Farnoosh Samadi (; 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.
Career
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. "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 and won the Grand Jury award for Live Action Short Film at 2017 AFI Film Festival, also it won the Golden Pram Award at Zagreb Film Festival in 2018. 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. her debut film 180° Rule (2020) premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, and received an award at 65th Valladolid International Film Festival for the Best Film of Meeting Point section 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.
Filmography
Feature film Year Title Director Screenwriter Notes2017Disappearancepremiered at the 2017 Venice International Film Festival2020180° Rulepremiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival
Short film Year Title Director Screenwriter Notes2013More Than Two Hourspremiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival2014The Babypremiered at the 2014 Venice International Film Festival2015Pain2016The Silencepremiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival2017Gazepremiered at the 2017 Locarno International Film Festival2018Delaypremiered at the 2018 LA Film FestivalThe Rolepremiered at the 2018 Tirana International Film Festival2019Exampremiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival 2020Witnesspremiered at the 2020 BFI London Film FestivalPilgrimspremiered at the 2020 Warsaw Film Festival
Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominated Work Result 20minmax International Short Film Festival2017Best Short FilmThe SilenceAdana International Film Festival2016Best Short Fiction FilmThe SilenceAFI Fest2017Best Live Action Short FilmGazeAix-en-Provence Tous Courts International Short Film Festival2016Best Short FilmThe Silence2020PilgrimsAjyal Youth Film Festival2016Best Short FilmThe SilenceAmarcort Film Festival2020Best Short FilmPilgrims Annapolis Film Festival2021Best Narrative ShortWitness Anonimul International Independent Film Festival2017Best International Short FilmThe Silence Atlanta Film Festival2017Best Narrative ShortThe SilenceBatumi International Art-House Film Festival2017Best Short FilmGazeBeirut International Women Film Festival2021Best Foreign Language Feature Film180° RuleBeirut Shorts International Film Festival2021Best Screenplay – Short FilmExamBerlin International Short Film Festival Interfilm2016Best International Short FilmThe Silence Brussels Short Film Festival2017Best International Short FilmThe SilenceBUFF International Film Festival2017Best Short FilmThe SilenceBusan International Film Festival2017Best Short FilmGazeCannes Film Festival2016Short Film Palme d'OrThe SilenceChicago International Film Festival2019Gold Hugo – Live Action Short FilmThe RoleCinema Jove Valencia International Film Festival2017Best Short FilmThe Silence Cyprus Film Days International Festival2021Best Film180° RuleDavid di Donatello2022Best Short FilmPilgrimsFajr Film Festival 2017Best Short FilmThe SilenceToronto International Film Festival2020Best Film – Discovery Section180° RuleValladolid International Film Festival2016Best Short Film – Golden SpikeThe Silence 2017Gaze2020Best Feature Film – Meeting Point180° RuleZubrOFFka International Short Film Festival2017Best Short Film – Special MentionGaze
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