Nima Javidi
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Nima Javidi | |
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نیما جاویدی | |
 Javidi at the Mehr News press conference of The Warden (2019) | |
| Born | February 29, 1980 |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Alma mater | University of Mazandaran |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
Nima Javidi (Persian: نیما جاویدی, born 29 February 1980) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter.[1][2] He is best known for his films Melbourne (2014) and The Warden (2019).[3][4][5] His first feature Melbourne (2014) which was the opening film in critics' week in Venice film festival(2014) has attended more than 90 festivals around the world including Tokyo film festival, Stockholm film festival , Zurich film festival, Cairo film festival, Mardel plata film festival, Shanghai film festival, Istanbul film festival, etc. He received 14 international awards for his first film "Melbourne", including Best Film in Cairo Film Festival (2014), Best Script in Stockholm Film Festival(2014), Best Script in Asia Pacific Awards(2014), Best Director and Best script in Gijon Film Festival(2014).
His next feature "The Warden" was shown in 63rd London film festival as its premier and attended more than 27 festivals around the world. His next script which is written with famous Iranian director Majid Majidi is the “Sun Children” (directed by Majid Majid) that attended in official section of Venice film festival (2020) and was among the 15 movies shortlisted in the foreign language film category at the 93rd Academy awards. His last project is a series named "The Actor" which won the Grand Prize in Series Mania Festival (2023) and Honorable Mention in Serien Camp Festival(2023) and nominated for Best Mini series, Best Script and Best Actor in Seoul Drama Awards (2023).
Moreover he is a member of Asia Pacific Academy Awards and was a member of jury in 54th Gijon film festival (2016), 19th Tbilisi film festival (2018) and 2nd Dostluk film festival (2019).
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Melbourne | Yes | Yes |
| 2019 | The Warden | Yes | Yes |
| 2020 | Sun Children | No | Yes |
| TBA | The Castle | Yes | Yes |
Home video[edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Actor | Yes | Yes | distributed by Namava, Filimo |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Fajr Film Festival | Best First Look Director | Melbourne | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Director | The Warden | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| Special Jury Prize | Won | |||
| 2020 | Best Screenplay | Sun Children | Won | |
| 2020 | Hafez Awards | Best Director – Motion Picture | The Warden | Won |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Nominated | |||
| 2021 | Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Sun Children | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Asia Pacific Screen Awards | Best Screenplay | Melbourne | Won |
| 2019 | Iran Cinema Celebration | Best Director | The Warden | Nominated |
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Series Mania Festival | Grand Prize in Series Mania Festival | The Actor | Won |
| 2023 | Serien Camp Festival | Honoroble Mention in Serien Camp Festival(2023) | The Actor | Won |
References[edit]
- ^ "نیما جاویدی | بیوگرافی + عکسهای نیما جاویدی | سلامسینما". www.salamcinama.ir. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ^ رضايي, اپراتور / آقای (2021-04-18). "آشنایی با سریال آکتور+اسامی بازیگران". سایت تیتربرتر | TitreBartar.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- ^ "Namava". www.namava.ir. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ^ "نیما جاویدی - بیوگرافی نیما جاویدی | مشخصات". moshakhasat.ir. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ^ "نیما جاویدی مجوز ساخت "قلعه" را گرفت". سینمای هنر و تجربه (in Persian). 2020-06-01. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
External links[edit]
- Nima Javidi at IMDb
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