]| Position | Festival | Country | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman of the Jury | Eurasia International Festival | Russia | 2022 | [23] |
| Jury member | Utah Art International Film Festival | United States | 2024 | [24] |
| Jury member | Ischia International Film Festival | Italy | 2018 | [25] |
| Jury member | Brno Sixteen International Film Festival | Czech Republic | 2016 | [26] |
| Jury member | VGIK Student International Film Festival | Russia | 2024 | [27] |
| Jury member | Bausa International Film Festival | Kazakhstan | 2022 | [28] |
| Jury member | Bogura International Film Festival | Bangladesh | 2021 | |
| Jury member | Toji Somon International Film Festival | Tajikistan | 2023 | [29] |
Books
[edit]| Title | Type | Genre | Year | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man Whom No Woman Loved | Novel | Crime-Romance | 2021 | Persian |
Awards and nominations (Feature Movies)
[edit]| Year | Festival | Country | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rome Film Festival | Italy | BNL People's Choice Award | Immortality | Nominated | [30] |
| 2017 | Munich Film Festival | Germany | Best Film | Immortality | Nominated | [31] |
| 2017 | Transilvania International Film Festival | Romania | Best Film | Immortality | Nominated | [10] |
| 2016 | Hanoi International Film Festival | Vietnam | Best Director | Immortality | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival | Indonesia | World Cinema | Immortality | Nominated | [32] |
| 2017 | One Take Film Festival | Croatia | Best One Single-Shot | Immortality | Nominated | [33] |
| 2017 | Ischia International Film Festival | Italy | Best Film | Immortality | Won | [21] |
| 2017 | Love International Film Festival | USA | Best Director | Immortality | Nominated | [34] |
| Best Film | Nominated | [35] | ||||
| 2017 | Lucania Film Festival | Italy | Best Film | Immortality | Nominated | [36] |
| 2017 | Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Festival | USA | Best International Drama | Immortality | Won | [37] |
| 2017 | Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival | USA | Best Film | Immortality | Nominated | [38] |
| 2017 | Sofia Menar Film Festival | Bulgaria | Main competition | Immortality | Nominated | [39] |
| 2020 | Insolito International Film Festival | Peru | Best Film | Weightlessness | Won | [40] |
| 2020 | Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival | USA | Best Film | Weightlessness | Won | [41] |
| 2020 | North Carolina Film Awards | USA | Directors Award | Weightlessness | Won | [42] |
| 2020 | Athens Marathon International Film Festival | Greece | Honorable Mention | Weightlessness | Won | [43] |
| 2020 | Ischia Film Festival | Italy | Best Film | Weightlessness | Nominated | [44] |
| 2020 | Salento International Film Festival | Italy | Best Film | Weightlessness | Nominated | [45] |
| 2022 | Moscow International Film Festival | Russia | Golden George | The Son | Nominated | [46] |
| 2022 | Rotterdam International Film Festival | Netherlands | Light Award | The Son | Nominated | [47] |
| 2022 | Minsk Film Festival Listapad | Belarus | Youth Competition | The Son | Nominated | [48] |
| 2022 | Valladolid International Film Festival | Spain | Main Competition | The Son | Nominated | [49] |
| 2023 | Shanghai International film festival | China | Golden Goblet Awards | The Annoyed | Nominated | [50] |
| 2023 | St. Loui International film festival | USA | Main Competition | The Annoyed | Nominated | [51] |
| 2023 | Kerala International Film Festival | India | World Cinema | The Annoyed | Nominated | [52] |
| 2023 | Winchester film festival | UK | Main competition | The Annoyed | Nominated | [53] |
| 2023 | Chichester film festival | UK | Main competition | The Annoyed | Nominated | [54] |
| 2023 | Toji Somon International Film Festival | Tajikistan | Main competition | The Annoyed | Won | |
| 2024 | Ischia International Film Festival | Italy | Location competition | The Annoyed | Nominated | [55] |
| 2024 | Lucania Film Festival | Italy | Main competition | The Annoyed | Nominated | [56] |
| 2024 | Labor Film Festival | Turky | Main competition | The Annoyed | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Mexico Independent Festival | Mexico | Best Director | The Annoyed | Won | [57] |
| 2024 | Green Point Film Festival | USA | Main competition | The Annoyed | Nominated | [58] |
Awards and nominations (Short Films)
[edit]| Year | Festival | Category | Nominated Woek | Result | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mammoth Lakes Film Festival | USA | Main competition | Sinful Pleasure | Nominated | [59] |
| 2017 | Detmold Film Festival | Germany | Main competition | Autumn Leaves | Nominated | [60] |
| 2016 | Livermore Valley Film Festival | USA | Best Film | The Story Of A Rainy Night | Nominated | [61] |
| 2015 | Anchorage Alaska Festival | USA | Honorable Mention | The Story Of A Rainy Night | Won | [62] |
| 2015 | No Fear Film Festival | USA | Best of Show | The Story Of A Rainy Night | Won | [63] |
| 2015 | North Carolina Film Awards | USA | Founder's Award | The Story Of A Rainy Night | Won | [64] |
