Amir Azizi
Amir Azizi | |
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| امیر عزیزی | |
.jpg) Azizi in 2015 | |
| Born | 1984 (age 41–42) Ahvaz, Iran |
| Occupation | Filmaker |
Amir Azizi (Persian: امیر عزیزی; born in 1984) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter.
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Born in Ahvaz, Azizi started his career as an assistant director, collaborating among others with Rakhshan Banietemad and Kianoush Ayari.[1]
After directing several shorts and documentaries, he made his feature film debut in 2014, with Temporary.[1] The film was entered into the main competition at the Beijing International Film Festival,[2] and won the Special Jury Prize at the MedFilm Festival.[1][3] In 2020, he directed Two Dogs, which was screened at the 37th Warsaw Film Festival,[4] and received a special jury mention prize at the 13th Bengaluru International Film Festival.[5]
In 2025, Azizi's third work Inside Amir premiered at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, in the Giornate degli Autori sidebar, winning the section's main prize, the Director's Award.[6][7] For this film, Azizi got a nomination for best director at the 18th Asia Pacific Screen Awards.[8]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]- Temporary (2014)
- Two Dogs (2020)
- Inside Amir (2025)
Accolades
[edit | edit source]| Award | Ceremony date | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| Bengaluru International Film Festival | 11 March 2022 | Special Jury Mention Prize | Two Dogs | Won | [5] |
| Venice International Film Festival | 6 September 2025 | Giornate degli Autori Director's Award | Inside Amir | Won | [6] |
| Asia Pacific Screen Awards | 27 November 2025 | Best Director | Pending | [8] |
References
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External links
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