Biography & Filmography of Amir Shahab Razavian

Amir Shahab Razavian, was born in Hamedan, Iran, in 1965, and began his cinematic activities at Hamedan Amateur Filmmaking Center in 1980. He received his directorship degree from College of Theater and Cinema of Art University in 1990; and received his post graduate degree in animation field from the same college in 1995. Since then he has produced 70 short films, directed 40 documentary and short films, and 3 feature films:

Colors of Memory (MINA OF THE SILENT CITY) (2007)
Tehran 7:00 A.M. (2003)
Journey of the grey men (2001)


Films as a director:

1. Colors of Memory (2007 –100 min – 35 mm)
Screened at the 25th Fajr Film Festival, Tehran, February 1-10, 2007.
Awarded the Best Director and Special Prize for the best Actor (Mr. Ezatollah Enrezami)
Appreciated by UNESCO (Iranian office)
Awarded the best Actor (Saber Abar) from the 11th Iranian Cinema Festival Tehran, September 2007.
Screened at the 30th Mill Valley Film Festival, USA. October 2007. Screened at the 11th Iranian Film Festival, Fine Art Museum, Boston, USA. December 2007.
Screened at the 7th Tiburon International Film Festival, USA. March 2008.
Screened at the 18th Iranian Film Festival, UCLA Los Angeles USA. April 2008.
Screened at the 39th Nashville International Film Festival, USA April. 2008.

2. LOVE & CIVILIZATION ((2007 – 3 min - Dvcam)

3. A MAN & A BALL 30ed (2005 – 3 min - Dvcam)
Screened at the 21st International Short Film Festival, Hamburg, Germany. 2005.

4. A MAN & AN APPLE (2004 – 3 min - Dvcam)
Screened at the 20th International Short Film Festival, Hamburg, Germany. 2004.

5. God & Technology (2003 – 3 min – Dvcam)
Screened at the 19th International Short Film Festival, Hamburg, Germany. 2003.

6. Tehran 7:00 am (2003 –85 min – 35 mm)
Screened at the 21st Fajr Film Festival, Tehran, Iran. February 1-10, 2003.
Screened at the 27th Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt. October 7-17, 2003.
Screened at the 14th Festival of Iranian Films at the Gene Siskel Film Center of Chicago, USA. October 4- November 2, 2003.
Screened at the 48th Valladolid International Film festival, Spain. October 24- November 1, 2003.
Screened at the 4th Rome's Asian Film Festival, Italy. November 8-16, 2003.
Screened at the 9th Kolkata Film Festival, India. November 10-17, 2003.
Screened at the 6th Mumbai International Film Festival, India. November 20-27, 2003.
Screened at the 5th SUNDANCE NHK Asian Film Festival, Japan. December 13-21, 2003.
Screened at the 7th Dhaka International Film Festival, Bangladesh. January 15-23, 2004.
Awarded the Audience Special Prize.
Screened at the 14th Festival of Iranian Films at UCLA, USA. January 16- February 8, 2004.
Screened at the 8th Festival of Iranian Films at the Asia Art Museum of Freer Gallery at Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA. January 9- February 15, 2004.
Screened at the 33rd International Film Festival Rotterdam, the Netherlands. January 21- February 1, 2004.
Screened at the 25th Film festival Max Ophuls Pries. Saarbruken, Germany. January 26 - February 01, 2004.
Screened at Festival of Iranian Films (Images of Women: New Iranian Cinema) at the German Film Museum, Frankfurt, Germany. March 5-29, 2004.
Screened at the 17th Singapore International Film Festival, April 15- May 1, 2004.
Screened at the 1st Assilah South-South Film Festival Morocco. July 23 - 29, 2004.
Awarded the best actress Prize
Screened at the Festival of Film From the South, Oslo, Norway. October 7-17, 2004.
Screened at the 4th Tiburon International Film Festival, USA. March 10-18, 2005.


7. A Thirsty Man (2002 - 3 min. Betacam)
Screened at the 18th International Short Film Festival, Hamburg, Germany. 2002.
Screened at the 21st International Short Film Festival, Hamburg, Germany. 2005.

8. Neighbors (2001 - 3 min. Betacam)
Screened at the 17th International Short Film Festival, Hamburg, Germany. 2001.
Screened at the 8th Festival de Cinema Independent de Barcelona, Spain. 17- 23, 2001.

9. Journey of the gray men (2001 - 90 min. 35 mm)
Screened at the 3rd Haghighat Film Festival, Yazd, Iran. 2002.
Awarded the best photography Prize
Screened at the 1st Omid Film Festival, Rasht, Iran. 2002.
Awarded the best photography Prize.
Screened at the 32nd Roshd Film Festival, Tehrant, Iran. 2002.
Screened at the 4th NHK Asian Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan. 2002.
Screened at the 7th Pusan Film Festival, South Korea. 2002.
Screened at the 32nd Rotterdam Film Festival, Holland. 2003.
Nominated for TIGER Award.
Screened at the 14th Golden Knight Film Festival, Chyliabinsk, Russia. 2005.
Awarded the best poetic film Prize.

