Ali Karim (Persian: علی کریم, born 10 October 1977) is an
Iranian film director and screenwriter.He was born in Tehran, Iran.
Producer, actor, scriptwriter and director Ali Karim was born in
Tehran on 10 October 1977. He was a theatre actor before appearing in
films, notably in features such as Killing Mad Dogs /2001 (Bahram
Beyzaï) and The Passenger Of Rey / 2001 (Davoud Mirbagheri). He then
served as assistant director on various films, working especially with
Dariush Mehrjui onMum's Guest (Mehman-e Maman).In 2008, he took part
in Abbas Kiarostami's directors’ workshop during which time he made
his first short, Yellow, Blue, Red. He then worked as Kiarostami's
assistant on Shirin before completing a second short, "The Lift". His
two shorts have been successful in numerous international film
festivals. On the back of his success Ali Karim finally directed his
first feature, Pothole in 2009. The film closed the Critics’ Week at
the Venice Film Festival the very same year.
Iranian film director and screenwriter.He was born in Tehran, Iran.
Producer, actor, scriptwriter and director Ali Karim was born in
Tehran on 10 October 1977. He was a theatre actor before appearing in
films, notably in features such as Killing Mad Dogs /2001 (Bahram
Beyzaï) and The Passenger Of Rey / 2001 (Davoud Mirbagheri). He then
served as assistant director on various films, working especially with
Dariush Mehrjui onMum's Guest (Mehman-e Maman).In 2008, he took part
in Abbas Kiarostami's directors’ workshop during which time he made
his first short, Yellow, Blue, Red. He then worked as Kiarostami's
assistant on Shirin before completing a second short, "The Lift". His
two shorts have been successful in numerous international film
festivals. On the back of his success Ali Karim finally directed his
first feature, Pothole in 2009. The film closed the Critics’ Week at
the Venice Film Festival the very same year.
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