Kiumars Pourahmad
{{Short description|Iranian film director (1949–2023)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Kiumars Pourahmad
| native_name = کیومرث پوراحمد
| native_name_lang = fa
| image = Kiumars Pourahmad at 34th Fajr.jpg
| caption = Pourahmad at the 34th Fajr Film Festival
| birth_date = {{birth date|1949|12|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Najafabad, Iran
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|4|5|1949|12|16|df=y}}
| death_place = Bandar-e Anzali, Iran
| burial_place = Behesht-e Zahra, Iran
| nationality = Iranian
| occupation = Film director, screenwriter, novelist, song writer, producer and editor
| yearsactive = 1979–2023
| spouses = Effat Shamohammadi (1972–1989)
Zahra Rabbi
| children= Pegah Pourahmad, Pardis Pourahmad, Maryam Pourahmad
}}
Kiumars Pourahmad ({{langx|fa| کیومرث پوراحمد}}; 16 December 1949 – 5 April 2023) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, film editor, film producer and novelist. He is best known for his TV Series, The Tales of Majid.
Biography
He was born in Najafabad on 16 December 1949.{{cite web | url=https://rooziato.com/1402490998/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%88%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%DB%8C-%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AB-%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF/ | title=علت فوت کیومرث پوراحمد چه بود؟ همراه با بیوگرافی | date=5 April 2023 }}{{cite web | title=Kiumars Purahmad, director of "The Stories of Majid", dies due to alleged suicide at 74 | website=Tehran Times | date=5 April 2023 | url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/483376/Kiumars-Purahmad-director-of-The-Stories-of-Majid-dies-due | access-date=18 August 2023}} He later moved to Tehran where he worked as a writer and film critic in the Film magazine. On the morning of 5 April 2023, at the age of 73, Pourahmad was found dead under suspicious circumstances, in a rented villa in Bandar-e Anzali. The police are still investigating his death.{{cite news |title=کیومرث پوراحمد، کارگردان سرشناس ایرانی, در بندر انزلی در ویلای آشنایی درگذشت. پرونده مرگ ایشون هنوز باز است و مورد تحقیق پلیس|url=https://parsi.euronews.com/2023/04/05/kyomarth-pourahmad-a-famous-iranian-director-passed-under-suspicious-circumstances, |access-date=5 April 2023 |work=euronews |date=5 April 2023 |language=fa}}{{cite news| title=کیومرث پوراحمد درگذشت | newspaper=روزنامه تعادل| date=5 April 2023 | url=https://www.taadolnewspaper.ir/بخش-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-163/202535-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AB-%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF | language=fa | access-date=18 August 2023}}
Filmography
=Film=
- Tatoureh, 1984
- Bibi Chelchele, 1984
- Goyar, 1987
- The Harbour, 1989
- Silent Hunt, 1990
- The Shame, 1992
- The Morning After, 1992
- Bread and Poem, 1993
- For the Sake of Haniyeh, 1994
- Khaharan-e-gharib, 1995
- Yalda Night, 2001
- Gol-e Yakh, 2005
- Noke Borj, 2005
- The Night Bus, 2007
- Where Are My Shoes?, 2016
- Blade and Termeh, 2019
- The Night Guardian, 2022
- The case is open, 2023
=Television=
- The Tales of Majid, 1990
- Sarenakh, 1997
- Parantez Baz, 2010
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0014160}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081001125638/http://www.aftabnews.ir/vglenw8n.jh8ffjbrv9jk-.ig.b9b4j.html Photograph of Kiumars Pourahmad, Āftāb, Friday 9 February 2007]
{{Crystal Simorgh Best Director}}
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Category:Suicides by hanging in Iran
Category:Iranian film directors
Category:Iranian screenwriters
Category:People from Najafabad
Category:Crystal Simorgh for Best Director winners
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