Babak Jalali
{{Short description|Iranian film director and producer}}
Babak Jalali ({{langx|fa|بابک جلالی}}) is an Iranian–British film director and producer, notably directing Radio Dreams, for which he won the Hivos Tiger Award at the 45th International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Early life
Jalali was born in Gorgan, Iran, and grew up in London, where he attended the London Film School.{{cite news|last1=Tolley|first1=Gail|title=Babak Jalali: Frontier Blues|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/8051/1/babak-jalali-frontier-blues|accessdate=30 January 2017|work=Dazed|date=August 4, 2010|language=en}}
Career
=Directing=
In 2006, Jalali was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film for his short "Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran."
Jalali's first feature film, the 2010 Frontier Blues, was developed with support from the Cannes Cinéfondation.{{cite news|last1=Rosser|first1=Michael|title=Rotterdam director questions role of microbudget talent schemes|url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/rotterdam/rotterdam-director-questions-role-of-microbudget-talent-schemes/5099664.article|accessdate=30 January 2017|work=ScreenDaily.com|date=February 1, 2016|language=en}} Frontier Blues premiered in Locarno Festival Competition and also screened in the 2010 "New Directors" series at the Museum of Modern Art and Lincoln Center.{{cite news|last1=Holden|first1=Stephen|title=New Directors/New Films Offers 'I Am Love'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/movies/31directors.html|accessdate=30 January 2017|work=The New York Times|date=30 March 2010}}
In 2016, Jalali's film Radio Dreams{{cite news|last1=Griffiths|first1=Michael|title=Metallica fans are ignoring Iran's ban on metal music|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/metallica-and-their-secret-persian-magnetic-fans-ignoring-the-ban-on-metal-music-in-iran-a6911341.html|accessdate=30 January 2017|work=The Independent|date=4 March 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Young|first1=Neil|title='Radio Dreams': Rotterdam Review|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/radio-dreams-rotterdam-review-861587|accessdate=30 January 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 3, 2016|language=en}} premiered at the 45th International Film Festival Rotterdam, winning for the Hivos Tiger Award, the festival's top honor.{{cite news|last1=Rosser|first1=Michael|title='Radio Dreams' wins Rotterdam's Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam |url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/rotterdam/radio-dreams-wins-rotterdams-tiger-award/5099883.article|accessdate=30 January 2017|work=Screendaily.com|date=February 5, 2016|language=en}}
Jalali's third feature Land is an Italian-French-Dutch co-production, supported by CNC, TorinoFilmLab, Eurimages, Mibac and Doha Film Institute among others. It premiered in Berlin International Film Festival.
Jalali co-wrote, edited, and directed his fourth feature Fremont, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2023.{{Cite web |last=Feldberg |first=Isaac |date=February 1, 2023 |title='Fremont': Babak Jalali & Anaita Wali Zada On Their Delightful & Comically Offbeat Sundance Gem [Interview] |url=https://theplaylist.net/fremont-babak-jalali-anaita-wali-zada-on-their-delightful-comically-offbeat-sundance-gem-interview-20230201/ |access-date=February 8, 2023 |website=theplaylist.net}}
With his film Fremont, Jalali was nominated as a director for Best International Feature Film at the British Independent Film Awards in 2024, and he won the John Cassavetes Awards at the Independent Spirit Awards 2024.
=Producing=
Jalali has also produced films, including Italian director Duccio Chiarini’s Short Skin, which won support from the Venice Biennale College{{cite news|last1=Lyman|first1=Eric J.|title=Venice's Biennale College Selects Three Finalists for Financial Support, Spot in Film Festival|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/venices-biennale-college-selects-three-660565|accessdate=30 January 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 27, 2013|language=en}} and premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2014;{{cite news|last1=Hopewell|first1=John|title=Venice: Good Films To Release 'Short Skin' in Italy (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/venice-good-films-to-release-short-skin-in-italy-exclusive-1201293145/|accessdate=30 January 2017|work=Variety|date=29 August 2014}} Israel-born, Berlin-based director Noaz Deshe's feature White Shadow;{{cite news|last1=Simon|first1=Alissa|title=Variety Critics' Choice Helmer Noaz Deshe Reveals Multi-disciplinary Plans|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/festivals/variety-critics-choice-helmer-noaz-deshe-reveals-multi-disciplinary-plans-1201259663/|accessdate=30 January 2017|work=Variety|date=9 July 2014}} and Iranian director Ali Jaberansari's feature The Ladder, for which Jalali, Jaberansari and Chiarini (also producing) won production support at the Sofia International Film Festival.{{cite news|last1=Blaney|first1=Martin|title='The Lesson' wins four in Sofia|url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/the-lesson-wins-four-in-sofia/5084239.article|accessdate=30 January 2017|work=Screendaily.com|date=March 16, 2015|language=en}}
References
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External links
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Category:Iranian film directors
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