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Afsaneh Salari
افسانه سالاری
Afsaneh Salari in Paris France 2022
Born (1988-11-08) 8 November 1988 (age 35)
Occupation(s)documentary filmmaker, editor and producer
Years active2015–present

Afsaneh Salari (Persian: افسانه سالاری, ; born 8 November 1988) is an Iranian documentary filmmaker, editor, and producer.[1] . She is known for directing The Silhouettes and producing The Forbidden Strings.

The Silhouettes received a nomination for Best Documentary Feature at the 39th Fajr Film Festival. It also earned a Jury Special Mention for Best Documentary Feature at Visions du Réel, won the Next Award Prize at the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival in 2021[2], and received the Director’s Choice of Young Talent award at the Iranian Film Festival Zurich[3].

Salari's recent documentary, Great Are the Eyes of a Dead Father, features Wim Wenders as a Creative Consultant[4]. This project is part of the "A Sense of Place" initiative in collaboration with the Wim Wenders Foundation.[5]

Salari holds a BA in film editing from the Art University of Tehran, a Master’s degree in Creative Directing and Cinematography from the University of Paris 8, and a Master’s in Documentary Directing from the DocNomads joint master’s program.

She co-founded the Docmaniacs Film Collective in Tehran and established Docmaniacs Productions in Paris. Salari is also an alumna of the La Fémis documentary course, Berlinale Talents[6], and the IDFA Academy.


References[edit]

  1. ^ "Afsaneh Salari IMDB". IMDb.
  2. ^ "The Silhouettes". DMZ International Documentary Film Festival.
  3. ^ "The Silhouettes". Iranian Film Festival Zurich (in German).
  4. ^ Wim Wenders Foundation (2024-03-28). "SINEMA TRANSTOPIA Facebook post". Facebook.
  5. ^ "Wim Wenders Foundation". Wim Wenders Stiftung.[failed verification]
  6. ^ "Profile: Afsaneh Salari". Berlinale Talents. Archived from the original on 2024-05-19.

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