Sadegh Karamyar is an Iranian writer, journalist, screenwriter, and film director. He is best known for his novels, particularly Namira and Ghanimat. He is the screenwriter and director of such TV series as Yek Rooz Ghabl
Biography
Sadegh Karamyar was born and educated in Tehran, Iran. He studied Theology at Islamic Azad University and started to publish short stories in newspapers when he was around twenty years old. His first book Faryad dar Khakestar, a war stories collection, was published in 1990. In addition to writing short stories and novels, he has worked as a journalist and an editor of Ettela'at newspaper for twelve years. He was a reporter and war correspondent covering Iran–Iraq War during 1986-1988 and the editor of the literary page of the newspaper during 1993-1996. He also worked as the deputy editor of “Mardom va Cinema” Magazine in Farabi Cinema Foundation and the editor-in-chief as well as the writer of a popular radio show, “At the End of the Night." He has also published many literary reviews about the modern literature of Germany, South America, France and Iran in magazines. During 2001-2005, he worked as Manager of Literary Department of Tehran Municipality. Karamyar has authored a number of novels and screenplays. Several Iranian movies and TV series have been made based on his screenplays. He has won many national awards for his novels and screenplays, among which Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Award, as the Iran's most lucrative literary award, for his novel Namira and Iran's Book of the Year Award for Dasht-haye Soozan. Karamyar's has also made several short films. He directed several long television movies and two TV series for IRIB, which won him some national awards. The first class certificate of art and literature has conferred on him by Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance due to his promotion of Iran literature and culture.
Faryad dar Khakestar Entegham dar Ordooghah Namira Ghanimat Dasht-haye Soozan Dard Harim
Movie and Television-Series
Credited as Director and Screenwriter
TV series Yek Rooz Ghabl TV series Khaterat-e Mard-e Natamam TV movies Ziarat, Roya, Khaneye Saheli, Bahane-haye Asheghi, Vaght-e Talaee
Credited as Screenwriter
Movie Sejde bar Aab Movie Ashk-e Koose Movie Jan Sakht TV series Darya dar Ghorbat TV series Guard-e Saheli TV series Virus 2000
Cultural Activities
Karamyar works as a manager at "The Center of Literary Works Creation" and "The Writers and Artists Club", arranges arts and literature events and served as a jury member of 7th Jalal Al-e AhmadLiterary Award.
Awards and honors
1988: The first Holy Defense Literature and Art Festival Award from Iran Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance 2006: Movie of the Year Award from “Polis Film Festival” for the movie Ziarat 2009: 3rd Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Award for the novel Namira 2009: 28th Iran's Book of the Year Award for the novel Namira 2010: Nominee for 4th Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Award for the novel Ghanimat 2013: The first-class certificate of art and literature from Iran Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance
