Reza Parsa
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| Born | 9 June 1968 Tehran, Iran |
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| Years active | 1991 - present |
| Awards | Ingmar Bergman Award |
Reza Parsa (born 9 June 1968) is an Iranian-Swedish film director, who has won many national and international awards.
Early life and education[edit]
Reza Parsa was born in Tehran, Iran, on 9 June 1968, and moved to Sweden in 1980.[1]
At the age of 22, he was admitted to the directing program at the National Film School of Denmark (1991–95)[1] and directed the most award-winning (11 awards) graduation film, Never (Gränsen), in the history of the school.
Career[edit]
Before the Storm Parsa's first feature film, is a suspense thriller which achieved great critical success and was sold to 35 countries worldwide, including the United States.
Parsa works with screenwriter Johan Bergman Lindfors.
Awards[edit]
Parsa has won many national and international awards, including the Ingmar Bergman Award,[1] the Student Academy Award (Student Oscar) and prizes in Cannes Film Festival, Brasília, Seattle, Chicago, and San Sebastian.
| Guldbagge Awards, Swedish Film Institute | Ingmar Bergman Award (2002)[1] |
| Uppsala International Short Film Festival | Uppland Film Trust Award |
| Copenhagen International Film Festival | New Nordic Talent |
| San Sebastian International Film Festival (Youth Jury Award) | Best Film |
| San Sebastian International Film Festival | Best Director (2000)[1] |
| Seattle International Film Festival | Special Jury Prize |
| Brasília Film Festival | Special Jury Prize |
| Children and Young People's International Film Festival (BUFF) in Sweden | Grand Prix |
| Swedish Film Academy: Kurt Linder Memorial Fund Grant | (2000)[1] |
| Cannes International Film Festival (Young Critics' Award) | Best Short Film |
| Isfahan International Short Film Festival | Best Film |
| Chicago International Film Festival | Best Short Fiction |
| Student Academy Award (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science) | Student Oscar - Best Foreign Film |
| International Student Film Festival in Tel-Aviv | Best Director |
| National Swedish Television (Sveriges Television) | Steen Priwin Award |
| Nordic Panorama (Audience Award) | Best Film |
| Nordic Panorama (Honorary Jury Award) | Best First Film |
| International School Film Festival in Mexico | Best Film |
| International School Film Festival in Mexico (Catholic Church Award) | Best Film |
| Uppsala International Short Film Festival | Best Fiction Film |
| Henri Langlois International Film Festival | Best Director |
| International Festival of Film Schools - Munich (Young Talent Award) | Best Film (1995)[1] |
| International Festival of Film Schools - Munich | Honorary Screenplay Award (1995)[1] |
Selected filmography[edit]
Director[edit]
- The Haga Man (Hagamannen) (2009)
- Meeting Evil (Möte med Ondskan) (2002)
- Before the Storm (Före Stormen) (2000)
- The 8th Song (Den 8:e Sången) (1998)
- Tigerheart (Tigerhjärta) (1997)
- Never (Gränsen) (1995)
Screenwriter[edit]
- Meeting Evil (Möte med Ondskan) (2002)
- Before the Storm (Före Stormen) (2000)
- The 8th Song (Den 8:e Sången) (1998)
- Never (Gränsen) (1995)
Concept creator[edit]
- Aviation (2003)
- Belas Dukkehus (2003)
- It's All Good (2003)
- Min Velsignede Bror (2003)
- Det Ulogiske Instrument (2003)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Reza Parsa". Swedish Film Database. 9 June 1968. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
External links[edit]
- Reza Parsa at IMDb
- Reza Parsa at the Swedish Film Database
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