| 2015 | Riverside International Film Festival | USA | Best Film | The Story Of A Rainy Night | Nominated | [65] |
| 2015 | Hell's Half Mile Festival | USA | Best Film | The Story Of A Rainy Night | Nominated | [66] |
| 2015 | Harlem Film Festival | USA | Best Film | The Story Of A Rainy Night | Nominated | [67] |
| 2015 | Con Festival Philadelphia | USA | Best Film | The Story Of A Rainy Night | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Colony Film Festival | USA | Best Film | The Story Of A Rainy Night | Won | |
| 2014 | San Pedro Film Festival | USA | Best Film | The Story Of A Rainy Night | Won | [68] |
| 2013 | Hanover film festival | Germany | Main competition | Mirror Narration of Simple Stories | Nominated | [69] |
| 2010 | One Take Film Festival | Croatia | Main competition | Reversing Circles | Nominated | [70] |
| 2010 | Nations Film Festival | Austria | Main competition | Gramophone | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Tous Courts Film Festival | France | Main competition | The Life Of Khorshid | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Brno Sixteen Festival | Czech Republic | Special Mention | Alternation | Won | [71] |
| 2008 | Hamburg Film Festival | Germany | Main competition | Alternation | Nominated | [72] |
| 2008 | Metro Train Film Festival | France | Special Jury | Alternation | Won | |
| 2007 | Lausanne Underground Film Festival | Switzerland | Main competition | Alternation | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Fajr Film Festival | Iran | Short Film competition | Alternation | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Tehran Short Film Festival | Iran | Best Experimental Film | Alternation | Won |
External links
[edit]Mehdi Fard Ghaderi on Instagram
References
[edit]- ^ "Mehdi Fard Ghaderi". Festival Scope Pro. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Films directed by Mehdi Fard Ghaderi". letterboxd.com. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ ""Immortality" to go on screen at Rome film festival". Tehran Times. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "IMMORTALITY". www.filmfest-muenchen.de. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ en.isna.ir https://en.isna.ir/tag/Weightlessness. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "UKIFF". www.ukiff.org.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (29 May 2023). "Shanghai Film Festival Reveals Competition, Golden Goblet Contenders". Variety. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "2023 St. Louis International Film Festival". 2023sliff.eventive.org. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "International Film Festival of Kerala paying homage to late Iranian directors Mehrjui, Golestan". Tehran Times. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ a b "IMMORTALITY". tiff.ro. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Immortality (2016)". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "'Immortality' to go on screen in Romania". Mehr News Agency. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Immortality". www.ischiafilmfestival.it. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "XV Ischia Film Festival: the winners". www.filmfestivals.com. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "WEIGHTLESSNESS". Persia Film Distribution. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Shackleton, Liz (29 May 2023). "Shanghai International Film Festival Announces Competition Line-Up; Jerzy Skolimowski To Head Jury; Mike Leigh Featured In Tribute". Deadline. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (29 May 2023). "Shanghai Film Festival Reveals Competition, Golden Goblet Contenders". Variety. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "THE SON | 85 min | 2021 | Iran". Persia Film Distribution. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "THE SON :: Film catalogue". Moscow International Film Festival (in Russian). Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Iran's "The Son" to compete in Moscow film festival". Tehran Times. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Acclaimed Iran director to judge Italy fest entries". MehrNews Agency. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Porota". BRNO16. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "1/6 FEST ENG". onesixth.ru. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Utah Arts Festival - 2024 Schedule". www.uaf.org. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Il Festival". www.ischiafilmfestival.it. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Porota". BRNO16. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Professional Jury - Международный студенческий фестиваль ВГИК". vgikfestival.com. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "International jury – Bastau IFF". Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "The first International Film Festival "Toji Somon" will be held in Dushanbe | Tajikistan News ASIA-Plus". www.asiaplustj.info. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ ""Immortality" to go on screen at Rome film festival". Tehran Times. