Farnoosh Samadi
Farnoosh Samadi (born December 23) is an Iranian director and screenwriter. Her short film The Silence (2016) was nominated for a Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
Farnoosh Samadi

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- Name
- Farnoosh Samadi
- Born
- December 23
- Birthplace
- Isfahan, Iran
- Occupation
- * Director
- Education
- Rome University of Fine Arts
- Nationality
- Iran
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Farnoosh Samadi (born December 23) is an Iranian director and screenwriter. Her short film The Silence (2016) was nominated for a Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
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Key facts
• Name — Farnoosh Samadi • Native Name — فرنوش صمدی • Born — December 23 • Birthplace — Isfahan, Iran • Occupation — * Director • screenwriter • Education — Rome University of Fine Arts
Career
Career
• Illustration — Farnoosh Samadi at 2017 Cannes Film Festival on an interview with Voice of America Persian News Network Farnoosh Samadi was born in Iran. She graduated from the Fine Arts Academy in Rome. She directed the short films "The Silence" (2016), "Gaze" (2017), and "The Role" (2018). "180° Rule" (2020) is her first feature. "The Silence" her first short film co-directed by Ali Asgari, had its world premiere in competition at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Her second short film, "Gaze" had its world premiere at the 2017 Locarno Film Festival and won the Grand Jury award for Live Action Short Film at 2017 AFI Film Festival, also it won the Golden Pram Award at Zagreb Film Festival in 2018. she has screenplayed "Disappearance" a debut feature by Iranian director Ali Asgari which premiered at 74th Venice International Film Festival and at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival and won the award for best film at the 28th Singapore International Film Festival in 2017. her debut film 180° Rule (2020) premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, and received an award at 65th Valladolid International Film Festival for the Best Film of Meeting Point section also received two Crystal Simorgh award nominations for the "Best Sound Effects" for Amir Hossein Ghasemi and "Best Supporting Actress" for Azita Hajian at the 39th Fajr International Film Festival.
Works and production
Works and production
The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Recorded with the occupation film director. Institutional cataloguing adds that farnoosh Samadi is recorded with the occupation screenwriter. Recorded with the gender female. Institutional cataloguing adds that farnoosh Samadi is recorded as human.

فرنوش صمدی در اختتامیهٔ سی و چهارمین جشنوارهٔ فیلم کوتاه تهران
Mohammad Moheimany · Mehr News Agency

