Morteza Farshbaf
Morteza Farshbaf (Persian: مرتضی فرشباف, born 1986) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He earned a Crystal Simorgh nomination for Best Director for Tooman (2020).
Morteza Farshbaf

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- Name
- Morteza Farshbaf
- Born
- 1986
- Birthplace
- Gonbad Kavus, Golestan, Iran
- Occupation
- * Film director
- Nationality
- Iran
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• Name — Morteza Farshbaf • Born — 1986 • Birthplace — Gonbad Kavus, Golestan, Iran • Occupation — * Film director • screenwriter • Years Active — 2006–present
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• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Notes • 2012 — White Tree • 2010 — Chasing Che — as Editor
Film
• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Notes • 2007 — The Wind Blows Wherever it Wants — Short Film • Praise — as Cinematographer • 2011 — Mourning • 2015 — Avalanche • 2016 — Duet — as Actor • 2020 — Tooman
Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Category — Nominated work — Result • 2020 — Fajr Film Festival — Best Director — Tooman • 2021 — Hafez Awards — Best Director – Motion Picture — Tooman • Best Screenplay – Motion Picture — Tooman • 2011 — Busan International Film Festival — New Currents Award — Mourning • FIPRESCI Award — Mourning • 2012 — Deauville Asian Film Festival — Best Film — Mourning • Critic's Prize - Special Mention — Mourning • 2011 — Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival — Netpac Award — Mourning • 2015 — Grand Prize — Avalanche • 2020 — Grand Prize — Tooman • 2022 — Agrandisman Awards — Agrandisman Unique Award — Morteza Farshbaf • 2022 — Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association — Best Director — Tooman • Best Screenplay — Tooman
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- 1.مرتضی فرشباف. خبرگزاری مهر اخبار ایران و جهان Mehr News Agency.
- 2.نگاهی به فیلم "سوگ" ساخته مرتضی فرشباف/ صدای سکوت پایگاه خبری تحلیلی سینما سینما. cinemacinema.ir.
- 3.filcin.com. بیوگرافی مرتضی فرشباف. filcin.com فیلسین.
- 4.سوگ، بهمن و حالا تومان. فیلیموشات. 2021-11-22.
- 5.نگاهی به فیلم (بهمن) / مصاحبه مرتضی فرشباف. haky.blogfa.com.
- 6.Morteza Farshbaf. IMDb.
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