, Kurdistan, Iran

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) is an Iranian film director

Film director

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, screenwriter

Screenwriter

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, and film producer

Film producer

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. He is also a painter

Painting

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, illustrator

Illustrator

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, and graphic design

Graphic design

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er. Alidi is part of a generation of filmmakers in the Iranian New Wave. These filmmakers share many common techniques including the use of poetic dialogue and allegorical

Allegory

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 storytelling. His credits include the 2009 film Whisper with the Wind.

Background

Alidi’s first artistic experience was as an actor

Actor

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 in school theaters. Later he started painting that continued into his late teens, winning many first prizes in the National Arts Competitions before he started studying Painting at Tehran University, Faculty of Fine Arts. Later he graduated in M.A. in Animation Directing in Art University, Cinema and Theater Faculty. He has worked extensively as graphic designer, interior design

Interior design

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er, illustrator for children books, Stage designer in theater and cinema, title designer during 1994-7.

Filmography

Long Feature Film:

2009: Whisper with the Wind - Feature - 35mm - 77 min

Short Films:

2010: Ode of Mirror - Poetic Fiction - H.D - 12 min

2009: A Rosary - Poetic Fiction - H.D - 10 min

2008: Quatrain of Water - Poetic Fiction - H.D - 12 min

2006: Mountains of Tehran - Documentary - D.V - 20 min

2005: The Breath - Documentary - D.V - 20 min

2003: Dreamless village - Fiction- D.V - 20 min

2003: Button (Dokme)- Fiction- D.V - 13 min

2003: The last uncounted village - Fiction - D.V - 15 min

2000: The Ground is hard, the sky is far - Fiction - Beta cam - 20 min

1999: The Heavenly doors - Documentary - Beta - 15 min

1998: Milk (Shote) – Fiction - Beta - 30 min

1997: Mamli - Fiction/Documentary - 16 mm - 20 min
2000

Events

Awards of "Whisper with the Wind":

2010: Tromso Film Festival

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 / Golden Don Quixote /Norway

2009: Bratislava Film Festival / Young Academic Student Jury Prize /Slovakia

Pessac International Historic Film Festival/ Prize of Academic Jury/France

Amazon Film Festival / Special Jury Award / Brazil

Mumbai International Film Festival

Mumbai International Film Festival

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/Prize of Mumbai Young Critics Award /India

• 'Cannes' International Film Festival/France/Critic Weeks Section/ Competitor for Golden Camera:

1. The Best Feature Film’s ACID support
2. Prize of View of Youth
3. Prize of Young European Critics

Awards of "The last uncounted village":

1. The first Sony company Festival /the best film /Iran /2002.
2. Avanca Festival /the best film /Portugal /2003.
3. Busan Festival / Different cinema of Asia / South Korea / 2003.
4. Tehran short film Festival /the best film, A level / Iran / 2003.
5. D’ournise Festival / Kurdistan cinema /France / 2003.
6. Clermont – Ferrand /Elected by viewers /France /2003.
7. Aroca Festival / the best scenario (script) Portugal /2004.
8. Soleymanieh Festival /special prize by Jury /Iraq/2004.
9. Imago Festival /Elected by viewers/Portugal /2004.
10. Hamburg Festival /Francois O’dae Prize /Germany / 2004.
11. Torino Festival /Special Prize by Jury /Italy /2004.

Broadcasted in:

1. Worldwide channel canal +, France, 2004.
2. Cine Foundation France, French cinemas, 2005.
3. Worldwide channel CBS, Canada, 2005.
4. Worldwide channel Cinecinema, France, 2005.
5. George Peumpideau Grand Library, France, 2005.