Mahmoud Shoolizadeh

Mahmoud Shoolizadeh
Born	December 16, 1959 (1959-12-16) (age 51) Abadan, Iran
Occupation	Film director, producer and screenwriter
Awards	Best Script Award of 16th International Children and Youth Film Festival Isfahan, Iran 2001 Noora Best Film award of 49th Taormina International Film Festival Taormina, Italy 2003 Noora Best Director award of 4th Cima Film Festival (Iran TV) Tehran, Iran 2003 Noora Best Film award of 3rd Azra Film Festival Tehran, Iran 2003 Noora Best Director of 2nd TV Production of IRIB Foreign Bureoux Tehran, Iran 2004 A man called Brian

Mahmoud Shoolizadeh (Persian: محمود شولیزاده , born December 16, 1959 in Abadan, Iran) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter,^[1] with various awards including Best Film award of the audience for the fiction film Noora in 49th International Film Festival of Taormina in Italy in June 2003 [1]

Mahmoud Shoolizadeh has got his B.A degree in Film Production (Directing) and M.A. degree in Cultural Affairs Management. He was a film director in Iranian television for over 25 years. His major activities include directing documentaries, short films and movies. Beside directing, producing and editing films, he also undertakes writing the scripts and he researches his films. He is now preparing research materials for a new film script.

Mahmoud Shoolizadeh has played the leading roles in movies such as The lover of Koochak and The Puppet Bride. He was in the directing team in the movie Anjelika ship, and has written several movie scenarios including Poet of life and love (2009), My Homeland (2008), Forgotten (2007), The Migration of Love (2004), and Noora (2001).

Filmography

• Falcon's Blood Diamond, short fiction film (Director, Cinematographer and Actor), 2010

• Homeless, documentary (Writer, Director, Producer, Editor and Cinematographer), 2006

• A man called Brian, documentary (Writer, Director, Producer, Cinematographer and Editor), 2005

• The movie Noora , fiction film (writer and director), 2002 ^[2][3]

• The series of Studying in the Modern World, documentary (Writer, Director and Researcher), 1997

• The series of Culture and Scientific treasuries, documentary (writer, Director and Researcher), 1996

• The series of Nations Cultures, documentary (Writer, Director and Researcher), including the cultures of :
  England, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Ethiopia, Sudan, Senegal, Guinea, Kenya and Mali.
  The series of Nations Cultures was the first serial entirely produced outside of Iran. 1994-1997
  

  Film director Mahmoud Shoolizadeh (far left) directing an actor during the filming of Noora, along with other film crew.

• Religious Toolmaker, documentary (Writer, Director, Researcher and Producer), 1991

• The series of The World Intellectuals, story (Writer, Director and Researcher), 1990

• The series of The Textbooks, documentary (Writer, Director and Researcher), 1990

• The series of One Land, Five Nations, documentary (Writer, Director and Researcher), 1989

• The series of A City Surrounded by Mountains, documentary (Writer, Director and Researcher), 1988

• The noon of the 10th Day, documentary (Writer, Director and Researcher), 1988

• The Bitter Dawn story (Writer and Director), 1988

• Green faces, Burnt bodies, documentary (Writer and Director), 1985

• End, (Writer and Director), 1984

Festival Participations

International

• 48 Hour Film Project Film Festival in Jacksonville, USA, with the film Falcon's Blood Diamond, July 2010,

• Arizona International Film Festival in USA, with the film A man called Brian, April 2005,^[4]

• Zlin International Film Festival in Czech republic, with the fiction film Noora, June 2004,^[5]

• East Lansing International Film Festival in USA, with the fiction film Noora, March 2004,

• Stuttgart International Film Festival in Germany, with the fiction film Noora, Jan 2004,

• International Children and Young Film Festival in Argentina with the fiction film Noora, 2003,

• Auburn Film Festival in Australia, with the fiction film Noora, 2003,^[6]

• International Film Festival in Tunisia, with the fiction film Noora, Dec 2003,

• International Film Festival in Turkey, with the fiction film Noora, Dec 2003,

• Olympia International Film Festival in Greece, with the fiction film Noora, Dec 2003,

• Olou International Film Festival in Finland, with the fiction film Noora, Nov 2003,

• Foyle International Film Festival in Britain, with the fiction film Noora, Nov 2003,

• Cork International Film Festival in Ireland, with the fiction film Noora, Oct 2003,^[7]

• Golden Elephant International Film Festival in India, with the fiction film Noora, Nov 2003,

• Flanders International Film Festival in Belgium, with the fiction film Noora, Oct 2003,

• Cairo International Film Festival in Egypt, with the fiction film Noora, Oct 2003,

• Open Air International Film Festival in Germany, with the fiction film Noora, Aug 2003,

• Karlovy Vary International film festival in Czech republic, with the fiction film Noora, July 2003,^[8]

• Durham International Film Festival in Britain, with the fiction film Noora, June 2003,

• Taormina International Film Festival in Italy, with the fiction film Noora, prize winner as the best film for the audience, June 2003,^[9]

Film director Mahmoud Shoolizadeh in the Taormina International Film Festival 2003, being introduced to the audience, on stage.

