Bahman Motamedian
Encyclopedia
Bahman Motamedian is an Iran
ian film maker, photographer, writer
and script writer
. He was born in Tehran
, Iran
. Motamedian belongs to the so called "new wave" of Iranian cinema.
Bahman Motamedian is also has been involved in over twenty works, including shorts
film, documentaries film, video art
and theater.
Motamedian made his first feature film
, titled "Khastegi
" ("Sex My Life" aka "Tedium") in 2008. "Khastegi
" (Sex My Life) was shown in the official selection of 65th Venice International Film Festival
as the "surprise film" in 2008.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian film maker, photographer, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and script writer
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He was born in Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. Motamedian belongs to the so called "new wave" of Iranian cinema.
Bahman Motamedian is also has been involved in over twenty works, including shorts
Shorts
Shorts are a bifurcated garment worn by both men and women over their pelvic area, circling the waist, and covering the upper part of the legs, sometimes extending down to or even below the knee, but not covering the entire length of the leg. They are called "shorts" because they are a shortened...
film, documentaries film, video art
Video art
Video art is a type of art which relies on moving pictures and comprises video and/or audio data. . Video art came into existence during the 1960s and 1970s, is still widely practiced and has given rise to the widespread use of video installations...
and theater.
Motamedian made his first feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
, titled "Khastegi
Khastegi
Khastegi is a 2008 Iranian independent film written and directed by Bahman Motamedian and produced in Iran...
" ("Sex My Life" aka "Tedium") in 2008. "Khastegi
Khastegi
Khastegi is a 2008 Iranian independent film written and directed by Bahman Motamedian and produced in Iran...
" (Sex My Life) was shown in the official selection of 65th Venice International Film Festival
65th Venice International Film Festival
The 65th Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, was opened on August 27, 2008 by Burn After Reading, and closed on September 6, 2008....
as the "surprise film" in 2008.
Filmography
| Film | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Khastegi Khastegi Khastegi is a 2008 Iranian independent film written and directed by Bahman Motamedian and produced in Iran... (Sex My Life) |
2008 | Feature Film Feature film In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie... |
| A Song for the Dying | 2006 | Documentary Documentary A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:... |
| Music and Forgetting | 2006 | Documentary Documentary A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:... |
| Aquarium Aquarium An aquarium is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants... |
2001 | short film |
Screen Writing
| Film | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Khastegi Khastegi Khastegi is a 2008 Iranian independent film written and directed by Bahman Motamedian and produced in Iran... (Sex My Life) |
2008 | Feature Film Feature film In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie... |
| A Song for the Dying | 2006 | Documentary Documentary A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:... |
| Music and Forgetting | 2006 | Documentary Documentary A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:... |
| Left Handed | 2006 | Feature Film Feature film In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie... |
| Aquarium Aquarium An aquarium is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants... |
2001 | Short Film |
Screen Writing for Television Series
- Four Homes [Title in PersianPersian languagePersian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
: Chahar Khoone] (2007–2008) - Nights in Barareh [Title in Persian: Shabhaye Barareh] (2005)
- Dots [Title in Persian: Noghtechin] (2005)
- Do Not Enter [Title in Persian: Vorod Mamno, Mamno] (2004)
- Under the City Sky [Title in Persian: Zire Asemane Shahr] (2003)
- Untitled [Title in Persian: Bedone Sharh] (2002)
- Empyrean Police [Title in Persian: Polise Asemani] (2001)
- Number 14 [Title in Persian: Pelake 14] (2000)
- Magic Light [Title in Persian: Cheraghe Jadou] (2000)
- Eternal Train [Title in Persian: Ghatare Abadi] (2000)
Awards and nominations
- Awards the first prize (24th Torino GBLT Film Festival 23–3 April 2009 / Torino, Italy)
- Special citation (Best producer) (Asia Pacific Festival of 1st Films/ 4–10 December 2008/ Singapore)
- Brian PrizeBrian PrizeThe Brian Prize is the trophy awarded from 2006 to “A film that highlights and enhances the values of rationality, respect for human rights, democracy, pluralism, promotion of individuality, freedom of conscience, expression and research, the principle of equal opportunities in public...
(65th Venice International Film Festival65th Venice International Film FestivalThe 65th Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, was opened on August 27, 2008 by Burn After Reading, and closed on September 6, 2008....
/ August 27 to September 6, 2008)
- Queer LionQueer LionQueer Lion is the trophy awarded from 2007 to the “Best Movie with LGBT Themes & Queer Culture” among those presented during the Venice International Film Festival.-History:...
Award (65th Venice International Film Festival65th Venice International Film FestivalThe 65th Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, was opened on August 27, 2008 by Burn After Reading, and closed on September 6, 2008....
/ August 27 to September 6, 2008) - The Best Experimental FilmExperimental filmExperimental film or experimental cinema is a type of cinema. Experimental film is an artistic practice relieving both of visual arts and cinema. Its origins can be found in European avant-garde movements of the twenties. Experimental cinema has built its history through the texts of theoreticians...
/AquariumAquariumAn aquarium is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants...
/(Festival of NationsFestival of NationsThe Festival of Nations is the largest and longest-running multicultural festival in Minnesota, celebrating cultural diversity with food, music, demonstrations, exhibits and dance...
/ 13–19 June 2003/Ebensee, Austria) - Silver Bear /AquariumAquariumAn aquarium is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants...
/(Festival of NationsFestival of NationsThe Festival of Nations is the largest and longest-running multicultural festival in Minnesota, celebrating cultural diversity with food, music, demonstrations, exhibits and dance...
