Abed Abest

Abed Abest
Born	(1987-06-21) 21 June 1987 (age 38) Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran
Occupations	Film director screenwriter actor
Notable work	Invasion (2017) Fish & Cat (2013) First feature film: Simulation (2017) The Corner (2014) (Medium-length film) Second feature film: Killing the Eunuch Khan (2021)

Abed Abest (born 1987, in Bandar Abbas, Iran), is an Iranian director, writer and actor. He played roles in Shahram Mokri's films Fish & Cat which Won the Horizon Prize in Venice Film Festival (2013) ^[1] and Invasion which was Nominated for Teddy Award in Berlin International Film Festival (2018). ^[2] His first feature film was Simulation (2017), which world premiered in Berlin International Film Festival (2017) forum section ^[3] and Won the best film award in Spain moving images film festival (2018). ^[4] His second feature film Killing the Eunuch Khan (2021) is premiered in the 25th edition of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. ^[5] and won the Grand Jury Prize in Breakouts Section at Slamdance Film Festival ^[6]

Filmography

Year	Title	Writer	Director	Producer	Actor	Time	Notes
2012	I haven't seen Hussein since the day before yesterday	Yes	Yes	Yes		7 minutes
2013	Fish & Cat	Shahram Mokri and Nasim Ahmadpoor	Shahram Mokri	Sepehr Seifi	Yes	134 minutes	Abed Abest acted as Parviz, Won the Orizzonti/ Horizon Prize in Venice Film Festival (2013) [1] Won the best film award in Lisbon International Film Festival (2013) [7] Won special jury feature prize in Dubai International Film Festival [8] (2014) Won best film award in International Istanbul Film Festival (2014) [9] Won special jury award in Fribourg International Film Festival (2014) [10] Won the audience award in Slovenia bled film festival (2014) [11] Won best film award in Slovenia bled film festival (2014) [11] Won special jury award in Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association (2014) Won best director award in Vietnam Film Festival (2015) [12]
2014	The Corner	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	55 minutes	Abed Abest acted as Amir, Premiered in Cairo International Film Festival [13]
2017	Simulation	Yes	Yes		Yes	84 minutes	Abed Abest acted as Abed, Nominated for best film award in Transilvania International Film Festival (2017) [14] Nominated for best film award in Ars independent festival (2017) [15] Won best film award in Spain moving images festival (2018) [4] Nominated for best film in discovery section in Toronto International Film Festival (2017) [16]
2018	Invasion	Shahram Mokri and Nasim Ahmadpoor	Shahram Mokri	Sepehr Seifi	Yes	102 minutes	Abed Abest acted as Ali, Nominated for Teddy Award in Berlin International Film Festival (2018) [2]
2021	Killing the Eunuch Khan	Yes	Yes	Shahrzad Seifi		110 minutes	Nominated for best film in 25th edition of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2021) [5] Nominated for ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal at International Film Festival of India (2021) [17] Won the Grand Jury Award in Breakouts Section at Slamdance Film Festival (2022) [6] Premiered at International Film Festival of Kerala (2022) [18] Premiered at Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (2022) [19] Nominated for Best Film Award at International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre (FANTASPOA) (2022) [20] Premiered at Revelation Perth International Film Festival (2022) [21] Premiered at No Limit section of Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) (2022) [22] Premiered at Feature Narrative section of Revelation Perth International Film Festival (2022) [23]

References

1. ""Fish & Cat" won the Venice festival Horizone prize". www.iffr.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
2. "Invasion in Berlin international film festival". www.teddyaward.tv. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
3. "Simulation in Berlin international film festival". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
4. "Simulation won the best film award in Spain moving images film festival". www.spainmovingimagesfestival.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
5. "Killing the Eunuch Khan in Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival". www.cineuropa.org. Retrieved 19 Sep 2021.
6. Chapman, Wilson (4 Feb 2022). "2022 Slamdance Award Winners". Variety. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
7. "Fish & Cat in Lisbon International Film Festival". www.en.mehrnews.com. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
8. "Fish & Cat in Dubai International Film Festival". www.mubi.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
9. "Fish & Cat in Istanbul Film Festival". www.dailysabah.com. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
10. "Fish & Cat in Fribourg International Film Festival". www.fiff.ch. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
11. "Fish & Cat in Slovenia bled film festival". www.filmint.nu. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
12. ""Fish & Cat" in Vietnam Film Festival". www.theiranproject.com. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
13. "Simulation in Cairo International Film Festival". www.darb1718.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
14. "Simulation in Transilvania International Film Festival". www.tiff.ro. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
15. "Simulation in Ars independent festival". www.arsindependent.pl. Retrieved 17 June 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
16. "Simulation in Toronto International Film Festival". www.tiff.net. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
17. Syed, Siraj. "Blood flows through the streets in Killing of the Eunuch Khan". Film Festivals. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
18. "Killing the Eunuch Khan". IFFK. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
19. "12 Films you shouldn't miss at the Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival 2022". Asian Film Festivals. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
20. James, Jonathan (23 March 2022). "FANTASPOA 2022 Returns to the Cinema! First Wave of Titles! Poster Art!". Daily Dead. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
21. "Killing the Eunuch Khan at Rev2022!". lunapalace.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
22. "Killing the Eunuch Khan at TIFF.21". tiff.ro.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
23. "Killing the Eunuch Khan at Revelation Perth International Film Festival". revelationfilmfest.org.

External links

• Abed Abest at IMDb