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Mehdi Fard Ghaderi
مهدی فرد قادری
Born1986 (age 37–38)
Nishapur, Iran
Occupations
  • Director
  • Screenwriter
  • Producer
Years active2007–present
Notable workThe Annoyed (2023)
Weightlessness (2019)
Immortality (2016)

Mehdi Fard Ghaderi (Persian: مهدی فرد قادری; born 1986) is an Iranian director, screenwriter and producer[1] He is known for his films Immortality (2016), Weightlessness (2019) and The Annoyed (2023).[2]

His first feature, Immortality (2016), which was created in a single 145-minute shot, has been presented at more than 20 festivals around the world including the Rome Film Festival, Munich Film Festival, and the Transilvania International Film Festival. This film received several international awards.[3][4] His second feature Weightlessness (2019) was created based on long shots and shown in 15 international film festival.[5][6] His next feature, The Annoyed (2023), premiered at the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival.[7]

Career

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Feature Films

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Immortality (2016), First feature film, was created in a single shot in 145 minutes on a train. This film was nominated for best film at the Rome Film Festival, Munich Film Festival and Transilvania International Film Festival.[8] Also Shown at twenty international festivals[9][10] Immortality won several international prizes, including Best Film at the 16th Ischia Film Festival,.[11][12]

Weightlessness[13] (2019) Second feature film and based on Long Shots. This film was shown in fifteen international film festival and It has won some awards in Europe and North America.

The Annoyed (2023) Third feature film. The world premiere of this film was in main competition 25th Shanghai film festival 2023.[14][15]

Mehdi Fard Ghaderi was producer of the film The Son in 2021.[16] This film has won prizes at the Moscow Film Festival,[17][18] and was shown in at the Rotterdam Film Festival and Valladolid Film Festival.

Short Films

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In 2007 he started his Career in Cinema. During ten years he Directed and Wrote Eight Experimental and Fiction short films;

Alternation (One Shot, 11min, 2007) The Life Of Khorshid (18 min, 2009) Gramophone (18 min, 2010) Reversing Circles (One Shot, 21min, 2011) Mirror Narration of Simple Stories (27min, 2013) The Story Of A Rainy Night (One Shot, 24min, 2015) Autumn Leaves (15min, 2017) Sinful Pleasures (15min, 2019)

Other roles

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Mehdi Fard Ghaderi has been a jury member at several international film festivals in the United States, Italy, Czech Republic, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Iran.[19][20]

Filmography

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Feature films

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Year Title Director Writer Producer
2016 Immortality Yes Yes No
2019 Weightlessness Yes Yes No
2021 The Son No No Yes
2023 The Annoyed Yes Yes Yes

Short films

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Year Title Director Writer Producer
2007 Alternation Yes Yes No
2009 The Life of Khorshid Yes Yes Yes
2010 Gramophone Yes Yes Yes
2011 Reversing circles Yes Yes No
2013 Mirror Narration of Simple Stories Yes Yes Yes
2015 The Story of a Rainy Night Yes Yes No
2017 Autumn leaves Yes Yes No
2019 Sinful Pleasures Yes Yes No

Awards and nominations

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Year Festival Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
2016 Rome Film Fest BNL People's Choice Award Immortality Nominated [21]
2017 Munich Film Festival Best Film Immortality Nominated [22]
2017 Transilvania International Film Festival Best Film Immortality Nominated [8]
2016 Hanoi International Film Festival Best Director Immortality Nominated
2017 Ischia International Film Festival Best Film Immortality Won [19]
2017 Love International Film Festival Best Director Immortality Nominated [23]
Best Film Nominated [24]
2017 Lucania International Film Festival Best Film Immortality Nominated [25]
2017 Middlebury International Film Festival Best Film Immortality Nominated [26]
2020 Insolito International Film Festival Best Film Weightlessness Won [27]
2020 Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival Best Film Weightlessness Won [28]
2020 North Carolina Film Awards Directors Award Weightlessness Won [29]
2020 Athens Marathon International Film Festival Honorable Mention Weightlessness Won [30]
2020 Salento International Film Festival Best Film Weightlessness Nominated [31]
2022 Moscow International Film Festival Golden George The Son Nominated [32]
2022 Rotterdam International Film Festival Main competition The Son Nominated
2022 Valladolid International Film Festival Main competition The Son Nominated [33]
2023 Shanghai International film festival Golden Goblet Awards The Annoyed Nominated [34]
2023 St. Loui International film festival Main competition The Annoyed Nominated [35]
2023 Kerala International Film Festival World Cinema The Annoyed Nominated [36]
2023 Toji Somon International Film Festival Main competition The Annoyed Won

