Farid Mostafavi
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Farid Mostafavi born 27 October 1954 in Tehran, Iran is an Iran
ian screenwriter
best known for his social realist films set in urban Tehran, several of which were directed/co-written by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad.
His career in Iranian television began in 1989 and later expanded to film. He has worked as writer and co-producer: "An Outlook to the Cinema" which is a 13 part TV program about cinema (1983–1984). As assistant director: "The World Satirist" which is a ten part television play (1984–1986)). As voice-over writer for documentary films: Centrality (directed by R. Banietemad) and Immigrants (directed by F. Shafaee). As researcher and screenwriter
: "Crossing from Iran Deserts" which is a documentary/fiction series (1997).
Iran
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ian screenwriter
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:...
best known for his social realist films set in urban Tehran, several of which were directed/co-written by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad.
Career
Mostafavi attended the "Institute of Cinema and Television" in 1979 and studied economics at Tehran University.His career in Iranian television began in 1989 and later expanded to film. He has worked as writer and co-producer: "An Outlook to the Cinema" which is a 13 part TV program about cinema (1983–1984). As assistant director: "The World Satirist" which is a ten part television play (1984–1986)). As voice-over writer for documentary films: Centrality (directed by R. Banietemad) and Immigrants (directed by F. Shafaee). As researcher and screenwriter
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:...
: "Crossing from Iran Deserts" which is a documentary/fiction series (1997).
Screenplays which he has written
- 1986 Paizan (directed and co-written by R. Sadrameli)
- 1987 Off-Limits (directed by R. Banietemad)
- 1989 The Splendid Day (directed by K. Ayari)
- 1989 Canary Yellow (directed and co-written by R. Banietemad)
- 1990 The Foreign Money (directed by R. Banietemad)
- 1993 The Midnight Summer's Dream (directed and co-written by D. Moadabian)
- 2001 Under Skin of the City (directed and co-written by R. Banietemad)
- 2002 Women's Prison (directed M. Hekmat)
- 2003 Poisonous Honeymoon (directed by E. Sheibani)
- 2005 Gilane (directed by R. Banietemad and M. Abdolvahab)
- 2006 Crossroads (directed by A. Davoodi)
- 2006 Asr-e Jome (directed by M. Zandi Haqiqi)
- 2006 Khoon bazi (directed by R. Banietemad)
- 2009 Zaadboom (directed by A. Davoodi)