Jasmin Mozaffari facts for kids

Jasmin Mozaffari is a talented Canadian filmmaker. She writes and directs movies. In 2019, she won a big award, the Canadian Screen Award for Best Director, for her first full-length movie, Firecrackers.

Early Life and Education

Jasmin Mozaffari was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Her father was an immigrant from Tehran, Iran. He came to Canada during the Iranian Revolution. Her mother is from Provost, Alberta. Jasmin grew up in Barrie, Ontario. Later, she moved to Toronto to study Film at Ryerson University. She graduated in 2013.

Jasmin Mozaffari's Film Career

Jasmin Mozaffari started her career with a student film. This film was also called Firecrackers. It was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2013. After finishing university, Jasmin directed two short films. These were WAVE (2015) and sleep on the tracks (2018). WAVE was shown at the Vancouver International Film Festival.

Making the Movie Firecrackers

Jasmin Mozaffari turned her short student film into her first feature film. This longer movie was also named Firecrackers. It was made with help from the Telefilm Canada Talent to Watch Fund. The film first appeared at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. It then traveled to many other film festivals around the world. Firecrackers won the Best Film award at the Stockholm International Film Festival. In December 2018, the Toronto International Film Festival chose it for its Canada's Top Ten list.

The movie Firecrackers was shown in cinemas in Canada and the US in 2019. It was even called a "Critic's Pick" by The New York Times.

Other Directing Work

Besides movies, Jasmin Mozaffari has also directed episodes for TV shows. She worked on Holly Hobbie and Fakes.

Her short film Motherland was shown at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. It won the Best Canadian Short Film award there. In 2024, it also won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards.

Awards and Recognition

In March 2019, Jasmin Mozaffari won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Director. This was at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards. Many famous publications have praised her work. These include The New York Times, Vulture, Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, and Variety.

Peter Debruge, a writer for Variety, reviewed Firecrackers. He called Mozaffari a "major talent." He even compared her to a "young Andrea Arnold," who is another well-known director.

In March 2020, Jasmin Mozaffari was chosen for a special program. The Toronto International Film Festival's Writers' Studio selected her. She was one of eight writers picked to develop their next feature film ideas.