Mohsen Amiryoussefi

Mohsen Amiryoussefi
Amiryoussefi in 2019
Born	(1972-02-24) February 24, 1972 Abadan, Iran
Occupation(s)	Director, Screenwriter

Mohsen Amiryousefi (Persian: محسن امیریوسفی, born 1972) is an Iranian director and screenwriter. A graduate in mathematics from Isfahan University, he completed his first short film in 1997 based on a story by Franz Kafka, after writing several screenplays for both screen and stage.

Mohsen Amiryoussefi first came to prominence with his 2004 black comedy “Bitter Dream,” about a funeral director. He took home the Camera d’Or at that year's Cannes Film Festival 2004 as well as generous critical acclaim. Amiryoussefi belongs to the third generation of "Iranian New Wave".

Awards

He has received international awards for his critically acclaimed movies Khab- talkh and Atashkar.

Year	Festival	Award	Nominated Work	Result
2004	Cannes Film Festival	Camera d'Or	Khab-e talkh	Won
2004	Chicago Film Festival	Gold Hugo	Khab-e talkh	Nominated
2004	Thessaloniki Film Festival	Audience Award	Khab-e talkh	Won
2004	Thessaloniki Film Festival	Golden Alexander	Khab-e talkh	Won
2005	Mar del Plata Film Festival	Special Jury Award	Khab-e talkh	Won
2005	Mar del Plata Film Festival	Best Film	Khab-e talkh	Nominated
2009	Montréal World Film Festival	Innovation Award	Atashkar	Won
2009	Montréal World Film Festival	Grand Prix des Amériques	Atashkar	Nominated

Filmography

• Khab-e talkh or Bitter Dream (2004)
• Atashkar or Fire Keeper (2009)
• Ashghal haye Doost Dashtani or Lovely Trashes (2012)

See also

• Iranian New Wave
• Cinema of Iran

External links

• Mohsen Amiryoussefi at IMDb