Ali Karim
علی کریم Ali Karim | |
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Born |
Tehran, Iran | 10 October 1977
Occupation | Director, screenwriter, producer |
Years active | 1999–present |
Ali Karim (Persian: علی کریم, born 10 October 1977) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter.[1][2][3][4][5]
He was born in Tehran, Iran. Producer, actor, scriptwriter and director Ali Karim was born in Tehran on October 10, 1977. He was a theatre actor before appearing in films, notably in features such as Sag Koshi /2001 (Bahram Beyzaï) and “Mossafer-e Rey” / 2001 (Davoud Mirbagheri). He then served as assistant director on various films, working especially with Dariush Mehrjui on “Mum’s Guest” (Mehman-e Maman).
In 2008, he took part in Abbas Kiarostami’s directors’ workshop during which time he made his first short, Yellow, Blue, Red. He then worked as Kiarostami’s assistant on Shirin (film) before completing a second short, “The Lift”. His two shorts have been successful in numerous international film festivals. On the back of his success Ali Karim finally directed his first feature, “Pothole” in 2009. The film closed the Critics’ Week at the Venice Mostra the very same year. I Hate The Dawn is his second feature.
Filmography
Year | English title | Original title | Director and Writer | Producer | |
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2007 | Yellow, Blue, Red (Short Film) | زرد،آبی،قرمز | Ali Karim | Ali Karim | |
2008 | The Elevator (Short Film) | آسانسور | Ali Karim | Majid Motalebi | |
2009 | Pothole (film) | چاله | Ali Karim | Majid Motalebi | |
2013 | I Hate The Dawn | من عاشق سپیده صبحم | Ali Karim | Ali Karim | |
Footnotes
- ↑ FEBIOFEST 17th International Film Festival Prague.
- ↑ 26. Settimana Internazionale della Critica Palazzo del Cinema Lungomare Marconi .
- ↑ Film Review Hoollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Chaleh (La buca) | Film di chiusura – Fuori Concorso CineCritica.
- ↑ variety By Jay Weissberg .