Ali Mosaffa

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Iranian actor and director (born 1966)

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nameAli Mosaffa
imageAli Mosaffa 20192.jpg
captionAli Mosaffa at the 2019 Fajr Film Festival
native_nameعلی مصفا
native_name_langFa
birth_date
birth_placeTehran, Iran
occupationDirector, actor, screenwriter
alma_materUniversity of Tehran
yearsactive1991–present
parentsMozaher Mosaffa
Amir Banoo Karimi
relativesSeyed Karim Amiri Firuzkuhi (grandfather)
Ali Hatami (father-in-law)
Zari Khoshkam (mother-in-law)
spouse
children2
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Ali Mosaffa (, born December 1, 1966) is an Iranian actor and filmmaker.

Life and career

Mosaffa was born in Tehran, Iran. His father, Mozaher Mosaffa (born in Tafresh), was a Persian poet and professor of Persian literature at the University of Tehran. Mosaffa's mother, Amir Banoo Karimi, is also a leading scholar and professor of Persian literature at the University of Tehran and the eldest daughter of the Persian poet, Seyed Karim Amiri Firuzkuhi.

He is a graduate of Civil engineering from the University of Tehran where he showed an interest in acting; making his debut in the 1991 film, Omid. In the following year he won best male actor at the Fajr International Film Festival for his role in Darius Mehrjui's film, Pari. Mosaffa met his future wife, Iranian actress Leila Hatami on the set of Mehrjui's 1996 film, Leila. The two married in 1999 and have two children, a son named Mani (born February 2007) and a daughter named Assal (born October 2008).

Mosaffa's experience with directing began with the short films, Incubus, The Neighbour and the documentary feature, Farib-e-She'r or The Deceit of Poesy. He then directed his first film in 2005 with Sima-ye Zani Dar Doordast (a.k.a. Portrait of a Lady Far Away), starring Leila Hatami and Homayoun Ershadi. The film was shortlisted for the Sutherland Trophy, at The Times BFI London Film Festival. His first feature film subsequently won the People's Choice Award at the Chicago Iranian Film Festival and was nominated for the Crystal Globe at the 2005 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Mosaffa's second film, The Last Step /Pele ye Akhar, starring Leila Hatami has received acclaim from critics and audiences worldwide following its international premiere at the 2012 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival which gained Mosaffa the international critics' FIPRESCI prize for best film and awarded Leila Hatami with the Crystal Globe for Best Actress for her leading role in the film.

In October 2012, Mosaffa joined Oscar-winning director of A Separation, Asghar Farhadi in Paris; starring alongside Bérénice Bejo and Tahar Rahim for Farhadi's first foreign language film, Le Passé or The Past which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2013.

He started producing films with his own film “ The Last Step” and then produced a second one “ What’s the time in your world” which won the FIPRESCI prize for best film in Bussan 2014. His other productions "A hairy tale", "180 rule" received awards in world festivals. He also coproduced two features with the French : "Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness" won the Grand Jury prize in Sundance Film Festival 2020 and " A Tale of Shemroon" won best feature film in Marakesh IFF 2022.

Filmography

Acting

Directing

Television series

  • The English Bag
  • Paridokht

Producing

Awards

References

References

  1. (15 August 2016). "متن زندگي نامه دکتر امير بانو کريمي به قلم دکتر مهدي محقق".
  2. "Omid".
  3. "FIPRESCI - Festival Reports - Karlovy Vary 2012".
  4. "Karlovy Vary's Crystal Globe goes to The Almost Man".
  5. (11 January 2013). "Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2013: #77. Asghar Farhadi's The Past - IONCINEMA.com".
  6. Ebrahiminejad, Javad. (2023-12-31). "What's Left Behind". Ali Mosaffa Productions, Ali Mosaffa Productions.

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