Jury

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  • Chairman of the Jury of the Eurasia International Festival (Russia)
  • Jury member of Utah Art International Film Festival (United States)
  • Jury member of Ischia International Film Festival (Italy)[37]
  • Jury member of Brno Sixteen International Film Festival (Czech Republic)[38]
  • Jury member of Bausa International Film Festival (Kazakhstan)[39]
  • Jury member of Bogora International Film Festival (Bangladesh)

Books

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  • Man Whom No Woman Loved (a crime-romance novel)
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Mehdi Fard Ghaderi at IMDb

Mehdi Fard Ghaderi on Instagram

References

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  1. ^ "Mehdi Fard Ghaderi". Festival Scope Pro. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Films directed by Mehdi Fard Ghaderi". letterboxd.com. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  3. ^ ""Immortality" to go on screen at Rome film festival". Tehran Times. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  4. ^ "IMMORTALITY". www.filmfest-muenchen.de. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  5. ^ en.isna.ir https://en.isna.ir/tag/Weightlessness. Retrieved 2 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "UKIFF". www.ukiff.org.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  7. ^ Frater, Patrick (29 May 2023). "Shanghai Film Festival Reveals Competition, Golden Goblet Contenders". Variety. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  8. ^ a b "IMMORTALITY". tiff.ro. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Immortality (2016)". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  10. ^ "'Immortality' to go on screen in Romania". Mehr News Agency. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Immortality". www.ischiafilmfestival.it. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  12. ^ "XV Ischia Film Festival: the winners". www.filmfestivals.com. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  13. ^ "WEIGHTLESSNESS". Persia Film Distribution. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  14. ^ Shackleton, Liz (29 May 2023). "Shanghai International Film Festival Announces Competition Line-Up; Jerzy Skolimowski To Head Jury; Mike Leigh Featured In Tribute". Deadline. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  15. ^ Frater, Patrick (29 May 2023). "Shanghai Film Festival Reveals Competition, Golden Goblet Contenders". Variety. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  16. ^ "THE SON | 85 min | 2021 | Iran". Persia Film Distribution. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  17. ^ "THE SON :: Film catalogue". Moscow International Film Festival (in Russian). Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Iran's "The Son" to compete in Moscow film festival". Tehran Times. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  19. ^ a b "Acclaimed Iran director to judge Italy fest entries". MehrNews Agency. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Porota". BRNO16. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  21. ^ ""Immortality" to go on screen at Rome film festival". Tehran Times. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  22. ^ "Germany to screen Iranian 'Immortality'". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  23. ^ "Maral Farjad wins Best Supporting Actress at American filmfest". Mehr News Agency. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  24. ^ "Iran film nominated in US fest". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  25. ^ Lucania2013. "Immortality". 23a Lucania Film Festival · Pisticci · Matera · Southern Italy (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  26. ^ "Immortality". Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  27. ^ "Weightlessness Wins at Experimental Film Festival in Peru". Honaronline. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  28. ^ "Winner Best Film Buffalo US". gitishow.com (in Persian). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  29. ^ "'Weightlessness' wins at North Carolina Film Awards". Mehr News Agency. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  30. ^ "Athens Marathon International Film Festival (2020)". IMDb. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  31. ^ "Home - Salento International Film Festival". www.salentofilmfestival.com/it/ (in Italian). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  32. ^ ""The Son" star Soheil Qannadan crowned best at Moscow film festival". Tehran Times. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  33. ^ "Son". SEMINCI. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  34. ^ "Shanghai Film Festival Unveils 2023 Competition Selection (Featuring No U.S. Movies)". Yahoo Finance. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  35. ^ "The Annoyed | Cinema St Louis". www.cinemastlouis.org. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  36. ^ C-DIT. "Azordegan | World Cinema". iffk.in. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  37. ^ "Il Festival". www.ischiafilmfestival.it. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  38. ^ "Porota". BRNO16. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  39. ^ "International jury – Bastau IFF". Retrieved 2 June 2023.
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