هفتمین روز سی و نهمین جشنواره فیلم فجر
حامد ملکپور · Tasnim News Agency · https: tasnimnews.ir/2447953
Feature film
Feature film
• Year — Title — Director — Screenwriter — Notes • 2017 — Disappearance — premiered at the 2017 Venice International Film Festival • 2020 — 180° Rule — premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival
Short film
Short film
• Year — Title — Director — Screenwriter — Notes • 2013 — More Than Two Hours|More Than Two Hours — premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival • 2014 — The Baby |The Baby — premiered at the 2014 Venice International Film Festival • 2015 — Pain |Pain • 2016 — The Silence |The Silence — premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival • 2017 — Gaze |Gaze — premiered at the 2017 Locarno International Film Festival • 2018 — Delay |Delay — premiered at the 2018 LA Film Festival • role="" The |The Role — premiered at the 2018 Tirana International Film Festival • 2019 — Exam |Exam — premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival • 2020 — Witness |Witness — premiered at the 2020 BFI London Film Festival • Pilgrims |Pilgrims — premiered at the 2020 Warsaw Film Festival
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- “Farnoosh Samadi”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q56868001: Farnoosh Samadi
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Awards and nominations
• Award — Year — Category — Nominated Work — Result — Ref. References • 20minmax International Short Film Festival — 2017 — Best Short Film — The Silence • Adana International Film Festival — 2016 — Best Short Fiction Film — The Silence • AFI Fest — 2017 — Best Live Action Short Film — Gaze • Aix-en-Provence Tous Courts International Short Film Festival — 2016 — Best Short Film — The Silence • 2020 — Pilgrims • Ajyal Youth Film Festival — 2016 — Best Short Film — The Silence • Amarcort Film Festival — 2020 — Best Short Film — Pilgrims • Annapolis Film Festival — 2021 — Best Narrative Short — Witness • Anonimul International Independent Film Festival — 2017 — Best International Short Film — The Silence • Atlanta Film Festival — 2017 — Best Narrative Short — The Silence • Batumi International Art-House Film Festival — 2017 — Best Short Film — Gaze • Beirut International Women Film Festival — 2021 — Best Foreign Language Feature Film — 180° Rule • Beirut Shorts International Film Festival — 2021 — Best Screenplay – Short Film — Exam • Berlin International Short Film Festival Interfilm — 2016 — Best International Short Film — The Silence • Brussels Short Film Festival — 2017 — Best International Short Film — The Silence • BUFF International Film Festival — 2017 — Best Short Film — The Silence • Busan International Film Festival — 2017 — Best Short Film — Gaze • Cannes Film Festival — 2016 — Short Film Palme d'Or — The Silence • Chicago International Film Festival — 2019 — Gold Hugo – Live Action Short Film — The Role • Cinema Jove Valencia International Film Festival — 2017 — Best Short Film — The Silence • Cyprus Film Days International Festival — 2021 — Best Film — 180° Rule • David di Donatello — 2022 — Best Short Film — Pilgrims • Fajr Film Festival — 2017 — Best Short Film — The Silence • Toronto International Film Festival — 2020 — Best Film – Discovery Section — 180° Rule • Valladolid International Film Festival — 2016 — Best Short Film – Golden Spike — The Silence • 2017 — Gaze • 2020 — Best Feature Film – Meeting Point — 180° Rule • ZubrOFFka International Short Film Festival — 2017 — Best Short Film – Special Mention — Gaze
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Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.McInnis, Tatiana. TIFF 2020 Women Directors: Meet Farnoosh Samadi – "180° Rule". Women and Hollywood. September 17, 2020.
- 2.180° Rule. Toronto International Film Festival.
- 3.GAZE (NEGAH). American Film Institute.
- 4.Kay, Jeremy. 'The Insult', 'What Will People Say' among AFI FEST winners. Screen International. November 17, 2017.
- 5.Erbland, Kate. AFI FEST Announces 2017 Winners: 'The Insult,' 'Bodied,' 'What Will People Say,' and More. IndieWire. November 17, 2017.
- 6.Rezaian, Lachin. 'Gaze' wins Golden Pram Award at Zagreb Filmfest. Mehr News Agency. November 19, 2018.
- 7.Iranian Short Grabs Golden Pram at Zagreb Film. Fars News Agency. November 20, 2018.
- 8.'Gaze' grabs Golden Pram Award at Zagreb. Islamic Republic News Agency. November 20, 2018.
- 9.New Europe Picks Up Venice-Bound Iranian Drama 'Disappearance'. Variety. 28 July 2017.
- 10.Toronto Film Festival Adds International Films, Talks With Angelina Jolie and Javier Bardem. TheWrap. 22 August 2017.
- 11.SARAHTIKA, DHANIA. Iranian, Thai Talents Shine at Singapore International Film Fest. Jakarta Globe. December 4, 2017.
- 12.Erbland, Kate. '180 Degree Rule' Review: Promising Iranian Drama Collapses Under Baffling Character Choices. IndieWire. 2020-09-16.
- 13."خط فرضی" برنده جایزه بهترین فیلم جشنواره اسپانیا شد. EtemadOnline. 2020.
- 14."خط فرضی" برنده جایزه بهترین فیلم جشنواره اسپانیا شد. Mehr News Agency. 2020.
- 15."خط فرضی" بهترین فیلم جشنواره اسپانیایی. Islamic Republic News Agency. 2020-10-31.
- 16.برگزیدگان سی و نهمین جشنواره فیلم فجر معرفی شدند. Fajr International Film Festival. February 2021.
- 17.نشست خبری فیلم "خط فرضی" عصبانیت رسانهایها از تناقض و روایت دروغینی از یک زندگی واقعی! حمله به پژمان جمشیدی و دفاع آزیتا حاجیان. Tasnim News Agency. February 2021.
- 18.Iranidoost, Kamal. 'Retouch', 'Gaze' awarded in Polish festival. Mehr News Agency. December 11, 2017.
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