1940, Tehran, Ira- 2016, Paris
Film director, screenwriter, and film producer
Also a poet, photographer, painter, illustrator, and graphic designer
BA Painting, Tehran University, Faculty of Fine Arts
Honors and awards:
Prix Roberto Rossellini (1992)
Prix Cine Decouvertes (1992)
François Truffaut Award (1993)
Pier Paolo Pasolini Award (1995)
Federico Fellini Gold Medal, UNESCO (1997)
Palme d'Or, Cannes Festival (1997)
Honorary Golden Alexander Prize, Greece (1999)
Silver Lion, Venice Film Festival (1999)
Akira Kurosawa Award (2000)
Honorary doctorate, École Normale Supérieure (2003)
Konrad Wolf Prize (2003)
President of the Jury for Caméra d'Or Award, Cannes Festival (2005)
Fellowship of the British Film Institute (2005)
Gold Leopard of Honor, Locarno film festival (2005)
Prix Henri-Langlois Prize (2006)
Honorary doctorate, University of Toulouse (2007)
World's great masters, Kolkata International Film Festival (2007)
Glory to the Filmmaker Award, Venice Film Festival (2008)
Cup of Jamshid Award (2008)
Jury member at numerous film festivals, most notably:
The Cannes Film Festival in 1993, 2002 and 2005
The president of the Camera d'or Jury in Cannes Film Festival 2005
Venice in 1985
Locarno in 1990
Cannes in 1993
San Sebastian in 1996.
Cannes in 2002
São Paulo International Film Festival (2004)
Cannes in 2005 (president)
Capalbio Cinema Festival in 2007 (president)
Books :
Abbas Kiarostami, Abbas Kiarostami: Cahiers du Cinema Livres (24 October 1997) ISBN 2866421965.
Abbas Kiarostami, Walking with the Wind (Voices and Visions in Film): English translation by Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak and Michael C. Beard, Harvard Film Archive; Bilingual edition (28 February 2002) ISBN 0674008448.
Abbas Kiarostami, 10 (ten): Cahiers du Cinema Livres (5 September 2002) ISBN 2866423461.
Abbas Kiarostami, Nahal Tajadod and Jean-Claude Carrière Avec le vent: P.O.L. (5 May 2002) ISBN 2867448891.
Abbas Kiarostami, Le vent nous emportera: Cahiers du Cinema Livres (5 September 2002) ISBN 286642347X.
Filmography:
Copie conforme (2009)
Shirin (2008)
(2007) (segment "Where is my Romeo?")
Kojast jaye residan (2007)
Roads of Kiarostami (2006)
Tickets (2005)
10 on Ten (2004)
Five Dedicated to Ozu (2003)
Ten (2002)
ABC Africa (2001)
The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)
A Taste of Cherry (1997)
Lumière and Company (1995)
"Through the Olive Trees” (1994)
And Life Goes on... (1991)
Close Up (1990)
Homework (1989)
Where Is the Friend's Home? (1987)
First Graders (1984)
Toothache (1983)
Fellow Citizen (1983)
The Chorus (1982)
Orderly or Unorderly (1981)
Dental Hygiene (1980)
First Case, Second Case (1979)
Solution No. 1 (1978)
How to Make Use of Our Leisure Time? (1977)
Tribute to the Teachers (1977)
The Report (1977)
A Suit for Wedding (1976)
the Colours (1976)
Two Solutions for One Problem (1975)
So Can I (1975)
The Traveler (1974)
The Experience (1973)
The Break time (1972)
The Bread and Alley (1970)