Paliz Khoshdel

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Paliz Khoshdel
Khoshdel in 2011
Born (1985-11-25) 25 November 1985 (age 38)
NationalityIranian
Occupation(s)Film Director, Producer, Editor, Painter
Known forThe Football Aficionado
Street sultans
Mutiny of colours
MovementIranian underground filmmaker
AwardsWon BIFF Mecenat Award. Best Documentary in biff Festival 2022
Paliz Khoshdel at Busan Intl. Film Fest

Paliz Khoshdel (Persian: پالیز خوشدل) is an Iranian underground Film Director, Editor and Producer.[1] He was born in 1985 in Rasht, Iran. From 2009 till now, he continued his career as documentary & experimental filmmaker and producer. His area of concern is mostly on untold stories of Iranian youth generation and their underground lifestyle.[2]

As a director and producer, his films include Ancient Heritage, Street Sultan,[3] Mutiny of Colours.[4][5] ٫ Apnea, The Makhoola Arrives!

"The football aficionado" co-produced and co-directed by Paliz Khoshdel and Sharmin Mojtahedzadeh, which participated in the competition section of documentary films, won the best Asian documentary film, "BIFF Mecenat Award".[6]


Documentary films[edit]

Title Time Format Year
Street sultans 40 MIN DV 2010
Mutiny of colours 70 MIN HD 2017
The Makhola Arrives! 70 MIN HD 2017-2018
Apnea 9 min HD 2019
The Football Aficionado 85 MIN 4k 2018_2022

Filmography[edit]

As director[edit]

As editor[edit]

As producer[edit]

  • Street sultans (Documentary 2010)
  • On underground (Documentary 2012)
  • Mutiny of Colours (Documentary 2017)
  • The Makhola Arrives! (Documentary 2018)
  • Apnea (Experimental 2019)
  • The football Aficionado (Documentary 2022)
  • The Scar (Future film 2023)

National awards[edit]

  • Won “Special Award For The Best Film” from Iranian Critics and Writers Association, 2010[8]
  • Won “Best Semi-Long Film” Award from Independent “Image of the Year” Festival, 2010[8]
  • Won “Best Director” Award in Semi-Long Documentary section at “City” International Film Festival, 2011[8]
  • Won “Best Semi-Long Documentary Film” Award from “Iranian Cinema Ceremony“ at Iranian House Of Cinema 2011.[8]

International awards and screening[edit]

  • The Football Aficionado has been awarded as the best Asian documentary film, the Mecenat Award, at 27 Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in October 2022.[6]
  • (The Football Aficionado) Won Best Documentary Film, Cinema of The World Film Festival (Sport), India, 2023
  • (The Football Aficionado) Official Selection at International Documentary Film Festival Flahertiana,, Perm, Russia 2023[9]
  • (The Football Aficionado) Film Screening at Kerala International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Kerala, India, 2023[10]
  • (The Football Aficionado) Festival del Cinema dei Diritti Umani di Napoli, Italy, 2023
  • (The Football Aficionado) Film Screening at Cinéma(s) D’Iran 2023[11]
  • Won “Best Film” Award at Six Weeks of Iranian Art, Canadian Film Festival 2012[8]
  • Earned “Certificate of Achievement” at Canada's 2nd Iranian Film Festival 2010[8]
  • Film Screening at Online Women Filmmakers (of Iran) Uppsala Film Festival, Sweden 2012[12]
  • Film Screening at DHfest film festival in Mexico city, 2014[13]
  • Film Screening at Cinéma(s) D’Iran 2014[14]
  • Film Screening at UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema, U.S.A 2013[15]
  • Participated at Media Wave Film Festival, Hungary 2013[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Paliz Khoshdel | dafilms.com". dafilms.com. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  2. ^ ری‌ویو, ایران برندز (2023-12-07). "پالیز خوشدل". ایران برندز ری‌ویو (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  3. ^ "Princes des rues (2011)". Cinéma(s) d'Iran (in French). 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  4. ^ "Mutiny of Colours – Documenting Street Art in Iran".
  5. ^ ""Mutiny Of Colours" A Documentary About Street Art in Iran (Crowdfunding)". URBANSHIT (in German). 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  6. ^ a b "Iranian Films win awards at Busan Intl. Film Festival". Honaronline. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  7. ^ Khoshdel, Paliz; Tabrizy, Zeinab (2016-02-01), Mutiny of Colours (Documentary), retrieved 2023-12-09
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Street Sultans Award". LSD Magazine.
  9. ^ "Flahertiana / The Football Aficionado". eng.flahertiana.ru. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  10. ^ "Eshgh-e-Football | INTERNATIONAL FILMS". idsffk.in. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  11. ^ "Cinema Iran – Iranisches Filmfestival München. Wir zeigen aktuelle Filme aus und über Iran" (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  12. ^ "Women Filmmakers". slottsbio.com.
  13. ^ "street sultans *screening". dhfest.
  14. ^ "cinema Iran". cinemasdiran. 2014-05-24.
  15. ^ "USLA". usla film archive.
  16. ^ "midway".

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