Sirus Alvand

{{short description|Iranian director and screenwriter (born 1951)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = سیروس الوند
Sirus Alvand

| image = Sirus Alvand 13960203002074636285816972423228 35715.jpg

| caption = Alvand in 2017

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|1|31}}

| birth_place = Tehran, Iran

| occupation = Film director, Screenwriter

| spouse = Nahid Abbasi{{small|(m. 1972)}}

| children = 2

| years_active = 1971–present

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| death_place =

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Sirus Alvand (Persian: سیروس الوند; born January 31, 1951), also spelled Cyrous Alvand, is an Iranian director and screenwriter who was born in 1951 in Tehran, Iran. He began his career as film critic and screenwriter and directed his debut film Sanjar in 1971. He is among filmmakers of pre-Revolution era who are still working. Some of his films were among box office hits.

In 1993, he won a Crystal Simorgh for best director in the 11th Fajr International Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283155/awards|title = Yek-bar-baraye-hamishe - IMDb|website = IMDb}}