Ali Atshani

{{short description|Iranian film director, screenwriter and film producer}}

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| occupation = Director, Producer, Screenwriter

| years_active = 1994–present

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Ali Atshani ({{langx|fa|علی عطشانی}}; born May 16, 1978){{Cite web|url=http://www.sourehcinema.com/People/People.aspx?Id=138306172000|title = علی عطشانی|website=Sourehcinema.com}} is an Iranian film director, film producer and screenwriter.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilna.news/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87%D9%86%DA%AF-%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1-6/1118227-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D8%B7%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%88%D8%AF-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85-%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AF-%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AC%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B2-%D9%85%DA%A9%D8%B2%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7|title =علی عطشانی دوباره در هالیوود فیلم می‌سازد/ "لوتریا" با بازیگران ایرانی و خارجی در مرز مکزیک و آمریکا|website=Ilna.news}}{{Cite web|url=https://en.mehrnews.com/news/150305/Katyusha-wins-2-awards-at-Love-filmfest-in-US|title ='Katyusha' wins 2 awards at Love filmfest. in US|website=En.mehrnews.com|date =22 September 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilna.news/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87%D9%86%DA%AF-%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1-6/1174722-%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%87-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D8%B7%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF|title ="لوتریا" به کارگردانی علی عطشانی کلید خورد|website=Ilna.news}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1397/06/16/1821484/%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D8%B7%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA-%D9%88%DA%AF%D9%88-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%85-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B4%D8%A7-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%87%DB%8C%DA%86-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%87%D9%85%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D9%86%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B7%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%DA%A9-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%85/amp |title = علی عطشانی در گفت‌وگو با تسنیم: "کاتیوشا" پاسداشت مقام شهدا بود اما هیچ نهادی با ما همکاری نکرد/ ارتباطی با بابک زنجانی نداشتم|website=Tasnimnews.com}}

Atshani started his career in 1994 and made his film debut in the drama film Habib.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mehrnews.com/amp/4705590/ |title = پیش تولید دهمین فیلم سینمایی علی عطشانی آغاز شد/ رونمایی از لوگو|website=Mehrnews.com}} In 2002, Ashtani directed a documentary called Unfinished, about religious rituals in Iran. Because of the high sensitivity of this subject in the Iranian society, the documentary was banned by the government and never distributed in Iran.{{Cite web|url=https://www.isna.ir/amp/97060502283/ |title =علی عطشانی تهیه‌کننده فیلم کارگردان انگلیسی شد|website=Isna.ir}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.borna.news/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7-59/868738-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D8%B7%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B2%D8%AF-%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA-%D8%B3%D9%87-%D8%AC%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B2%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A2%D9%81%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%82%D8%A7-%D8%B4%D8%AF |title =علی عطشانی نامزد دریافت سه جایزه از آفریقا شد |website=Borna.news}} In 2011, he directed The President's Cell Phone, a film about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The film was shot over a period of one year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irna.ir/news/30795306/%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%81%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA|title =فيلم تلفن همراه رييس جمهور، اثري داستان محور است|website=Irna.ir|date =2 February 2012}} In 2013,

Atshani directed the first 3D movie in the history of Iranian cinema, called Mr. Alef.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5153507/%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%B3%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A2%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF |title =اولین فیلم سه‌بعدی سینمای ایران به آنتن تلویزیون رسید|website=Mehrnews.com|date =22 February 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.irinn.ir/fa/news/5335/%D9%86%D8%AE%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%B3%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%AA |title = "نخستین فیلم سه بعدی ایرانی" روی پرده رفت|website=Irinn.ir}}

== Filmography ==

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Year	Title	Credited as
1994	Habib	Director & Writer
2003	Unfinished	Director & Producer
2004	Forgotten Positives	Director & Producer
2005	One Step to God	Director
2006	Banana Peel	Director & Producer
2009	Sky Track	Director
2010	Democracy in Daylight	Director
2010	Captain	Director
2011	Along City	Director
2012	The President's Cell Phone	Director
2013	Mr. Alef	Director
2014	Negar's Role	Director & Producer
2014	Keep It Between Us	Director
2016	Paradise	Director & Producer
2017	Wishbone	Director & Producer
2017	Reversed Seven	Producer
2018	Katyusha	Director & Producer
2018	Selfie with Democracy	Director & Producer
2019	1st Born	Director & Producer
2021	Paper Dream	Director & Producer
2021	Loteria	Director & Producer
2023	My Little Moon	Director & Producer