Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Known for DirectingBorn 1957-05-29Tehran, Iran
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Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Mohsen Mäxmälbaf, born May 29, 1957) is an Iranian film director, writer, editor, and producer. During 2007 he was the president of Asian Film Academy.
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Makhmalbaf's films have been widely presented in international film festivals in the past ten years. The multi-award-winning director, belongs to the new wave movement of Iranian cinema. Time magazine selected Makhmalbaf's 2001 film, Kandahar, as one of top 100 films of all time. In 2006, he was a member of the Jury at the Venice film festival.
Makhmalbaf left Iran in 2005 shortly after the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and now lives in Paris. As of June 12, 2009, and following the events of the 2009 Iranian presidential election, Mohsen Makhmalbaf has claimed that he has been appointed the official spokesman of Mir-Hossein Moussavi's campaign abroad.
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Known for
Plankton Salesmen
2017 · as Self (archive footage)
Close-Up
1990 · as Self
Cinema Cinema
1997 · as Himself
A Moment of Innocence
1997 · as The Director
Close-Up Long Shot
1996 · as Self (archive footage)
Salaam Cinema
1995 · as Himself
Encontros e Dissonâncias
2012
The Gardener
2012
Cinema Iran
2005 · as Self
Afghan Alphabet
2002 · as Himself
Joy of Madness
2004 · as Himself
Flash-Forward
as Self
Daddy's School
2014 · as Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Talking with Rivers
2023 · as himself
Opening Day of Close-Up
1996 · as Himself (archive footage)
Jiseok
2022 · as Self
Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution
2006 · as Himself
How Samira Made 'Blackboards'
2000