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Kazem Mollaie
Kazem Mollaie at the 35th Fajr Film Festival
Born1981 (age 42–43)
Sabzevar, Iran
NationalityIranian
Alma materSoore University
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active1998–present
Notable workKupal, The Badger
AwardsBest Narrative Feature Film for The Badger at the 27th Austin Film Festival 2020,.[1] Jury Special Mention for Kupal at the 23rd Kolkata International Film Festival 2017 [2]
Websitewww.kazem-mollaie.com

Kazem Mollaie (Persian: کاظم ملایی; born 1981) is an Iranian independent filmmaker, screenwriter, and editor based in London.

Biography

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Kazem Mollaie (born 1981 in Sabzevar, Iran) began filmmaking with short films in 1999. He holds a B.A. in Cinema Directing from Soore University of Tehran, completed in 2005.

Mollaie has been a member of several organizations such as the "Iranian Youth Cinema Society" (IYCS), the "Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture Guilds" (House of Cinema), member of the Board of Directors of the "Iranian Short Film Association" (ISFA)[3], "Directors Guild of Iran", and the "Directors UK"[4]

He has participated in various film festivals as a jury or selection committee member, such as Tehran International Short Film Festival, Academy Awards® Qualifying, Iran Cinema Celebration, Nahal International Student Short Film Festival, Varesh International Short Film Festival, Iranian Independent Short Film Ceremony (ISFA AWARDS), so far.

He is known for his short films "Minus" (2009) and "Delete" (2011), and for his debut feature film named "Kupal" (2017), which was chosen and screened at numerous film festivals, including "New Horizons" (Poland), "Belgrade"[5] (SERBIA), "Kerala "[6] and "Kolkata" (INDIA), "Split" (CROATIA), "Anchorage" (USA), "Black Movie" (SWITZERLAND), "Hamilton" (CANADA), "Ischia" (ITALY), "Bogota" (COLOMBIA), and received several awards.

"The Badger" (2020) is his second feature film, which was nominated as the Best Film at the "23rd Shanghai International Film Festival" (CHINA) [ASIAN NEW TALENT AWARD] in its World Premiere[7] and competed at the "27th Austin Film Festival", Academy Awards® Qualifying in its North American premiere,[8][9] and has been won the Best Narrative Jury Award in this screenwriter's event.[10][11]

Filmography

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Year Title Credited as Category
2020 The Badger Director, Writer Feature film
2017 Kupal Director, writer, producer Feature film
2011 Delete Director, writer, producer Short film
2009 Minus Director, writer, producer Short film
2008 Please Stay Away from the Red Line Director, writer, producer Short film
2005 Carmen Funebre Director Documentary
2003 Akbar, For God Sake, Don't Die Before Me! Director, writer Short film

References

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  1. ^ "2020 AFF 2020 WINNERS ANNOUNCED". Austin Film Festival's Official Website. 2 November 2020.
  2. ^ "'Kupal' wins jury award at KIFF". Mehr News Agency. Nov 18, 2017.
  3. ^ Iranian Short Film Association
  4. ^ Directors UK profile
  5. ^ "'Kupal' to vie at Belgrade Intl. Filmfest". Mehr News Agency. Feb 7, 2018.
  6. ^ "Kupal screened at India, Bangladesh". Isna. 2 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Shanghai Festival's Eclectic Selection Includes All Eight 'Harry Potter' Films". Variety. 22 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Austin Film Festival Unveils Lineup". Hollywood Reporter. 1 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Austin Film Festival Unveils Full Slate Of Programming". DEADLINE. 1 October 2020.
  10. ^ "2020 WINNERS". Austin Film Festival's Official Website. 2 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Austin Film Festival Announces 2020 Award Winners". The Austin CHRONICLE. 1 October 2020.
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