'The Spiritualists' director breaks into comic again

Director of several ifilm comedy series, Mohammad-Hossein Latifi, is set to make new one in the same genre.

'Chimney’ and ‘Doormat’ director has taken on a new series titled ‘Step by Step’ in the comedy genre, PR office of the production team said, adding it is composed of 30 episodes.  

The series’ script is in the pipeline and the pre-production stage will follow.  

Born in 1963, Mohammad-Hossein Latifi began his film career as an assistant director in 1985.

Latifi has made some movies such as ‘Speed’ (1996), ‘Sunglasses’ (1999), ‘Iranian Girl’ (2002), ‘Girls' Dormitory’ (2004), ‘The Third Day’ (2006), ‘Forced Blessing’ (2007) and ‘Paris to Paris’ (2010).

In 2000, he was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the Iran Cinema Celebration Awards for ‘Sunglasses’. ‘The Third Day’ won him a Fajr International Film Festival Crystal Simorgh for Best Director in 2007.

Latifi has also made a number of series, including ‘The Magic Coat’ (1998-1999), ‘Neighbors’ (2000), ‘The Green Journey’ (2001-2002), ‘Great Escape’ (2004), ‘Vafa’ (2006), ‘The Spiritualists’ (2006), ‘Stairway to Heaven’ (2009), ‘Heart of Ice’ (2010-2011), ‘Made in Iran’ (2011), ‘Chimney’ (2013), ‘A Time to Love’ (2013), and ‘Leila's Loneliness’ (2015).

'The Spiritualists' is one of his works currently on ifilm's playlist.

AG/AG