Asghar Massombagi

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Asghar Massombagi is an Iranian-Canadian film director, most noted for his 2001 film Khaled . [1]

Born and raised in Tehran, he moved to Canada at age 18, and studied film at Simon Fraser University and the Canadian Film Centre. [1] He made the short films Feel Like Chicken Tonight (1998) and The Miracle (1999) prior to the premiere of Khaled at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival. [2] Khaled won the Best Director Award for at the 37th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, [3] the First Time Filmmaker Award at the ReelWorld Film Festival, [1] received an honorable mention for the FIPRESCI International Critics Award, [4] and was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2001. [5]

In 2005 he released the short film Rose, [6] and an episode of the television series Robson Arms . [7]

In 2020 he was a participant in Greetings from Isolation, a project featuring short films by 45 Canadian directors about the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Alexandra Gill, "Reflections in an exile's eye". The Globe and Mail , April 20, 2002.
  2. ↑ Peter Howell, "Out on a limb; Canadian directors follow risky path looking for our personal identities in the stories they tell". Toronto Star , September 7, 2001.
  3. ↑ Daniela Lazarová, "Karlovy Vary Film Festival ends". Radio Prague, July 14, 2002.
  4. ↑ "Inuit film wins festival prize; Fast Runner named best Canadian entry at subdued closing ceremonies". Waterloo Region Record , September 17, 2001.
  5. ↑ "Lists, lists and lists: Tops in video". Peterborough Examiner , December 20, 2001.
  6. ↑ "CHUM's initiative to support diverse Canadian filmmakers results in a contemporary eight-part anthology". Canada NewsWire , January 17, 2006.
  7. ↑ Sorelle Saidman, "New CTV series starts filming in Vancouver". The Province , March 3, 2004.


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