Jamil Rostami (born 1971 in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, Iran) is an
Iranian film director of Kurdish origin.In 2002 he made his first
short film titled The Trouble of Being a Boy in Kurdish, which was
screened in 24 domestic and international Festivals and was awarded
several prizes.He made his first feature-length film, Requiem of Snow,
in 2005. Fariborz Lachini, one of the most famous Iranian film music
composers, made the music of the film. The photography of the film was
done by Morteza Poursamadi, a celebrated Iranian photographer. The
movie was awarded prestigious Crystal Simorgh for the best director in
Asia and Middle East Films section of the International Fajr Film
Festival. A joint production of Iran and Iraq, Requiem of Snow was the
first film to represent Iraq in the Best Foreign Language Film
category at the Oscars.His latest film, Jani Gal, is a Kurdish
language drama, about Kurdish separatists in the 1940s and 1950 trying
to create a Kurdish state from parts of Iran and Iraq. This film was
also selected to represent Iraq in the Best Foreign Language Film
category at the Oscars.
Iranian film director of Kurdish origin.In 2002 he made his first
short film titled The Trouble of Being a Boy in Kurdish, which was
screened in 24 domestic and international Festivals and was awarded
several prizes.He made his first feature-length film, Requiem of Snow,
in 2005. Fariborz Lachini, one of the most famous Iranian film music
composers, made the music of the film. The photography of the film was
done by Morteza Poursamadi, a celebrated Iranian photographer. The
movie was awarded prestigious Crystal Simorgh for the best director in
Asia and Middle East Films section of the International Fajr Film
Festival. A joint production of Iran and Iraq, Requiem of Snow was the
first film to represent Iraq in the Best Foreign Language Film
category at the Oscars.His latest film, Jani Gal, is a Kurdish
language drama, about Kurdish separatists in the 1940s and 1950 trying
to create a Kurdish state from parts of Iran and Iraq. This film was
also selected to represent Iraq in the Best Foreign Language Film
category at the Oscars.
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