Siddiq Barmak
Siddiq Barmak (born September 7, 1962) is a film director and producer. In 2004, Barmak won Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globes for his first feature film, Osama. He received an M.A. degree in cinema direction from the Moscow Film Institute (VGIK) in 1987.
Siddiq Barmak
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- Name
- Siddiq Barmak
- Born
- 7 September 1962
- Birthplace
- Panjshir, Kingdom of Afghanistan
- Occupation
- film director, screenwriter, film producer
- Nationality
- Afghanistan
- Education
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
- Known for
- Osama · Opium War
- Honours
- Sutherland Trophy · Caméra d'Or
- Languages
- Persian
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Biography
Biography
He is an ethnic Tajik from Panjshir, Afghanistan.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Siddiq Barmak • Born — 7 September 1962 • Birthplace — Panjshir, Kingdom of Afghanistan • Occupation — film director, screenwriter, film producer
Documentary record
Siddiq Barmak appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a director (born 7 September 1962). The birth of Siddiq Barmak is recorded on 7 September 1962.
Osama
Osama
There is a stylistic echo in Osama featured in Afghan films by the Iranian Makhmalbaf dynasty. Barmak directed Osama with significant funding and assistance from Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The Iranian director invested in the film, lending Barmak his Arriflex camera and encouraging him to send the movie to international festivals, which eventually generated further funding from Japanese and Irish producers. Barmak received "UNESCO’s Fellini Silver Medal" for his drama, Osama, in 2003.
Afghan Children Education Movement
Afghan Children Education Movement
Barmak is also director of the Afghan Children Education Movement (ACEM), an association that promotes literacy, culture and the arts, which was also founded by Makhmalbaf. The school trains actors and directors for newly emerging Afghan cinema. Barmak is one of the celebrated figures in Iranian cinema as well as the emerging cinema of Afghanistan.
Filmography
Filmography
He has written screenplays, made short films and produced a number of films. • Divar - (1984) director • Circle - (1985) director • Bigana - (1987) director • Uruj - (1995) script writer • Osama - (2003) director • Kurbani - (2004) executive producer • Earth and Ashes - (2004) co-producer • Opium War - (2008) director • Apple from Paradise (2008) - producer • Neighbor (2009) executive producer
Identity
Identity
Siddiq Barmak is recorded with the occupation film producer. Recorded as screenwriter, film producer, film editor and director.
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- “Siddiq Barmak”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Awards
Siddiq Barmak's debut feature film Osama (2003) received numerous international awards. Barmak won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2004 for Osama. The film also received a Special Mention for the Caméra d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Other awards for Osama included the Sutherland Trophy at the London Film Festival, the Golden Spike at the Valladolid International Film Festival, and the Grand Jury Prize at the Miami International Film Festival. His second feature film, Opium War (2008), won the Golden Marc'Aurelio for Best Film at the Rome Film Festival. Barmak has also received the Order of Arts and Letters from the French Ministry of Culture and the Federico Fellini Silver Medal from UNESCO.
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- 1.Siddiq Barmak. Golden Globes.
- 2.Siddiq Barmak ZKM. zkm.de. 2024-07-11.
- 3.Database. www.afghan-bios.info.
- 4.James. Through the dark black smoke of war. The Guardian. 2004-01-16.
- 5.KUNA : Afghan directors "Osama" gets Unesco film prize - Culture & Art - 12/06/2003. www.kuna.net.kw.
- 6.Osama. IFFR EN.
- 7.Peter. Opium War. Barmak Film, Cineclick Asia, Happinet.
- 8.Opium War (2008) - Premi - IMDb.
- 9.OSAMA. www.giffonifilmfestival.it.
- 10.Cita web https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327937674_Analysis_on_Islamic_Women's_Right_and_Liberation_in_An_Iranian_Film_Osama
- 11.Cita web https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/author/siddiq-barmak/
- 12.1000 Afghans to Learn How to Read & Write in Iran. Tehran Times. 2002-01-26.
- 13.BFI Sight & Sound Afghan Aftermath. old.bfi.org.uk.
- 14.Siddiq Barmak - Premi. IMDb.
- 15.Winners & Nominees 2004 Golden Globes.
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