Iranian filmmaker Nasser Taqvaee dies

Prominent Iranian filmmaker and screenwriter Nasser Taqvaee passed away at the age of 84.

His wife, Marzieh Vafamehr, shared the news on social media.

Taqvaee made six movies, a TV series, and several documentaries during his career.

Born in Abadan, he studied Literature at Tehran University’s Faculty of Literature.

Before the film industry, he was working in television and became popular as a series director.

He began working in the film industry as a member of the technical crew working on ‘Brick and Mirror’ (1965).

Taqvaee directed the film ‘Tranquility in the Presence of Others’ (1972) based on a story by Iranian writer Gholam-Hossein Saedi for which he won the Best Film certificate of merit from the Venice International Film Festival.

In addition to directing movies, he has directed the series ‘My Uncle Napoleon’ (1975).

He was nominated for Best Director for ‘Captain Khorshid’ (1986) at the Fajr International Film Festival.

His ‘Unruled Paper’ (2001) won the Fajr Festival Crystal Simorgh for Best Director and the Iran Cinema Celebration’s Critics Choice award of Best Film.

Taqvaee received numerous national and international film awards, including the Bronze Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival in 1988 for ‘Captain Khorshid’ and the Silver Lion for Best First Work at Venice International Film Festival for ‘Tranquility in the Presence of Others’ in 1972.

Beside feature films, the deceased director made several documentary films.

He was also interested in literature, and most of his other works have been based on stories by Iranian or foreign authors.

Last year, Taqvaee was honored at the “Captain of Cinema” celebration, illustrating the lasting impact of his work.

His innovative approach and commitment to artistic integrity earned him recognition within the film community.