Farnoosh Samadi
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Farnoosh Samadi | |
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فرنوش صمدی | |
Samadi at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | December 23 Isfahan, Iran |
| Alma mater | Rome University of Fine Arts |
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Farnoosh Samadi (Persian: فرنوش صمدی; born December 23) is an Iranian director and screenwriter. Her short film The Silence (2016) was nominated for a Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Farnoosh Samadi was born in Iran. She graduated from the Fine Arts Academy in Rome. She directed the short films "The Silence" (2016), "Gaze" (2017), and "The Role" (2018). "180° Rule" (2020) is her first feature.[2] "The Silence" her first short film co-directed by Ali Asgari, had its world premiere in competition at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Her second short film, "Gaze" had its world premiere at the 2017 Locarno Film Festival[3] and won the Grand Jury award for Live Action Short Film at 2017 AFI Film Festival,[4][5] also it won the Golden Pram Award at Zagreb Film Festival in 2018.[6][7][8] she has screenplayed "Disappearance" a debut feature by Iranian director Ali Asgari which premiered at 74th Venice International Film Festival and at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival and won the award for best film at the 28th Singapore International Film Festival in 2017.[9][10][11] her debut film 180° Rule (2020) premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival,[2][12] and received an award at 65th Valladolid International Film Festival for the Best Film of Meeting Point section[13][14][15] also received two Crystal Simorgh award nominations for the "Best Sound Effects" for Amir Hossein Ghasemi and "Best Supporting Actress" for Azita Hajian at the 39th Fajr International Film Festival.[16][17]
Filmography
Feature film
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Disappearance | No | Yes | premiered at the 2017 Venice International Film Festival |
| 2020 | 180° Rule | Yes | Yes | premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival |
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | More Than Two Hours | No | Yes | premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival |
| 2014 | The Baby | No | Yes | premiered at the 2014 Venice International Film Festival |
| 2015 | Pain | No | Yes | |
| 2016 | The Silence | Yes | Yes | premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival |
| 2017 | Gaze | Yes | Yes | premiered at the 2017 Locarno International Film Festival |
| 2018 | Delay | No | Yes | premiered at the 2018 LA Film Festival |
| The Role | Yes | Yes | premiered at the 2018 Tirana International Film Festival | |
| 2019 | Exam | No | Yes | premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival |
| 2020 | Witness | No | Yes | premiered at the 2020 BFI London Film Festival |
| Pilgrims | Yes | Yes | premiered at the 2020 Warsaw Film Festival |