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Abbas Kiarostami was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1940. He graduated from university with a degree in fine arts before starting work as a graphic designer. He then joined the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, where he started a film section, and this started his career as a filmmaker at the age of 30... See full bio »

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2012/I The End (screenplay) (post-production)
 
2011 Ashnaee ba Leila (writer) (post-production)
 
2010 Certified Copy
 
2007 Kojast jaye residan (documentary short)
 
2006 Roads of Kiarostami (documentary short)
 
2006 Men at Work (first story)
 
2005 Tickets (screenplay)
 
2004 10 on Ten (documentary)
 
2003 Five Dedicated to Ozu (documentary) (writer)
 
2003 Crimson Gold (screenplay)
 
2002 The Deserted Station (story)
 
2002 Ten
 
2000 Willow and Wind
 
1999 Volte sempre, Abbas! (short) (screenplay "A Good, Good Citizen")
 
1999 The Wind Will Carry Us (writer)
 
1997 Taste of Cherry
 
1996 Safar
 
1995 The White Balloon
 
1994 Through the Olive Trees
 
1992 Life, and Nothing More...
 
1990 Close-Up
 
1989 Homework (documentary) (writer)
 
1987 Kelid
 
1987 Where is the Friend's Home?
 
1984 Avaliha (documentary)
 
1983 Dandan Dard (short) (writer)
 
1983 Hamshahri (documentary) (writer)
 
1982 Hamsarayan (short)
 
1981 Be Tartib ya Bedoun-e Tartib (short)
 
1980 Behdasht-e Dandan
 
1979 Ghazieh-e Shekl-e Aval, Ghazieh-e Shekl-e Dou Wom (documentary) (writer)
 
1978 Rah Hal-e Yek (short) (writer)
 
1977 Az Oghat-e Faraghat-e Khod Chegouneh Estefadeh Konim?
 
1977 Bozorgdasht-e mo'Allem (short)
 
1977 The Report
 
1976 Lebassi Baraye Arossi (screenplay)
 
1976 Rangha (short)
 
1975 Two Solutions for One Problem (short)
 
1975 So Can I (short)
 
1974 The Traveler
 
1973 The Experience (screenplay)
 
1972 Zang-e Tafrih (short)
 
1970 The Bread and Alley (short)
 
Show ShowDirector (41 titles)
2012/I The End (post-production)
 
2010 No (documentary short)
 
2010 Certified Copy
 
2008 Shirin
 
2007 To Each His Own Cinema (segment "Where is my Romeo?")
 
2007 Kojast jaye residan (documentary short)
 
2006 Roads of Kiarostami (documentary short)
 
2005 White Pages (short) (supervisor)
 
2005 Tickets
 
2004 10 on Ten (documentary)
 
2003 Five Dedicated to Ozu (documentary)
 
2002 Ten
 
2001 ABC Africa (documentary)
 
1999 The Wind Will Carry Us
 
1997 Taste of Cherry
 
1995 Lumière and Company (documentary)
 
1995 À propos de Nice, la suite (segment "Repérages")
 
1994 Through the Olive Trees
 
1992 Life, and Nothing More...
 
1990 Close-Up
 
1989 Homework (documentary)
 
1987 Where is the Friend's Home?
 
1984 Avaliha (documentary)
 
1983 Dandan Dard (short)
 
1983 Hamshahri (documentary)
 
1982 Hamsarayan (short)
 
1981 Be Tartib ya Bedoun-e Tartib (short)
 
1980 Behdasht-e Dandan
 
1979 Ghazieh-e Shekl-e Aval, Ghazieh-e Shekl-e Dou Wom (documentary)
 
1978 Rah Hal-e Yek (short)
 
1977 Az Oghat-e Faraghat-e Khod Chegouneh Estefadeh Konim?
 
1977 Bozorgdasht-e mo'Allem (short)
 
1977 The Report
 
1976 Lebassi Baraye Arossi
 
1976 Rangha (short)
 
1975 Two Solutions for One Problem (short)
 
1975 So Can I (short)
 
1974 The Traveler
 
1973 The Experience
 
1972 Zang-e Tafrih (short)
 
1970 The Bread and Alley (short)
 
Show ShowEditor (26 titles)
2008 Shirin
 
2006 Roads of Kiarostami (documentary short)
 
2004 10 on Ten (documentary)
 
