Kambuzia Partovi


Kambuzia Partovi is an Iranian film director and scriptwriter.
He was born in Rasht, Iran on the Caspian Sea. After studying theater arts in school he wrote mainly scripts for TV series.
In 1988 he made his feature film debut with Golnar. His 2007 film Café Transit, which received the special mention at Mar del Plata film festival, was selected by Iran as its candidate for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
He has written screenplays for other directors, most notably Jafar Panahi's The Circle. In 2013 he acted in and co-directed Closed Curtain with Panahi.
Partovi has trained and supported many Iranian artists and film makers, most notably Bahman Ghobadi.

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