Mehdi Fard Ghaderi (; born 1986) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He is known for directing the films Immortality (2016), Weightlessness (2019), and The Annoyed (2023).
Career
Short films Fard Ghaderi began his career in cinema in 2007. Over the following decade, he wrote and directed eight experimental and narrative short films, including the following: Alternation (one shot, 11 minutes, 2007) The Life of Khorshid (18 minutes, 2009) Gramophone (18 minutes, 2010) Reversing Circles (one shot, 21 minutes, 2011) Mirror Narration of Simple Stories (27 minutes, 2013) The Story of a Rainy Night (one shot, 24 minutes, 2015) Autumn Leaves (15 minutes, 2017) Sinful Pleasures (15 minutes, 2019)
Feature films Immortality (2016), his first feature film, was filmed in a single shot over 145 minutes aboard a train. The film was nominated for Best Film at the Rome Film Festival, Munich Film Festival, and the Transilvania International Film Festival. It was screened at twenty international film festivals. The film won several international awards, including Best Film at the 16th Ischia Film Festival.
Weightlessness (2019), his second feature film, also employed extended long takes. The film was screened at fifteen international film festivals and received awards in Europe and North America.
His next feature, The Annoyed (2023), premiered at the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival. The film was screened at 25 international film festivals, including the St. Louis Film Festival and the Kerala Film Festival.
Fard Ghaderi served as a producer on the film The Son (2021). The film received awards at the Moscow Film Festival and was screened at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Valladolid International Film Festival.
Other roles Mehdi Fard Ghaderi has served as a jury member at several international film festivals in the United States, Italy, the Czech Republic, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Iran.
Filmography Feature films YearTitleDirectorWriterProducer2016Immortality2019Weightlessness2021The Son2023The Annoyed
Short films YearTitleDirectorWriterProducer2007Alternation2009The Life of Khorshid2010Gramophone2011Reversing circles 2013Mirror Narration of Simple Stories 2015The Story of a Rainy Night2017Autumn leaves2019Sinful Pleasures
Jury PositionFestivalCountryYearRefChairman of the Jury Eurasia International FestivalRussia2022Jury memberUtah Art International Film FestivalUnited States2024Jury memberIschia International Film FestivalItaly2018Jury member Brno Sixteen International Film FestivalCzech Republic2016Jury member VGIK Student International Film Festival Russia2024Jury memberBausa International Film FestivalKazakhstan2022Jury memberBogura International Film FestivalBangladesh2021Jury memberToji Somon International Film FestivalTajikistan2023
Books +TitleTypeGenreYearLanguageMan Whom No Woman LovedNovelCrime-Romance2021Persian
Awards and nominations (Feature Movies) YearFestivalCountryCategoryNominated workResult2016Rome Film FestivalItalyBNL People's Choice AwardImmortality2017Munich Film FestivalGermanyBest Film Immortality2017Transilvania International Film FestivalRomaniaBest Film Immortality2016Hanoi International Film FestivalVietnamBest DirectorImmortality2017Jogja-Netpac Asian Film FestivalIndonesiaWorld CinemaImmortality2017One Take Film FestivalCroatiaBest One Single-Shot Immortality2017Ischia International Film FestivalItalyBest FilmImmortality2017Love International Film Festival USABest DirectorImmortalityBest Film2017Lucania Film Festival ItalyBest FilmImmortality2017Buffalo Dreams Fantastic FestivalUSABest International DramaImmortality2017Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival USABest FilmImmortality2017Sofia Menar Film FestivalBulgariaMain competitionImmortality2020Insolito International Film FestivalPeruBest FilmWeightlessness2020Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film FestivalUSABest FilmWeightlessness2020North Carolina Film AwardsUSADirectors Award Weightlessness2020Athens Marathon International Film FestivalGreeceHonorable Mention Weightlessness2020Ischia Film FestivalItalyBest FilmWeightlessness2020Salento International Film FestivalItalyBest FilmWeightlessness2022Moscow International Film FestivalRussiaGolden GeorgeThe Son2022Rotterdam International Film FestivalNetherlandsLight AwardThe Son2022Minsk Film Festival ListapadBelarusYouth CompetitionThe Son2022Valladolid International Film FestivalSpainMain CompetitionThe Son2023Shanghai International film festivalChinaGolden Goblet AwardsThe Annoyed2023St. Loui International film festivalUSAMain CompetitionThe Annoyed2023Kerala International Film FestivalIndiaWorld CinemaThe Annoyed2023Winchester film festivalUKMain competitionThe Annoyed2023Chichester film festivalUKMain competitionThe Annoyed2023Toji Somon International Film FestivalTajikistan Main competitionThe Annoyed2024Ischia International Film FestivalItalyLocation competitionThe Annoyed2024Lucania Film Festival ItalyMain competitionThe Annoyed2024Labor Film FestivalTurkyMain competitionThe Annoyed2024Mexico Independent FestivalMexicoBest DirectorThe Annoyed2024Green Point Film FestivalUSAMain competitionThe Annoyed
Awards and nominations (Short Films) YearFestivalCategoryNominated workResultRef2020Mammoth Lakes Film FestivalUSAMain competitionSinful Pleasure2017Detmold Film FestivalGermanyMain competitionAutumn Leaves2016Livermore Valley Film FestivalUSABest FilmThe Story Of A Rainy Night2015Anchorage Alaska FestivalUSAHonorable MentionThe Story Of A Rainy Night2015No Fear Film FestivalUSABest of ShowThe Story Of A Rainy Night2015North Carolina Film AwardsUSAFounder's AwardThe Story Of A Rainy Night2015Riverside International Film FestivalUSABest FilmThe Story Of A Rainy Night2015Hell's Half Mile FestivalUSABest FilmThe Story Of A Rainy Night2015Harlem Film FestivalUSABest FilmThe Story Of A Rainy Night2015Con Festival PhiladelphiaUSABest FilmThe Story Of A Rainy Night2014Colony Film FestivalUSABest FilmThe Story Of A Rainy Night2014San Pedro Film FestivalUSABest FilmThe Story Of A Rainy Night2013Hanover film festival GermanyMain competitionMirror Narration of Simple Stories2010One Take Film FestivalCroatiaMain competitionReversing Circles2010Nations Film FestivalAustriaMain competitionGramophone2009Tous Courts Film FestivalFranceMain competitionThe Life Of Khorshid2009Brno Sixteen FestivalCzech RepublicSpecial MentionAlternation2008Hamburg Film FestivalGermanyMain competitionAlternation2008Metro Train Film FestivalFranceSpecial JuryAlternation2007Lausanne Underground Film FestivalSwitzerlandMain competitionAlternation2007Fajr Film FestivalIranShort Film competitionAlternation2007Tehran Short Film FestivalIranBest Experimental FilmAlternation
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