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 Asghar Abbasi (born 1 December 1980 in Yazd, Iran) is an Iranian short film director, writer and producer.
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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.
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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 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.
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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