Behrouz Sebt Rasoul

Behrouz Sebt Rasoul (born 7 July 1970) is an independent Iranian filmmaker, screenwriter, editor, photographer, musician, and author of two novels.

Born in Tehran in 1970, though he graduated from the Kharazmi University in industrial engineering, his passion has always been the cinema. In 2013 he founded the company Nama Film. He has made many documentaries, one wildlife documentary and 28 documentary episodes about nature, all internationally acclaimed by both professionals and the public.


 * 2012: The Singer In Love I Documentary, 30 min
 * 2014: The Flight Melody I Fiction, 45 min
 * 2015: Identity | Fiction, 75 min
 * 2016: The hidden way I Fiction, 45 min
 * 2018-2020: The Most Ancient Land I Documentary, 1200 min
 * 2020: No Rain Without Bear Documentary
 * 2021: Before Eleven I Fiction, 90 min
 * 2022: Between Two Homes I Documentary, 62 min
 * 2023: Melody | Fiction, 85 min,Tajikistan/Iran

Melody (Мелодия) is a 2023 Tajik-Iranian mystery drama film written, directed, produced and edited by Behrouz Sebt Rasoul.

It's about the music teacher Melody who wants to compose a heartfelt piece for children fighting cancer, using the sound of 30 birds. The film was selected as the Tajik entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards, though it did not appear on the final list. The movie Melody selected at the 54th International Film Festival of India and will have its first international screening in the Cinema of the World section. The movie Melody was selected in the 21st Chennai Film Festival and will be screened on December 14–21.

The movie Melody was selected in the 24th Keswick Film Festival united kingdom february 29-march 3, 2024 competition section. The movie Melody was selected in the 42th Fajr International Film Festival 2024 Iran country. The Melody movie participated in the competitive section in the 23th ImagineIndia Int’l Film Festival, Madrid – Spain and won in three sections and was nominated in two sections.

Awards and nominations
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Date of ceremony ! scope="col"| Recipient(s) ! scope="col"| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Ref(s) ! scope="row"| 96th Academy Awards 96th Academy Awards ! scope="row"| 54th International Film Festival of India,GOA ! scope="row"| 21st Chennai International Film Festival ! scope="row"|24th keswick film festival ! scope="row"|42th Fajr International Film Festival ! scope="row"|23th imagineindia Film Festival, Madrid – Spain
 * 2024
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 * Tajikistan could not send that list on time
 * 24 November 2023
 * Behrouz Sebt Rasoul
 * first international screen at Cinema of the World section
 * 21 December 2023
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 * screen at World Cinema section
 * 1 March 2024
 * Behrouz Sebt Rasoul
 * Competitive section
 * 3 February 2024
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 * Competitive section
 * 2024
 * Behrouz Sebt Rasoul
 * Competitive section:

Won
Ali-Mohammad Ghasemi Payam Hossein Souri Foad Samiei
 * Best Director of Photography:
 * Best Set Designer:
 * Best Original Music:

Nominated
Diman Zandi Mahmoudreza Mousavinejad
 * Best Actress:
 * Best Sound Design:


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