Mehdi Fard Ghaderi

Mehdi Fard Ghaderi (born 1986) is an Iranian director, screenwriter and producer He is known for his films Immortality (2016), Weightlessness (2019) and The Annoyed (2023).

His first feature, Immortality (2016), which was created in a single 145-minute shot, has been presented at more than 20 festivals around the world including the Rome Film Festival, Munich Film Festival, and the Transilvania International Film Festival. This film received several international awards. His second feature Weightlessness (2019) was created based on long shots and shown in 15 international film festival. His next feature, The Annoyed (2023), premiered at the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival.

Feature Films
Immortality (2016), First feature film, was created in a single shot in 145 minutes on a train. This film was nominated for best film at the Rome Film Festival, Munich Film Festival and Transilvania International Film Festival. Also Shown at twenty international festivals Immortality won several international prizes, including Best Film at the 16th Ischia Film Festival,.

Weightlessness (2019) Second feature film and based on Long Shots. This film was shown in fifteen international film festival and It has won some awards in Europe and North America.

The Annoyed (2023) Third feature film. The world premiere of this film was in main competition 25th Shanghai film festival 2023.

Mehdi Fard Ghaderi was producer of the film The Son in 2021. This film has won prizes at the Moscow Film Festival, and was shown in at the Rotterdam Film Festival and Valladolid Film Festival.

Short Films
In 2007 he started his Career in Cinema. During ten years he Directed and Wrote Eight Experimental and Fiction short films;

Alternation (One Shot, 11min, 2007) The Life Of Khorshid (18 min, 2009) Gramophone (18 min, 2010) Reversing Circles (One Shot, 21min, 2011) Mirror Narration of Simple Stories (27min, 2013) The Story Of A Rainy Night (One Shot, 24min, 2015) Autumn Leaves (15min, 2017) Sinful Pleasures (15min, 2019)

Other roles
Mehdi Fard Ghaderi has been a jury member at several international film festivals in the United States, Italy, Czech Republic, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Iran.

Jury

 * Chairman of the Jury of the Eurasia International Festival (Russia)
 * Jury member of Utah Art International Film Festival (Untied State)
 * Jury member of Ischia International Film Festival (Italy)
 * Jury member of Brno Sixteen International Film Festival (Czech Republic)
 * Jury member of Bausa International Film Festival (Kazakhstan)
 * Jury member of Bogora International Film Festival (Bangladesh)

Books

 * Man Whom No Woman Loved (a crime-romance novel)