Amir Ghavidel

• Name — Amir Ghavidel • Born — 22 January 1947 • Birthplace — Mashad • Died — 8 November 2009 • Place of death — Tehran • Occupation — * Filmmaker, Writer • Years Active — 1975 – 2009 • Children — Rama Ghavidel, Nima Ghavidel, Sina Ghavidel

• Illustration — Ghavidel and Khachikian

Ghavidel started as a screenwriter and an assistant director to Samuel Khachikian for Death in the Rain (مرگ در باران) in 1975. He continued to write Agitation (اضطراب) and The South's Shark (کوسه ی جنوب) and acted as assistant director to Samuel Khachikian for these films in the next three years.

With the Iranian Revolution and the volatile state of cinema in those days, Ghavidel made films based on Iran's post-revolution social and political concerns and established himself as a filmmaker of modern Iranian cinema. He made his first work, Rain of Blood (خونبارش) as a documentary feature film produced by Rasul Sadrameli in 1980, one year after the revolution. Faramarz Gharibian won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor for two of Ghavidel's films Train (ترن) and The Misty Harbour (بندر مه آلود), and Majid Entezami was nominated for best film score for Train. • Illustration — People lining up to see Ghavidel's film Sardar-e-Jangal in 1983

Ghavidel passed away as a result of complications due to liver failure on 8 November 2009 in Tehran.

• A Friend Made of Fire (2009) • Dayereh Tardid (TV Series) (2003) • Rokhsareh (2002) • Shab Cheragh (TV Series) (2002) • The Misty Harbour (1992) • Del Namak (1990) • Galan (1990) • Train (1988) • Bloody Rice (1984) • Mirza Koochak Khan (1983) • Sardar-e Jangal (1983) • A Little Tale (Short) (1980) • Rain of Blood (1980)

• The Eagles (1985) • Farman (1982) • The South's Shark (1978) • Agitation (1976) • Death in the Rain (1975)

• Train (1988)