Asghar Abbasi
Asghar Abbasi (born 1 December 1980 in Yazd, Iran) is an Iranian short film director, writer and producer. He is the winner of the golden lantern statue for the best director for the film A Dream That Is Not White from Ammar International Popular Film Festival.
Asghar Abbasi

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- Name
- Asghar Abbasi
- Born
- 1 December 1980
- Birthplace
- Yazd, Iran
- Occupation
- * Film Director
- Known for
- Nasukh SETiN Royaye Nime Shab 52 Hertz Eight O'clock
- Awards
- Best Director AIPFF Award
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• Name — Asghar Abbasi • Born — 1 December 1980 • Birthplace — Yazd, Iran • Occupation — * Film Director • Producer • Writer • Known for — Nasukh SETiN Royaye Nime Shab 52 Hertz Eight O'clock • Awards — Best Director AIPFF Award
Career
Career
Abbasi graduated from the Iranian Youth Cinema Society and graduated with a master's degree in cinema directing from Nowshahr University of Art and Architecture.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Notes — Ref(s) references • 2016 — Royaye Nime Shab — Short film • 2016 — 52 Hertz — Short film • 2017 — Flag — Short film • 2018 — Yek Jabejayi — Short film • 2019 — SETiN — Short film, also editor • 2020 — Bells — Also co-producer • 2022 — Eight O'clock — Also co-producer • 2022 — A Dream That Is Not White — Also co-producer • 2023 — Nasukh — Short film
Awards and nominations
Name of award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee, and nomination result • Award — Year — Category — Nominated Work — Result — Ref. References • Tehran International Short Film Festival — 2017 — Best Director — A dream that is not white • HECare Film Festival Canada — 2020 — Human rights film — SETiN • Tehran International Short Film Festival — 2023 — Cinema and book section — Nasukh • Edo state international film festival — 2023 — Best Non-English Film — Nasukh
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- 1.آسیا, روزنامه. More than a decade of art and filmmaking with Asghar Abbasi. روزنامه آسیا.
- 2.اصغر عباسی: می توان مسیری مستقل برای سینمای فیلم کوتاه و بلند تعریف کرد هنرمند. پایگاه اطلاع رسانی و خبری هنرمندنیوز. 2023-11-14.
- 3.ریویو, ایران برندز. اصغر عباسی. ایران برندز ریویو. 2023-12-07.
- 4.اصغر عباسی، فانوس طلایی جشنواره عمار را به ابرکوه برد. ایسنا. 2017-01-01.
- 5."رویای صادقه" اصغر عباسی از ابرکوه برنده جایزه اول کارگردانی شد. dana.ir.
- 6.آسیا, روزنامه. نگاهی گذرا به کارنامهی سینمایی اصغر عباسی. روزنامه آسیا.
- 7.Abbasi, Asghar. Royaye Nime Shab.
- 8.Abbasi, Asghar. 52hertz. 2020-07-25.
- 9.Abbasi, Asghar. Flag. Soureh.
- 10.Abbasi, Asghar. Yek Jabejayi.
- 11.Abbasi, Asghar. Setin. 2019-12-25.
- 12.Bells. FilmFreeway.
- 13.Gholami, Mostafa. Eight O'clock. 2021-12-01.
- 14.A dream that is not white!. FilmFreeway.
- 15.Abbasi, Asghar. Nasukh. 2023-08-15.
- 16.اصغر عباسی، فانوس طلایی جشنواره عمار را به ابرکوه برد. ایسنا. 2017-01-01.
- 17.Iranian film ‘Setin’ nominated at Canadian festival. en.irna.ir.
- 18.برگزیدگان بخش ویژه «کتاب و سینما» امروز اعلام میشوند جشنواره بین المللی فیلم کوتاه تهران.
- 19.«ناسوخ» نامزد بهترین فیلم غیر انگلیسی زبان جشنواره بنین شد. www.irna.ir.
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