Mehdi Imani Shahmiri

Biography:

Mehdi Imani Shahmiri Born on April 3, 1988 in Iran, He holds a bachelor's degree in filmmaking and a master's degree in television production. mehdi works in the field of writing, directing and producing documentaries and narrative film.

Filmography

Born in captivity, feature documentary,2024

Parizad, short documentary,2021

Award & Nominated

● The statuette and the grand prize of the festival as the best film of the 17th Iran Documentary Film Festival (cinema verite) for the documentary born in captivity.

● Received the Don Quixote Award from the Film Critics Association (FICC) at the 62th Krakow Film Festival in Poland for the documentary Parizad

● Statue of the best short documentary film of the 17th edition of the Kazan Russian Festival for the documentary Parizad

● Statue of the best documentary film of the 49th Austrian Festival of Nations (FON) for Prizad documentary

Received a certificate of appreciation (special mention) from the 36th Freiburg Film Festival (FIFF) for the documentary Parizad

 ● Received the plaque and award for the best short film of the 39th Asolo Art Festival in Italy for the documentary Parizad.

● Statue of the best documentary of the 17th Poppy Jasper Festival of America for the documentary Parizad.

● Certificate of honor and award for the best documentary of the 8th Dl Cinema Povero festival in Italy for the documentary Parizad.

● The statue of the best cinematography and the diploma of honor for the best film, music, and narration from the archeology channel festival of America for the documentary Parizad

 

● Nominated for Dragon of dragons at the 62th Krakow Film Festival in Poland for the documentary Parizad

● Nominated for best film, best director, best writer from the 17th Iran Documentary Film Festival (cinema verite) for the documentary born in captivity.

● Nominated for the best short documentary of the 16th Vienna Documentary Festival (ETHNOCINECA) for Parizad documentary.

● Nominated for Best Director and Editor from  The 14th cinema verite Iranian Documentary Film Festival

● Nominated for Best Director from The 37th Tehran international Short Film Festival

● Nominated for Best Director from the  Prague International Indie Film Festival 2021

and official selection in The 19th BIG SKY Documentary film festival, 25th  Flickers Rhode island international film festival(FRIIF) and The 40th Montreal Art Cinema Festival (FIFA) with Parizad's documentary