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Marziyeh

Biography:

Marziyeh Meshkiny
Filmmaker, writer
 
Born in 1969 in Tehran. She is the wife of celebrated Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf. She studied Cinema in Makhmalbaf Film school for 8 years.
 
Her first film ‘The Day I Became a Woman”, (a 3-episode story) attended the Critics Week category in Venice International Film Festival in 2000 and won 3 awards from that festival.
 
Marziyeh Meshkini’s second film ‘Stray Dogs’ competed in the best film category at Venice Film Festival in 2003 and received two awards from the festival. Her film has received many international awards across the world.
 
She has worked as assistant director in “The Apple”, “The Blackboards”, “ At Five In The Afternoon” and “Two-Legged Horse” by Samira Makhmalbaf as well as in "Silence", "Sex & Philosophy", "Scream Of The Ants" and  "The Door" directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
 
Marziyeh Meshkiny is also the scriptwriter of the award winning film “Buddha Collapsed Out Of Shame” by Hana Makhmalbaf , which has won the Chrystal Bear from Berlin Film Festival, Grand Jury Award from San Sebastian.... and has been nominated for the Best Asian Film Award from Hong Kong Film Festival.

Director: 
  1. The Man Who Came With The Snow
  2. Stray Dogs
  3. The Day I Became A Woman
Editor: 
  1. Tenant, 2015 (Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf)
  2. The President, as Co-editor, 2014 (Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf)
  3. Ongoing Smile, 2013 (Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf)
Scriptwriter: 
  1. The President, as Co-writer, 2014 (Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf)
  2. Buddha collapsed out of shame 2007 (Directed by Hana Makhmalbaf)
Assistant Director: 
  1. Two-legged Horse 2008
  2. Scream Of The Ants
  3. Sex & Philosophy 2005
  4. At five in the afternoon 2002 
  5. God, Construction, Destruction 2002
  6. The Blackboard 2000
  7. The Door 1999
  8. The Silence 1998
  9. The Apple 1997
Still Photographer: 
  1. "Afghan alfabet" By Mohsen Makhmalbaf 2002
Jury: 
  1. Istanbul International Film Festival, Turkey 2001.
International Awards: 
  1. Stray Dogs: Best Film, Bermuda Film Festival, Bermuda 2005
  2. Stray Dogs: Netpac Prize, Singapore Film Festival, 2005 
  3. Stray Dogs: Fipresci Prize, Singapore Film Festival, 2005
  4. Stray Dogs: The Silver Camera Award (for cultural and artistic communications) Venice, Italy, 2004
  5. Stray Dogs: Unicef Award, Venice, Italy, 2004 
  6. The Day I Became A woman: Cine Tirol Verleiher Preis from Innsbruck International film festival, Austria, 2001.
  7. The Day I Became A woman: First prize from Novo Cinema International Film Festival, Belgium, 2001
  8. The Day I Became A woman: Best Director Award from Thesaloniki International Film Festival, Greece. 2000.
  9. The Day I Became A woman: Golden Plaque of ville De Nantes from Festival des Trois Continents (Nantes) France, 2000 
  10. The Day I Became A woman: Special young Jury award from Festival des Trois Continents (Nantes) France, 2000
     
  11. The Day I Became A woman: Special Jury award from Festival des Trois Continents (Nantes) France, 2000.
  12. The Day I Became A woman: The Prize of the International Film Critics (FIPRESCI Prize) from Films from the south Festival. Norway.2000
  13. The Day I Became A woman: The Best Asian Film from Pusan International Film Festival.Korea.2000
  14. The Day I Became A woman: The gold plaque for Best First Film from Chicago International Film Festival .USA. 2000
  15. The Day I Became A woman: The Volkswagen Discovery Award from Toronto International Film Festival. Canada. 2000
  16. The Day I Became A woman: Prize CICT-UNESCO of the International Council of Cinema and Television within UNESCO has awarded its prize for the following motivation: "for its honesty and for the quality of vision on the woman condition in Iran" from 15th.International week of film critics, Venice. Italy .2000
  17. The Day I Became A woman: Prize ISVEMA of 100,000,000 Italian lira of commercial promotion on the private televisions associated with Isvema itself, assigned by the jury of the national Syndicate of Italian Film Critics, for its: "poetical representation of woman condition in nowadays Iranian society" from 15th.International week of film critics, Venice. Italy.2000
  18. The Day I Became A woman: Prize to the best first feature film assigned by the young jury of CINEMAVENIRE from 15th.International week of film critics, Venice. Italy .2000