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Amir Ghavidel
Amir Ghavidel (22 March 1947 in Mashad-8 November 2009 in Tehran) was an Iranian writer and filmmaker. He started his artistic activities at a young age from performing street theatre in his hometown Mashad before moving to Tehran to follow his dreams and passion for cinema. He officially started his career in the cinema of Iran as a screenwriter and an assistant director to Samuel Khachikian for Death in the Rain (مرگ در باران) in 1975. As the right hand to Khachikian, he continued to write Agitation (اضطراب)and The South's Shark (کوسه ی جنوب) in the next three years. Ghavidel established his name as an influential screenwriter during his whole professional life and wrote twelve produced films and many other unproduced projects.

With the Islamic revolution and the volatile state of cinema in those days, Ghavidel, together with a few other filmmakers, made films based on the hot topics of the day and established himself as one of the pioneer filmmakers of modern Iranian cinema. He made his first work, Rain of Blood (خونبارش)as a documentary feature film in 1980, one year after the revolution. He continued making films within the same mindsets of post-revolution Iran for about ten years. Train (ترن) is considered one the most important films of Ghavidel in the same era of filmmaking. Ghavidel was a stylist filmmaker and believed in thrilling storytelling and engaging the audience in the experience. He fell down a valley and severely broke a leg while shooting Mirza Koochak Khan (میرزا کوچک خان) And Sardar-e Jangal (سردار جنگل). This accident, plus difficult filming conditions, led to an extended period of the shooting of about 2 years.

Ghavidel passed away as a result of complications due to liver failure on 8 November 2009 in Tehran.

Filmography

 * A Friend Made of Fire (2009) - Director
 * Dayereh Tardid (TV Series) (2003) - Director
 * Rokhsareh (2002) - Director
 * Shab Cheragh (TV Series) (2002) - Director
 * Bandar-e meh-alood (1992) - Writer/Director
 * Del Namak (1990) - Director
 * Galan (1990) - Writer/Director
 * Train (1988)- Writer/Art Director/Director
 * The Eagles (1985) - Assistant Director
 * Bloody Rice (1984) - Writer/Director
 * Mirza Koochak Khan (1983) - Writer/Director
 * Sardar-e jangal (1983) - Writer/Director
 * Farman (1982)- Assistant Director
 * A Little Tale (Short) (1980) - Writer/Director
 * Rain of Blood (1980) - Writer/Director
 * Tonight a tear is shed (1979) - Writer
 * The South's Shark (1978) - Writer/Assistant Director
 * Agitation (1976) - Writer/Assistant Director
 * Death in the rain (1975) - Writer/Assistant Director