Karzan Kader
Karzan Kader (born 8 September 1982) is an Iraqi Kurdish film actor, director, writer. He lives in Stockholm. Nine years old when his family fled Kurdistan during the Iraq War in 1990.
Karzan Kader
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- Name
- Karzan Kader
- Born
- 8 September 1982
- Birthplace
- Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan region, Iraq
- Education
- Dramatiska Institutet (graduated as film director)
- Occupation
- Actor, Director, Screenwriter
- Nationality
- Sweden
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Biography
Biography
They settled in Sweden, where Kader and his siblings were raised. In 2007 he enrolled in Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts (SADA) to study directing. His short film "Bekas" eventually won a Student Oscar and was developed into the acclaimed feature-length film by the same name. Karzan graduated from Dramatiska Institutet as a Film director in 2010 and won a Student Award for his graduation film.
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According to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, the recorded place of activity of Karzan Kader is Stockholm.
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• Name — Karzan Kader • Native Name — کارزان قادر • Born — 8 September 1982 • Birthplace — Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan region, Iraq • Education — Dramatiska Institutet (graduated as film director) • Occupation — Actor, Director, Screenwriter • Years Active — 2008-now
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Karzan Kader appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a film director and screenwriter (born 1982). Karzan Kader was born in 1982 in Sulaimaniya.
As an actor
As an actor
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Source • 2010 — The Last Four — Hiwa — IMDb
As a director
As a director
• Year — Title — Notes — Source • 2008 — Collision (short) — IMDb • 2009 — Quan (short) — IMDb • 2009 — Bekas (short) — IMDb • 2010 — The Last Four — IMDb • 2012 — Bekas — IMDb • 2018 — Trading Paint — IMDb
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