Ali Asgari (director)
{{Short description|Iranian film director (born 1982)}}
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Ali Asgari ({{Langx|fa|علی عسگری}}; born 25 July 1982) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter and producer.
Life and career
Born in Tehran, after his 2007 graduation from the Islamic Azad University Asgari went to study cinema in Italy.{{cite news |last1=Nabavi |first1=Firouzeh |title=‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ Movie, With Farahani, Gets Cannes Festival Showcase |url=https://kayhanlife.com/authors/reading-lolita-in-tehran-movie-with-farahani-gets-cannes-festival-showcase/ |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=Kayhan Life |date=17 May 2023}} After directing several shorts, in 2016 he directed a segment of the anthology film In the Same Garden.{{cite news |last1=Levine |first1=Sydney |title=TIFF 17 Discovery: Iran’s ‘Disappearance’ directed by Ali Asgari |url=https://blogs.sydneysbuzz.com/tiff-17-discovery-irans-disappearance-directed-by-napadid-shodan-158c3e6e359f |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=Sydney's Buzz |date=22 September 2017 |language=en}}
Asgari made his solo feature film debut in 2017 with Disappearance, which premiered at the 74th Venice International Film Festival in the Horizons sidebar and was later screened at the 42nd Toronto Film Festival.{{cite news |last1=Hunter |first1=Allan |title='Disappearance': Venice Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/disappearance-venice-review/5121702.article |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=Screen International|date=8 September 2017 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Wong |first1=Silvia | title=Berlin 2022: Screen’s guide to the Panorama titles |url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/berlin-2022-screens-guide-to-the-panorama-titles/5167377.article |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=Screen International|date=9 February 2022 }} In 2022, his film Until Tomorrow was screened at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival.{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Douglas |title=Berlinale 2022 review: Until Tomorrow (Ali Asgari) |url=https://icsfilm.org/festivals/berlin/berlinale-2022-review-until-tomorrow-ali-asgari/ |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=International Cinephile Society |date=15 February 2022}} The satirical film Terrestrial Verses he co-directed with Alireza Khatami was entered into the Un Certain Regard section of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival; upon his return in Iran, Asgari got his passport temporarily confiscated and was banned from directing other films.{{cite news |last1=Vivarelli |first1=Nick |last2=Keslassy |first2=Elsa |title=Iranian Filmmaker Ali Asgari Banned From Traveling, Making Movies After Cannes Premiere of ‘Terrestrial Verses’ |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/iranian-filmmaker-ali-asgari-banned-traveling-cannes-terrestrial-verses-1235710532/ |access-date=22 July 2024 |work=Variety |date=1 September 2023}}
Filmography
- Disappearance (2017)
- Until Tomorrow (2022)
- Terrestrial Verses (2023)
- [https://festival.idfa.nl/en/film/bd07d842-74f3-454f-8570-70f1c3f167e3/higher-than-acidic-clouds/ Higher than Acidic Clouds] (2024)
References
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External links
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Category:Iranian film directors
Category:Iranian screenwriters