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Mitra Farahani
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| میترا فراهانی | |
Farahani at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, 2022
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| Born | January 27, 1975 Tehran, Pahlavi Iran
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| Nationality | Iranian |
| Education | Islamic Azad University, École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs |
| Occupation | Filmmaker, painter |
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Notable work
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Fifi Howls from Happiness |
Mitra Farahani (in Persian: میترا فراهانی; born in 1975) is a talented Iranian filmmaker and painter. She currently lives in Paris, France.
About Mitra Farahani
Mitra Farahani was born on January 27, 1975, in Tehran, which was then part of Pahlavi Iran. She studied graphic art and earned her degree in 1997 from Islamic Azad University in Tehran. After finishing her studies, she moved to Paris in 1998. She also spent a short time in Hamburg, Germany, in 1999. In 2000, she continued her education at the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD) in Paris.
Her film Tabous - Zohre & Manouchehr (2004) explores her artistic journey.
In June 2009, when she arrived in Tehran from Paris, she was held by the Iranian government. She was released from prison later that month, on June 30, 2009.
Mitra Farahani has shown several of her films at the Berlin International Film Festival. Because of her experience, she was chosen to be a member of the jury for the 64th Berlin International Film Festival in 2014. She returned to the festival in 2022 with her documentary film, See You Friday, Robinson. This film was shown in a special section called Encounters.
Films by Mitra Farahani
Mitra Farahani has directed many films. Here are some of them:
- Juste une femme (in English: Just a Woman) (2002). This was one of the first films about a person's journey in Iran. It was filmed using hidden cameras.
- Tabous - Zohre & Manouchehr (2004)
- Behjat Sadr: Time Suspended (2006)
- Fifi az Khoshhali Zooze Mikeshad (in English: Fifi Howls from Happiness) (2012). This is a documentary about a famous Iranian artist named Bahman Mohasses. He was a painter, sculptor, and theater director.
- See You Friday, Robinson (French: À Vendredi, Robinson) (2022)
Mitra Farahani has also worked as a cinematographer, which means she was in charge of the camera and lighting for these films:
- Ziarat (English: Pilgrimage) (2005)
- Fifi az Khoshhali Zooze Mikeshad (English: Fifi Howls from Happiness) (2012)
Awards and Recognition
Mitra Farahani's film Juste une femme (Just a Woman) won a special award called the Teddy Award in 2002. She received this award at the Berlin International Film Festival, also known as Berlinale.
Her film See You Friday, Robinson (À vendredi, Robinson) was first shown in the Encounters section of the 2022 Berlinale. This film also won an award at the New Horizons Film Festival in Wrocław, Poland.
See also
In Spanish: Mitra Farahani para niños
- List of Iranian artists
- 2009 Iranian election protests
- Bahman Kiarostami, who worked with Farahani
