Mehdi Fard Ghaderi

Mehdi Fard Ghaderi (Persian: مهدی فرد قادری ; born 1986) is an Iranian ِFilm Director, Screenwriter and Producer.

Mehdi Fard Ghaderi
Born (1986-11-27) 27 November 1986
Iran
Occupations
  • Director
  • Screenwriter
  • Producer
Years active2007–present
Notable workThe Annoyed (2023) Weightlessness (2019) Immortality (2016)

Biography

Mehdi Fard Ghaderi[1] was born in 1986 in Iran. In 2007 he started to write scripts and directing short films. After ten years he wrote and directed eight short films.

"Immortality" in 2016 his first feature film, was created in one shot without a cut in 145 minutes on a train. This film was nominated for best film at the Rome Film Festival, Munich Film Festival and Transilvania International Film Festival.[2] "Immortality" won several international prizes, such as Best Film of the 16th Ischia Festival,[3][4] This film also screened at more than thirty international festivals.[5][6]

His second feature film is titled "Weightlessness"[7] and was made in 2019; it has won some awards at international film festivals.

Mehdi Fard Ghaderi was producer of the film "The Son" in 2021.[8] This film has won prizes at the Moscow Film Festival[9][10] and was shown in at the Rotterdam Film Festival and Valladolid Film Festival.

His third movie as a Director and Producer is "The Annoyed" in 2023.

He has been a Jury member several international film festivals in Italy, Czech Republic, Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran and ets.[11][12]

Filmography

Feature films

Year Title Director Writer Producer
2016 Immortality Yes Yes No
2019 Weightlessness Yes Yes No
2021 The Son No No Yes
2023 The Annoyed Yes Yes Yes

Short films

Year Title Director Writer Producer
2007 Alternation Yes Yes No
2009 The Life of Khorshid Yes Yes Yes
2010 Gramophone Yes Yes Yes
2011 Reversing circles Yes Yes No
2013 Mirror Narration of Simple Stories Yes Yes Yes
2015 The Story of a Rainy Night Yes Yes No
2017 Autumn leaves Yes Yes No
2019 Sinful Pleasures Yes Yes No

Awards and Nominations
Year Festival Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
2016 Rome Film Fest BNL People's Choice Award Immortality Nominated [13]
2017 Munich Film Festival Best Film Immortality Nominated [14]
2017 Transilvania International Film Festival Best Film Immortality Nominated [2]
2016 Hanoi International Film Festival Best Director Immortality Nominated
2017 Ischia International Film Festival Best Film Immortality Won [11]
2017 Love International Film Festival Best Director Immortality Nominated [15]
Best Film Nominated [16]
2017 Lucania International Film Festival Best Film Immortality Nominated [17]
2017 Middlebury International Film Festival Best Film Immortality Nominated [18]
2020 Insolito International Film Festiva Best Film Weightlessness Won [19]
2020 Buffalo International Film Festival Best Film Weightlessness Won [20]
2020 North Carolina Film Awards Directors Award Weightlessness Won [21]
2020 Athens Marathon International Film Festival Honorable Mention Weightlessness Won [22]
2022 Moscow International Film Festival Main competition The Son Nominated
2022 Rotterdam International Film Festival Main competition The Son Nominated
2022 Valladolid International Film Festival Main competition The Son Nominated

References
  1. "Mehdi Fard Ghaderi - Festival Scope: Festivals on Demand for Film Professionals World Wide". pro.festivalscope.com. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. "IMMORTALITY". tiff.ro. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  3. "Immortality". www.ischiafilmfestival.it. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  4. "XV Ischia Film Festival: the winners". www.filmfestivals.com. 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  5. "Immortality (2016)". Radio Times. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  6. "'Immortality' to go on screen in Romania". Mehr News Agency. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  7. "WEIGHTLESSNESS". Persia Film Distribution. 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  8. "THE SON | 85 min | 2021 | Iran". Persia Film Distribution. 2021-04-25. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  9. "THE SON :: Film catalogue :: Moscow International Film Festival". www.moscowfilmfestival.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  10. "Iran's "The Son" to compete in Moscow film festival". Tehran Times. 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  11. "Acclaimed Iran director to judge Italy fest entries". MehrNews Agency. 2018-05-19. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  12. "Porota". BRNO16. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  13. ""Immortality" to go on screen at Rome film festival". Tehran Times. 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  14. "Germany to screen Iranian 'Immortality'". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  15. "Maral Farjad wins Best Supporting Actress at American filmfest". Mehr News Agency. 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  16. "Iran film nominated in US fest". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  17. Lucania2013. "Immortality". 23a Lucania Film Festival · Pisticci · Matera · Southern Italy (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  18. "Immortality". Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  19. "Weightlessness Wins at Experimental Film Festival in Peru". Honaronline. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  20. "Winner Best Film Buffalo US". gitishow.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  21. "'Weightlessness' wins at North Carolina Film Awards". Mehr News Agency. 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  22. "Athens Marathon International Film Festival (2020)". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
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