Renowned Iranian writer/director/producer Asghar Farhadi who has received two Academy Awards and three APSA awards for his films. His first three feature films Dancing in the Dust (2003), Beautiful City (2004) and Fireworks Wednesday (2006) all won multiple awards at festivals around the world. In 2009, About Elly won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival, Best Film at the Tribeca Film Festival as well as Best Screenplay and the Jury Grand Prize at APSA. It was in 2011 that Farhadi received global acclaim with A Separation, winning Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and over 70 international awards, including the 2011 APSA Best Feature Film, Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and the César for Best Foreign Film. The Past premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and was Iran’s official entry into the 2014 Academy Awards®. The Salesman (2016), was his second film to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and his next feature Everybody Knows, starring Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz, was nominated for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. His latest feature, A Hero, won the Grand Prix and Francois Chalais Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2021.

Accolades

Asghar Farhadi and Alexandre Mallet-Guy
Best Feature Film, 2021

A Hero (Ghahreman)

Best Feature Film, 2021

A Hero (Ghahreman)

Rahim is in prison because he was unable to pay a debt. During a two- day leave of absence from prison, he attempts to have…

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Asghar Farhadi
Achievement in Directing, 2021

Asghar Farhadi

Achievement in Directing, 2021

Asghar Farhadi

A Hero (Ghahreman)

Renowned Iranian writer/director/producer Asghar Farhadi who has received two Academy Awards and three APSA awards for his films. His first three feature films Dancing in the Dust (2003), Beautiful…

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Asghar Farhadi
Best Screenplay, 2021

Asghar Farhadi

Best Screenplay, 2021

Asghar Farhadi

A Hero (Ghahreman)

Renowned Iranian writer/director/producer Asghar Farhadi who has received two Academy Awards and three APSA awards for his films. His first three feature films Dancing in the Dust (2003), Beautiful…

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Asghar Farhadi
Jury Grand Prize, 2009

Asghar Farhadi

Jury Grand Prize, 2009

Asghar Farhadi

About Elly (Darbareye Elly)

Winner, Jury Grand Prize, 2009 The Jury Grand Prize is presented at the discretion of the Jury. In 2009, the International Jury decided to present…

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Asghar Farhadi
Best Screenplay, 2009

Asghar Farhadi

Best Screenplay, 2009

Asghar Farhadi

About Elly (Darbareye Elly)

Winner, Best Screenplay, 2009 Asghar Farhadi was born in Isfahan, Iran in 1972. Whilst at school he became interested in writing, drama and the cinema,…

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Asghar Farhadi
Achievement in Directing, 2009

Asghar Farhadi

Achievement in Directing, 2009

Asghar Farhadi

About Elly (Darbareye Elly)

Asghar Farhadi was born in Isfahan, Iran in 1972. Whilst at school he became interested in writing, drama and the cinema, took courses at the…

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Asghar Farhadi and Mahmoud Razavi
Best Feature Film, 2009

About Elly (Darbareye Elly)

Best Feature Film, 2009

About Elly (Darbareye Elly)

With the return of their friend Ahmad from Germany, a group of old college friends decide to reunite for a weekend outing by the Caspian…

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Asghar Farhadi
Best Screenplay, 2011

Asghar Farhadi

Best Screenplay, 2011

Asghar Farhadi

A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin)

Simin wants to leave Iran with her husband Nader and daughter Termeh. She has already made all the necessary arrangements. But Nader decides to call…

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Asghar Farhadi
Achievement in Directing, 2011

Asghar Farhadi

Achievement in Directing, 2011

Asghar Farhadi

A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin)

Simin wants to leave Iran with her husband Nader and daughter Termeh. She has already made all the necessary arrangements. But Nader decides to call…

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Asghar Farhadi
Best Feature Film, 2011

A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin)

Best Feature Film, 2011

A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin)

Winner, Best Feature Film, 2011 Simin wants to leave Iran with her husband Nader and daughter Termeh. She has already made all the necessary arrangements. But…

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Asghar Farhadi
Best Screenplay, 2013

Asghar Farhadi

Best Screenplay, 2013

Asghar Farhadi

The Past (Le Passé)

Three time APSA winner Asghar Farhadi has directed six short films and has written and directed two television series as well as many feature films…

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Alexandre Mallet-Guy and Asghar Farhadi
Best Feature Film, 2013

The Past (Le Passé)

Best Feature Film, 2013

The Past (Le Passé)

Following a four year separation, Ahmad returns to Paris from Tehran in order to finalise his divorce from his French wife Marie. During his brief…

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Films

A Hero
2021

A Hero (Ghahreman)

Islamic Republic of Iran, France
2021

A Hero (Ghahreman)

Rahim is in prison because he was unable to pay a debt. During a two- day leave of absence from prison, he attempts to have…

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About Elly
2009

About Elly (Darbareye Elly)

Islamic Republic of Iran
2009

About Elly (Darbareye Elly)

Winner, Jury Grand Prize, 2009 Winner, Best Screenplay, 2009 With the return of their friend Ahmad from Germany, a group of old college friends decide…

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A Separation
2011

A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin)

Islamic Republic of Iran
2011

A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin)

Winner, Best Feature Film, 2011 Simin wants to leave Iran with her husband Nader and daughter Termeh. She has already made all the necessary arrangements.…

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The Past
2013

The Past (Le Passé)

France, Italy
2013

The Past (Le Passé)

Following a four year separation, Ahmad returns to Paris from Tehran in order to finalise his divorce from his French wife Marie. During his brief…

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