Mohammad Shirvani


Mohammad Shirvani is an Iranian alternative filmmaker. He was born in 1973 in Tehran; he quit painting to follow his passion for cinema. Shirvani has escaped from military service to make his first short film "The Circle" in 1999. This film was selected for the Critics' Week International Cannes festival in the same year., Shirvani has made 18 films; the last one "Fat Shaker" won the Golden Tiger for the best film in Rotterdam Film Festival. His films have been screened in more than 500 international events where he won many prices, such as; Cannes, Berlin, Sundance, Locarno, Toronto, Tribeca and Busan. Although he could not screen them widely in his homeland.
In 2014, Shirvani published 18 films which he produced on his personal website as a protest against censorship in Iranian cinema. A month later his website was banned and making new films became temporarily forbidden for him. However, since 2012, he has been trying to keep Iranian alternative cinema movement alive and fresh by improving young talents through his "Alternative Cinema Workshop".

Filmography

Short Films

TitleTimeFormatYear
The Circle12 MIN35MM1999
The Candidate15 MINDV-35MM2000
To Consent20 MINDV2001
Souvenir20 MINDV2001
The Cherries Which Were Canned13 MIN35MM2002
Iranian Conserve14 MINDV2003
The Calm City2 MINDV2005
Six Eyes23 MINDV2014
Tight Skin of the Ambiance15 MINIPHONE 42014

Documentary Films

Video Art

Feature Films

Performance Art

Installation Art

TitlelocationYear
Elephant in the DarknessRotterdam2013

Awards