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Rakhshan Bani Etemad

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رخشان بنی اعتماد
Rakhshan Bani Etemad

Born April 3, 1954 (age 53)
Tehran, Iran(1954-04-03)
Occupation Film director, Screenwriter
Spouse Jahangir Kosari

Rakhshan Bani Etemad (Persian: رخشان بنی اعتماد , Rakhshān Bani E'temād, born 3 April 1954 in Tehran) is an internationally and critically acclaimed Iranian film director and screenwriter.

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[edit] Career

She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in film directing from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Tehran University and began her career as a documentary filmmaker for IRIB, (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting). She worked as an assistant director before directing her first feature film Off Limits (1987). Social theme is dominant in her works and women play the leading role in most of her films. She made an international breakthrough with The Blue-Veiled which, including others, was awarded the Bronze Leopard in the 48th Locarno Film Festival (1995). She has been the member of jury in several local and international festivals.

[edit] Personal life

She is the wife of the film producer Jahangir Kosari and mother of actress Baran Kosari.

[edit] Filmography (as a director)

  • Kharej az Mahdudeh (1986 - aka Off-Limits)
  • Zard-e Ghanari (1988 - aka Canary Yellow)
  • Pul-e Khareji (1989 - aka Foreign Currency)
  • Nargess (1992)
  • Rusari Abi (1995 - aka The Blue-Veiled)
  • Banoo-Ye Ordibehesht (1998 - aka The May Lady)
  • Baran-O-Bumi (1999 - aka Baran and the Native - short)
  • Zir-e poost-e shahr (2001 - aka Under the Skin of the City)
  • Ruzegar-e ma (2002 - aka Our Times - documentary)
  • Gilaneh (2004)
  • Khoon bazi (2006 - aka Mainline)

[edit] Honors and Awards

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Asia Pacific Screen Awards Winners Announced. AsiaPacificScreenAwards.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-14.

[edit] External links

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