Alireza Ghasemi

• Name — Alireza Ghasemi • Native Name — علیرضا قاسمی • Born — 29 October 1990 • Birthplace — Tehran, Iran • Education — Art University of Tehran • Occupation — Filmmaker

Ghasemi graduated from the Tehran University of Art, where he studied cinema, and later attended Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Germany. He is also an alumnus of the Cannes Cinema de demain (2018) and Berlinale Talents (2022).

Ghasemi first gained international recognition with his short film Lunch Time (2017), which was nominated for the Short Film Palme d’Or at the 70th Cannes Film Festival. He later directed and co-wrote several short films, including Better Than Neil Armstrong (2019), Extra Sauce (2020), and Solar Eclipse (2021). These works were screened at numerous film festivals and received critical acclaim for their innovative narratives and thematic depth. Beyond filmmaking, Ghasemi has been actively involved in film festival organization. He served as the director of the 11th Nahal International Short Film Festival in 2014 and founded the Globe International Silent Film Festival in 2015. In 2021, he was appointed as the director of the Iranian Short Film Academy Awards (ISFA Awards), further contributing to the recognition of short films and filmmakers in Iran. His debut feature, In the Land of Brothers (2024), premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and earned the Best Directing Award in the World Cinema Competition.

• Year — Title — Director — Screenwriter — Producer • 2024 — In the Land of Brothers

• Year — Title — Director — Screenwriter — Producer • 2021 — Solar Eclipse • 2019 — Arezo • 2019 — Extra Sauce • 2019 — Better than Neil Armstrong • 2017 — Lunch Time • 2016 — Frequency • 2015 — Shortcut