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Germany to screen Iranian 'Immortality'". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Home". 19th JAFF | Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival 2024 | METANOIA | 30 November - 07 Desember 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Plus Hosting - No web site configured". www.onetakefilmfestival.com. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Maral Farjad wins Best Supporting Actress at American filmfest". Mehr News Agency. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Iran film nominated in US fest". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Lucania2013. "Immortality". 23a Lucania Film Festival · Pisticci · Matera · Southern Italy (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "'Immortality' wins Buffalo Dreams award". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Immortality". Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "'Immortality' opens Sofia MENAR filmfest". Mehr News Agency. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Weightlessness Wins at Experimental Film Festival in Peru". Honaronline. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Winner Best Film Buffalo US". gitishow.com (in Persian). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "'Weightlessness' wins at North Carolina Film Awards". Mehr News Agency. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Athens Marathon International Film Festival (2020)". IMDb. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "'Weightlessness' to go to Italy". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Home - Salento International Film Festival". www.salentofilmfestival.com/it/ (in Italian). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ ""The Son" star Soheil Qannadan crowned best at Moscow film festival". Tehran Times. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Rotterdam film festival picks movies from Iran". Honaronline. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "'The Son' wins award at Minsk Intl. FilmFest. Listapad". Mehr News Agency. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Son". SEMINCI. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Shanghai Film Festival Unveils 2023 Competition Selection (Featuring No U.S. Movies)". Yahoo Finance. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "The Annoyed | Cinema St Louis". www.cinemastlouis.org. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ C-DIT. "Azordegan | World Cinema". iffk.in. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Official Selection 2024-25". Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Chronological Listings 2023". Chichester Film Festival. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "The annoyed". ischiafilmfestival.18tickets.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "OFFICIAL SELECTION_25TH LFF". 24a Lucania Film Festival · Pisticci · Matera · Southern Italy (in Italian). Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Home - PAIFF - Tulum - Playa del Carmen - Cancun - Cozumel - Akumal - Riviera Maya - Mexico". PAIFF. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "The Greenpoint Film Festival". tickets.greenpointfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "2020 Shorts". MLFF. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "ISFF Detmold to screen Iranian short films". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "The Story of A Rainy Night in LiverMore | Tehran International Short Film Festival". 8 June 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "'The Story of A Rainy Night' to go on screen at two US events". Mehr News Agency. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ en.isna.ir https://en.isna.ir/news/94042010926/US-filmfest-awards-Iran-s-Story-of-a-Rainy-Night. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "'The Story of A Rainy Night' to go on screen at two US events". Mehr News Agency. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Archives". Riverside International Film Festival. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ Cole_Waterman@mlive.com, Cole Waterman | (14 August 2015). "Short films also part of 10th annual Hell's Half Mile, see what's playing". mlive. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "2015 Program Scroll – Harlem International Film Festival". Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Stockholm, Prague to host Story of a Rainy Night". Mehr News Agency. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ https://www.up-and-coming.de/en/news/news.71.0.1.html?tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=276&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=8534f8aa8c565d3c887322ca7e4ba0ba.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "One Take Filmfest. to display two Iranian movies". Mehr News Agency. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Brněnská šestnáctka › Program". FILMDAT. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg". festival.shortfilm.com. Retrieved 3 December 2024.