2012 Post-Production Fund
LIST The GardenerCategory | Asian Project |
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Project | The Gardener |
Director | Mohsen MAKHMALBAF |
Country | Iran |
Director's Profile |
MAKHMALBAF is a literary and fiction writer, and a film director, who has published twenty-seven books and directed eighteen feature films, three documentaries and four short films. His has filmed in six different countries: Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, Pakistan, Tajikistan and India. His works often deal with a man’s agonies and dreams. In 2010 he received two Honorary Doctorates; First from St. Andrews University (Scotland) in Literature, and secondly from Nanterre University (France) in Cinema. Furthermore, he has received over forty international awards such as the Marshall of Art and Literature from France in 1998, Federico Fillini Honour from UNESCO in 2001, Francois Truffaut Award from Italy in 2002, The Asian Filmmaker of the Year from Busan International Film Festival in 2003, Sergei Parajanov Awards from Armenia in 2006, Rome Courage & Bravery Award in 2006, Alhambra Award from Spain in 2007, Freedom to Create Prize for artistic creation from England in 2009 and Grand Human Right Award from Nuremberg in Germany in 2009. In 2006 he was appointed as the Dean of the Asian Film Academy (AFA) in Busan International Film Festival. Apart from his influences on the Iranian cinema, he has been supporting the Afghan, Tajik cinema for more than a decade. |