10. Athletes (2000 - 34 min. Betacam)
Awarded as the best documentary in the Sport Movies Film Festival, Milan, Italy. 2003.

11. A melody in Hamburg (2000 - 3.5 min. Betacam)

12. A song for Hamburg (2000 - 3 min. Betacam)
Screened at the 16th International Short Film Festival, Hamburg, Germany. 2000.
Screened at the 21st International Short Film Festival, Hamburg, Germany. 2005.
Screened at the International Short Film Festival, Uppsala, Sweden. 2007.

13. The songs of the gray man (1999 - 35 min. 35 mm.)
Screened at the 12th Tokyo International Film Festival, Japan. 1999. Abbas Kiarostami's favorite short films.
Screened at the 15th International Short Film Festival, Hamburg, Germany. 1999.
Awarded as the best short film in 17th Fajr Film Festival, Tehran, Iran. 1999.
Awarded as the best short film in the 16th Iranian Young Cinema Film Festival, Tehran, Iran. 1999.
Screened at the 1st Iranian Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada. 2000.
Screened at panorama of Iranian short Films, Paris, France. 2001.
Screened at the Mardol plata Film Festival, Boenos Aires, Argentine. 2002.
Screened at the 52nd Belgrade Short Film Festival, Serbia. 2005.

14. Revelations about direction (1998 - 3 min. 16 mm.)
Screened at the 15th Iranian Young Cinema Film Festival, Tehran, Iran. 1998.
Screened at the 21st International Short Film Festival, Drama, Greece. 1998.
Screened at the 1st Iranian Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada. 2000.

15. Geologist engineer in metro (1997 - 20 min. Betacam)

16. Civil engineer in metro (1997 - 20 min. Betacam)

17. Invisible child (T.V serial) (1994 - 200 min. 16 mm.)

18. A silence shadow (1987 - 10 min. 16 mm.)
Awarded as the best photography in the 7th Iranian Young Cinema Film Festival, Tehran, Iran. 1989.
Screened at the 1st Iranian Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada. 2000.

19. Masa (Night time) (1994 - 4 min. 16 mm.)
Screened at the 5th International Short Film Festival, Santiago, Chile. 1997.
Screened at the 1st Iranian Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada. 2000.
Screened at the 25th Roshd Film Festival, Tehran, Iran. 1995.

20. Yesterday evening (1991 - 15 min. 16 mm.)
Screened at the 5th International Short Film Festival, Santiago, Chile. 1997.
Screened at the 11th International Film Festival for Children and Young Adult, Isfahan, Iran. 1995.

21. Boy & Fish (1989 - 10 min. 16 mm.)

22. Mohreh rizan (1988 - 18 min. 16 mm.)
Screened at the 10th Iranian Young Cinema Film Festival, Tehran, Iran. 1993.
Awarded as the Best Documentary Film in the 3rd Young Cinema Film Festival, Hamedan, Iran. 1988.

23. Repetition (1986 - 8 min. 8 mm.)
Screened at the 6th Iranian Young Cinema Film Festival, Tehran, Iran. 1988.
Awarded as the best Director in the 2ed Young Cinema Film Festival, Hamedan, Iran. 1988.

24. Infant & Autumn (1984 - 10 min. 8 mm.)
Awarded as the best short film in the 2ed Vahdat Film Festival, Tabriz, Iran. 1984.
Screened at the 3rd Fajr Film Festival, Shiraz, Iran. 1984.

25. That rainy day (1983 - 8 min. 8 mm.)
Screened at the 2ed Vahdat Film Festival, Tabriz, Iran. 1984.

26. Gholam (1982 – 3 min. 8 mm.)
Screened at the 1st Toluo Film Festival, Hamedan, Iran. 1984.

27. Another one (1982 - 8 min. 8 mm.)
Awarded as the best short film in the 2ed Fajr Film Festival, Tehran, Iran. 1983.
Screened at the 1st Toluo Film Festival, Hamedan, Iran. 1984.

28. Revolution (1981 - 4 min. 8 mm.)
Screened at the 1st Fajr Film Festival, Tehran, Iran. 1982.

29. Petrol & war (1981 - 4 min. 8 mm.)

30. Riffle (1980 - 10 min. 8 mm.)

31. Garbage can (1980 - 5 min. 8 mm.)

32. Compulsion (1980 - 1 min. 8 mm.)