Hasanat filmfest to honor Kiumars Purahmad and Amrollah Ahmadjou

The 6th Hasanat National Short Film Festival is set to commemorate two prominent directors Kiumars Purahmad and Amrollah Ahmadjou.

Iranian director, playwright, producer and editor Kiumars Pourahmad studied Cinema Directing. He began his television career as an assistant director in Nader Ebrahimi’s series ‘Fire without Smoke’ in 1974. Pourahmad entered film industry by writing the screenplay for a movie made by Mohsen Taqhvaee which was produced for children. His most popular series ‘The Stories of Majid’ (1991) was originally produced for young audience, but quickly became a national hit among all age groups. It was through this series that his mother, Parvindokht Yazdanian launched her acting career as the loveable grandmother “Bibi”. He won a Crystal Simorgh from the 14th Fajr Film Festival for directing ‘Strange Sisters’ (2005).

Amrollah Ahmadjou has directed many movie and television series and his ‘Once Upon a Time’ (1989) is one of his most memorable works

The festival is established by the Hasanat Islamic Culture Publication and Promotion Foundation in Isfahan in collaboration with the Farabi Cinema Foundation and aims to promote the culture of charity in the country.

The 6th National Hasanat Short Film Festival will be held in the Iranian city of Isfahan on March 5-8, 2017.

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