• Arizona International Film Festival in USA, with the fiction film Noora, April 2003,

• Kraków International Documentary Film Festival in Poland, with the Religious Toolmaker, and candidate for the best documentary film, April 2002,

National Participations in Iran

• Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran, with the documentary film A man called Brian, 2005^[10][11]

• 2nd Festival of TV production of IRIB, Foreign Bureoux, in Tehran, with the documentary film A man called Brian, 2004,

• The 4th Cima Film Festival (Iran TV) in Tehran with the fiction film Noora, 2003,^[12]

• Azra Film Festival in Tehran with the fiction film Noora, 2003,

• Great Festival of Iranian Cinema in Tehran with the fiction film Noora, 2002,

• Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran, with the fiction film Noora, 2002,

• International Youth Film Festival in Isfahan with the fiction film Noora, 2002,

• Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran, as the main actor in the fiction film The Puppet Bride directed by Hojatollah Seifi, 1995,

• Short Film Festival in Isfahan, with the fiction film The noon of the 10th Day , 1991,

• The First Short Films Festival in Tehran, with the film One Land, Five Nations, Candidate for the best documentary film and best photography, 1990,

• Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran, as Script boy and Director’s assistant in the fiction film Anjelika Ship directed by Mohammad Bozorgnia, 1990,

• Holy Defence Film Festival in Tehran, with the fiction film Green faces, Burnt bodies,1986,

• Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran, as the main actor in the fiction film The Lover of Koochak, Directed by Farrokh Ansari,1985,

• Youth Short Film Festival with the film End and Green faces, Burnt bodies, candidate for the best documentary for Green faces, Burnt bodies, 1985,

Awards

1. Best Director award for the documentary film A man called Brian, in 2nd Festival of TV production of IRIB, Foreign Bureoux - Tehran - August 2004

2. Best Film award of the audience for the fiction film Noora in 49th International Film Festival of Taormina in Italy - June 2003^[13][14]

3. Best Film award for the Fiction Film Noora in 3rd Azra Film Festival - Tehran - October 2003

4. Best Director award for the fiction film Noora in the 4th Cima Festival (Iran TV) - Tehran - October 2003^[12]

5. Best Music award for the fiction film Noora in 6th Iran Cinema Film Festival - Tehran - September 2002

6. Best Set design for the fiction film Noora in 6th Iran Cinema Film Festival - Tehran - September 2002

7. Best Child actress award for the fiction film Noora in the 16th International Children and youth film festival Isfahan - October 2001

8. Best Script award and special appreciation for the fiction film Noora in the 16th International Children and Youth Film Festival Isfahan - October 2001

References

1. ^ The New York Times
2. ^ variety.com's review of the film Noora
3. ^ Information about Noora from Iran TV Film Sales Center
4. ^ Arizona International Film Festival's list of participating films. ("A man called Brian" is under the 8:00pm paragraph)
5. ^ Zlin International Film Festival's program page (Noora is 17th from top)
6. ^ Auburn Film Festival review on Noora (3rd film on list)
7. ^ Cork International Film Festival's review of the film Noora
8. ^ Karlovy Vary International Film Festival's review of the film Noora
9. ^ Noora's participation in Taormina International Film Festival
10. ^ Film review on Fajr Film Festival website
11. ^ A man called Brian, among other films on the Fajr Film Festival website
12. ^ ^{a b} "A synopsis of the film by Cima (Iran TV) (Noora is the 3rd film down)". http://cmi.irib.ir/pages/synopsis.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-12. 
13. ^ Best film award of the Audience, for the film Noora in International Film Festival of Taormina
14. ^ Best film from Taormina official website (3rd paragraph from top on left column)

External links

• Mahmoud Shoolizadeh at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Shoolizadeh, Mahmoud
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Date of birth	December 16, 1959
Place of birth	Abadan, Iran
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