Mohammad Rasoulof

Mohammad Rasoulof (Persian محمد رسولاف Rasulof Mohammad, Mohammad DMG Rasūlof, born 1973 in Shiraz ) is an Iranian filmmaker, producer and artist. Due to the political situation in Iran, his work is currently limited to a great extent. He is not under house arrest. He currently lives in Tehran and in Hamburg.

Life and work

Rasoulof studied sociology and attended a workshop on film editing at the Sooreh Higher Education Institute ( German? ) In Tehran.

Typical of Rasoulofs films is the allegorical, ambiguous history. His best-known film is Iron Island (2005), which tells an ambivalent Exodus story Sunni Iranians who flee from their accommodation, the wreck of a sudden sinking oil tanker in the desert. When Filmfest Hamburg 2005 Rasoulof was awarded the Hamburg Film Critics for Iron Island.

Rasoulofs so far the only documentary film In the Realm of the bowl, which gives an insight into the contradictory media situation in Iran.

Mohammad Rasoulof and Jafar Panahi repeatedly supported each other in their film projects. So worried at Rasoulofs parable The White Meadows (2009), which deals with the importance of traditions in contemporary Iran, Panahi the cut. Rasulof then came in detention.

While common filming a movie Panahi about the protests after the Iranian presidential elections in 2009 Rasoulof was arrested with him in March 2010. Rafi Pitts strengthened himself with protests for the release. Rasoulof was frequently referred to in the Western media as an employee Panahi; However, both work independently and both support each other and often equivalent in projects. In December 2010, the two were sentenced to six years' imprisonment, which was not completed, Rasoulof was contrary to conflicting messages but not subject to a prohibition. However, the two were under obligations under house arrest.

The International Film Festival Berlin 2011 ( " Berlinale" ) were overshadowed by the sentencing Rasoulofs and Panahi. In May 2011, it was Rasoulof surprisingly permitted to the International Film Festival of Cannes to travel 2011; Bé Omid é Didar his film ( Goodbye ) had previously been shown. The film is about a young Iranian woman who is waiting for an exit visa. Bé Omid é Didar won the Best Director Award at Cannes Un Certain Regard section of the side. His current film Dastneveshtehaa Nemisoozand ( Manuscripts Do not Burn ) is also celebrated in the Un Certain Regard at Cannes premiere and was awarded the FIPRESCI prize.

Filmography

Awards

  • 2003: Best First Feature Award from the International Fajr Film Festival for Gagooman
  • 2005: Special Jury Prize at the Gijón International Film Festival for Dschasireh Ahani
  • 2005: Best Film of the International Film Festival of India for Dschasireh Ahani
  • 2007: Best Film and Screenplay Award of Avanca Film Festival for Dschasireh Ahani
  • 2009: " AsiaAfrica Special Jury Prize " of the Dubai International Film Festival for Keshtzar haye Sepid
  • 2011: Best Director Award at the Un Certain Regard the 64th Cannes Film Festival for Bé Omid é Didar
  • 2013: FIPRESCI Prize in the Un Certain Regard the 66th Cannes Film Festival for Manuscripts do not burn "
DIN 31635 Iron Island (film)
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