2003 Five Dedicated to Ozu (documentary)
 
2002 Ten
 
2001 ABC Africa (documentary)
 
1999 The Wind Will Carry Us
 
1997 Taste of Cherry
 
1994 Through the Olive Trees
 
1992 Life, and Nothing More...
 
1990 Close-Up
 
1989 Homework (documentary)
 
1987 Kelid
 
1987 Where is the Friend's Home?
 
1984 Avaliha (documentary)
 
1983 Hamshahri (documentary)
 
1982 Hamsarayan (short)
 
1981 Be Tartib ya Bedoun-e Tartib (short)
 
1980 Behdasht-e Dandan
 
1979 Ghazieh-e Shekl-e Aval, Ghazieh-e Shekl-e Dou Wom (documentary)
 
1978 Rah Hal-e Yek (short)
 
1976 Lebassi Baraye Arossi
 
1976 Rangha (short)
 
1975 Two Solutions for One Problem (short)
 
1975 So Can I (short)
 
1973 The Experience
 
Show ShowProducer (11 titles)
2012/I The End (producer) (post-production)
 
2010 Certified Copy (producer)
 
2008 Shirin (producer)
 
2005/III Monday Morning (short) (consulting producer)
 
2004 10 on Ten (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2002 Ten (producer)
 
2001 ABC Africa (documentary) (producer)
 
1999 The Wind Will Carry Us (producer)
 
1997 Taste of Cherry (producer)
 
1994 Through the Olive Trees (producer)
 
1993 Safari be Diare Mosafer (documentary) (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (6 titles)
2011 Under the Sky (short) (supervised by)
 
2004 Friday's Soldiers (title designer)
 
2003 Chaplin Today: The Kid (TV documentary short) (archive source)
 
1970 The Window (title designer)
 
1970 Reza, the Motorcyclist (title designer)
 
1969 Gheisar (title designer)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (5 titles)
2007 Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema (documentary)
 
2006 Roads of Kiarostami (documentary short)
 
2004 10 on Ten (documentary)
 
2003 Five Dedicated to Ozu (documentary)
 
2002 Ten
 
Show ShowSound Department (2 titles)
2004 10 on Ten (documentary) (sound)
 
2003 Five Dedicated to Ozu (documentary) (sound)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
2005 TropiAbbas (short)
Abbas Kiarostami
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2012 Keep the Flight in Mind (special thanks) (completed)
 
2011 Mourning (special thanks)
 
2002 The Deserted Station (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode #1.13 (2011) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2011 Kurosawa's Way (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Janela Indiscreta (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.39 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 The Fabulous Picture Show (TV series)
Himself
– Certified Copy (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Sodankylä ikuisesti (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Elokuvan vuosisata (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 May 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2007 Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Words in Progress (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Chaplin Today: The Kid (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 A Walk with Kiarostami (documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Abbas Kiarostami: The Art of Living (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 ABC Africa (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Friendly Persuasion: Iranian Cinema After the 1979 Revolution (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Ahmad Shamlou: Master Poet of Liberty (documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Festival de San Sebastián. Ceremonia de Clausura (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 Cinéma, de notre temps (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Abbas Kiarostami - Vérités et songes (1994) … Himself
 
1993 Safari be Diare Mosafer (documentary)
 
1990 Close-Up
Himself
 
1989 Homework (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 

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Good cinema is what we can believe and bad cinema is what we can't believe. What you see and believe in is very much what I'm interested in. And it's not so much a question of whether we've shot it through 35mm or digital video; what is important is whether the audience accepts it as real. It's very true that non-actors feel more comfortable in front of a digital camera... See more »

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Cancer