Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Mohsen Mäxmälbaf, born May 29, 1957) is an Iranian film director, writer, editor, and producer. During 2007 he was the president of Asian Film Academy. Makhmalbaf's films have been widely presented in international film festivals in the past ten years. The multi-award-winning director, belongs to the new wave movement of Iranian cinema. Time magazine selected Makhmalbaf's 2001 film, Kandahar, as one of top 100 films of all time. In 2006, he was a member of the Jury at the Venice film festival. Makhmalbaf left Iran in 2005 shortly after the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and now lives in Paris. As of June 12, 2009, and following the events of the 2009 Iranian presidential election, Mohsen Makhmalbaf has claimed that he has been appointed the official spokesman of Mir-Hossein Moussavi's campaign abroad. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mohsen Makhmalbaf, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Close-Up
as Self
1990
How Samira Made 'Blackboards'
2000
Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution
as Himself
2006
Talking with Rivers
as himself
2023
Jiseok
as Self
2022
Stardust Stricken: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, A Portrait
as Self
1996
Afghan Alphabet
as Himself
2002
Flash-Forward
as Self
TBA
Daddy's School
as Mohsen Makhmalbaf
2014
A Moment of Innocence
as The Director
1997
Simin, Resident of a Wandering Island
as Himself
2013
Salaam Cinema
as Himself
1995
Joy of Madness
as Himself
2004
Tales of an Island
2000
The Gardener
2012
Cinema Iran
as Self
2005
Cinema Cinema
as Himself
1997
Opening Day of Close-Up
as Himself (archive footage)
1996
Close-Up Long Shot
as Self (archive footage)
1996
Plankton Salesmen
as Self (archive footage)
2017
