Kianoush Ayari


Kianoush Ayari is an Iranian writer and director. He is famous for his realistic style and unique stories like heart transplantation in his movie Boodan yaa naboodan or fate of a teacher after the horrible Bam earthquake in Bidar show, Arezoo!.

Life and career

He was born in the city of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran. Ayari started his cinematic career by making 8mm short films. His first professional movie was Tanooreyeh Div. His movie Abadani-ha won the Silver Leopard for the best Movie at Locarno Film Festival in 1994. His most controversial movie The Paternal House was screened at 69th Venice Film Festival but yet to be screened publicly in Iran as of december 2016 but was screened at a few cinemas in United States of America. Mehdi Hashemi, one of the best actors of Iranian theatre and cinema has played the main actor role in his movies for the last two decades, including: Thousand Eyes , Roozegar-e Gharib ', The Paternal House and his latest movie ''Kanape.

Personal life

His brother Dariush Ayari is a cinematographer. They collaborated in Thousand Eyes , Roozegar-e Gharib and The Paternal House.

Filmography

Cinema

Here is a list of awards received by Kianoush Ayari in film festivals:
YearFestivalAwardNominated WorkResult
19854th Fajr Film FestivalBest DirectorTanooreyeh Div
19876th Fajr Film FestivalBest DirectorAnsuyeh Atash
1994Locarno International Film FestivalSilver LeopardAbadani-Ha
1994Nantes Three Continents FestivalGolden MontgolfiereAbadani-Ha
1998Cairo International Film FestivalBest ScreenplayBoodan yaa naboodan
1998Cairo International Film FestivalGolden PyramidBoodan yaa naboodan
2002Karlovy Vary International Film FestivalCrystal GlobeSofreh Irani
200423rd Fajr Film FestivalBest DirectorBidar show, Arezoo!
200423rd Fajr Film FestivalBest Art AchievementBidar show, Arezoo!
2012Venice Film FestivalVenice Horizons AwardThe Paternal House