/ 13–19 June 2003/Ebensee, Austria)
"Aquarium" has been screened at
- Sonar International Short Film Festival (April 2006 /Florence - Italy)
- 3rd International Festival Signes de Nuit (25–30 April 2005 /Paris)
- Rencontres International Paris/Berlin (18–28 February 2003/Paris)
- Festival of NationsFestival of NationsThe Festival of Nations is the largest and longest-running multicultural festival in Minnesota, celebrating cultural diversity with food, music, demonstrations, exhibits and dance...
(13–19 June 2003 /Ebensee, Austria) - Rencontres International Paris/Berlin (10–22 November 2003/berlin)
- Victoria Independent Film & Video Festival (1-10February 2002/Canada)
- 25th Open Air Film fest WEITERSTAD (16–20 August 2001/Germany)
- 2nd IndieKINO International film festival (July2001/Seoul, Korea)
- Ajijic International film festival (7–11 November 2001/Mexico)
- Kansas City film festival (7–14 April/U.S.A)
"Khastegi" (Sex My Life) has been screened at
- 24th BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (BFIBritish Film InstituteThe British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...
) (March 17–31, 2010/ London, England) - Cinema Digital Seoul Film Festival (CinDiCINDICINDI, or the Coupled Ion-Neutral Dynamics Investigation is a NASA mission of opportunity payload aboard the C/NOFS satellite. Mission of opportunity is part of the Explorer program.-External links:**...
) (August 19–25, 2009 / Seoul, South Korea) - Chelsea Art MuseumChelsea Art MuseumThe Chelsea Art Museum is a contemporary art museum located at 556 West 22nd Street on the corner of Eleventh Avenue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City....
(July 15- August 19, 2009 / New York, USA) - 19th Toronto LGBT Film Festival (May 14–24, 2009 / Toronto, Canada)
- 24th Torino GBLT Film Festival (23–3 April 2009 / Torino, Italy)
- Prague international Film Festival (FEBIOFESTFebiofestFebiofest is the largest film festival in the Czech Republic and the second most prestigious festival in the country . The festival presents a wide spectrum of contemporary and retrospective examples of high-quality film including alternative, film-school and amateur works to a diverse viewing...
) (26 March-3 April 2009 / Prague, Czech Republic) - International Contemporary Film Festival (FICCOFICCOMexico City International Contemporary Film Festival, or FICCO for its initials in Spanish was an annual film festival that began in February 2004 and finished in 2010....
) (17 Feb. - 1 Mar. 2009 / Mexico, Mexico City) - Asia Pacific Festival of 1st Films (4–10 December 2008 / Singapore)
- Festival of 3 Continents, Nantes (22 November - 2 December 2008 / Nantes, French)
- Sao Paulo Film Festival (17–30 October 2008 / São Paulo, Brazil)
- Venice Film FestivalVenice Film FestivalThe Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
(August 27- September 6, 2008 / Venice, Italy)
Play Directing/ Stage Directing
- Eugene IonescoEugène IonescoEugène Ionesco was a Romanian and French playwright and dramatist, and one of the foremost playwrights of the Theatre of the Absurd...
’s play Jack, or the Submission (1997) /Tehran - Eugene IonescoEugène IonescoEugène Ionesco was a Romanian and French playwright and dramatist, and one of the foremost playwrights of the Theatre of the Absurd...
’s play Maid to Marry (1997) /Tehran - Eugene IonescoEugène IonescoEugène Ionesco was a Romanian and French playwright and dramatist, and one of the foremost playwrights of the Theatre of the Absurd...
’s play The Bald SopranoThe Bald SopranoLa Cantatrice Chauve — translated from French as The Bald Soprano or The Bald Prima Donna — is the first play written by Franco-Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco. Nicolas Bataille directed the premiere on May 11, 1950 at the Théâtre des Noctambules, Paris...
(1997) /Tehran - Eugene IonescoEugène IonescoEugène Ionesco was a Romanian and French playwright and dramatist, and one of the foremost playwrights of the Theatre of the Absurd...
’s play The Bald SopranoThe Bald SopranoLa Cantatrice Chauve — translated from French as The Bald Soprano or The Bald Prima Donna — is the first play written by Franco-Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco. Nicolas Bataille directed the premiere on May 11, 1950 at the Théâtre des Noctambules, Paris...
(1995) /Tehran
Published Stories
- The Big Overcoat (2010) /Short Story Collection
- The Sound of Train Whistling (1999) /Short Story
Educational Backgrounds
- Tehran Azad University /Master of Play Directing /1996-1997 /Tehran
- Tehran Azad University /Bachelor of Industrial Engineering /1995 /Tehran
- Studying Theatre for two years and joining to /1994 /Tehran
- Experimental Theater Institute
- Art University /Film Directing Major /1992-1994 /Tehran
- Studying Photography at Youth Cinema Institute /1990 /Tehran
- and working as a Professional Photographer
- High School Diploma /1989 /Tehran
See also
- Intellectual movements in IranIntellectual movements in IranIntellectual movements in Iran involve the Iranian experience of modernity and its associated art, science, literature, poetry, and political structures that have been changing since the 19th century.- History of Iranian modernity :...
- Iranian New Wave (cinema)Iranian New Wave (cinema)Iranian New Wave refers to a new movement in Iranian cinema. It started in 1969 after the release of The Cow directed by Darius Mehrjui. It was followed by Masoud Kimiai's Qeysar, and Nasser Taqvai's Calm in Front of Others. They set off a trend that was cultural, dynamic and intellectual. The...
- Cinema of IranCinema of IranThe cinema of Iran is a flourishing film industry with a long history. Many popular commercial films are annually made in Iran, and Iranian art films win praise around the world....
- List of Iranian intellectuals
- HumanitarianismHumanitarianismIn its most general form, humanitarianism is an ethic of kindness, benevolence and sympathy extended universally and impartially to all human beings. Humanitarianism has been an evolving concept historically but universality is a common element in its evolution...