Mohammad Shirvani

Mohammad Shirvani is an Iranian alternative filmmaker. In 1998 He escaped from the military service to make his first short film “The circle”. In 1999 “The Circle” was selected for Critics' Week International Cannes festival. Being selected by Cannes Festival made a great impact on the young director and since then he has become a full time filmmaker. He has never limited his professional career and has made movies in every form including experimentals, documentaries, short films and feature films. His films have been screened in more than 400 international festivals and events. He won the Golden Tiger Award for Best Feature Film for “Fat Shaker” in Rotterdam, 2013.

Awards

 * The Circle, Best Short Film - Fajr IFF - Tehran- 1999
 * The Circle, Selected for Critics' Week International -Cannes IFF, France- 1999
 * The Candidate, Grand Prize - Marseilles IDFF, 2000
 * Iranian Conserve, Best Short Film - Cinema Tout Ecran IFF, Geneva - 2004
 * Iranian Conserve, Jury Prize - Cracow IFF, Poland - 2005
 * Navel, Grand Prize - Split IFF, Croatia - 2004
 * President Mir Qanbar, Award of  Excellence - Yamagata - IDFF, 2005
 * President Mir Qanbar, Magnolia Award for Best Social Documentary  -  Shanghai TV  IFF, 2006
 * Iranian Cookbook, Best Experimental Documentary Film - Cinema Verite IDFF, Tehran - 2010
 * Iranian Cookbook, Best Film of Audience Award .  Yamagata IDFF, 2011
 * Iranian Cookbook, Japan Community Cinema Center    Award -  Yamagata  IDFF, 2011
 * Fat Shaker, Tiger Award for The Best Film - Rotterdam IFF, 2013