Kiumars Pourahmad
Iranian film director (1949–2023)
Kiumars Pourahmad | |
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کیومرث پوراحمد | |
 Pourahmad at the 34th Fajr Film Festival | |
| Born | (1949-12-16)16 December 1949 Najafabad, Iran |
| Died | 5 April 2023(2023-04-05) (aged 73) Bandar-e Anzali, Iran |
| Burial place | Behesht-e Zahra, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, novelist, song writer, producer and editor |
| Years active | 1979–2023 |
| Spouses | Effat Shamohammadi (1972–1989) Zahra Rabbi |
| Children | Pegah Pourahmad, Pardis Pourahmad, Maryam Pourahmad |
Kiumars Pourahmad (Persian: کیومرث پوراحمد; 16 December 1949 – 5 April 2023) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, film editor, film producer and novelist. He is best known for his TV Series, The Tales of Majid.
Biography
He was born in Najafabad on 16 December 1949.[1][2] He later moved to Tehran where he worked as a writer and film critic in the Film magazine.[2] On the morning of 5 April 2023, at the age of 73, Pourahmad was found dead under suspicious circumstances, in a rented villa in Bandar-e Anzali. The police are still investigating his death.[3][4]
Filmography
Film
- Tatoureh, 1984
- Bibi Chelchele, 1984
- Goyar, 1987
- The Harbour, 1989
- Silent Hunt, 1990
- The Shame, 1992
- The Morning After, 1992
- Bread and Poem, 1993
- For the Sake of Haniyeh, 1994
- Khaharan-e-gharib, 1995
- Yalda Night, 2001
- Gol-e Yakh, 2005
- Noke Borj, 2005
- The Night Bus, 2007
- Where Are My Shoes?, 2016
- Blade and Termeh, 2019
- The Night Guardian, 2022
- The case is open, 2023
Television
- The Tales of Majid, 1990
- Sarenakh, 1997
- Parantez Baz, 2010
References
- ^ "علت فوت کیومرث پوراحمد چه بود؟ همراه با بیوگرافی". 5 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Kiumars Purahmad, director of "The Stories of Majid", dies due to alleged suicide at 74". Tehran Times. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "کیومرث پوراحمد، کارگردان سرشناس ایرانی, در بندر انزلی در ویلای آشنایی درگذشت. پرونده مرگ ایشون هنوز باز است و مورد تحقیق پلیس". euronews (in Persian). 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "کیومرث پوراحمد درگذشت". روزنامه تعادل (in Persian). 5 April 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
External links
- Kiumars Pourahmad at IMDb
- Photograph of Kiumars Pourahmad, Āftāb, Friday 9 February 2007
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- Not Awarded (1983)
- Khosrow Sinai (1984)
- Yadollah Samadi (1985)
- Kianoush Ayari (1986)
- Abbas Kiarostami (1987)
- Kianoush Ayari (1988)
- Mohsen Makhmalbaf (1989)
- Dariush Mehrjui (1990)
- Varuzh Karim-Masihi (1991)
- Rakhshan Bani-Etemad (1992)
- Sirus Alvand (1993)
- Mohammad Bozorgnia (1994)
- Dariush Mehrjui (1995)
- Kiumars Pourahmad (1996)
- Majid Majidi (1997)
- Ebrahim Hatamikia (1998)
- Rasoul Mollagholipour (1999)
- Bahman Farmanara (2000)
- Majid Majidi (2001)
- Rasul Sadr-Ameli (2002)
- Reza Mirkarimi (2003)
- Ahmad-Reza Darvish (2004)
- Majid Majidi (2005)
- Asghar Farhadi (2006)
- Mohammad-Hossein Latifi/ Amir-Shahab Razavian (2007)
- Majid Majidi (2008)
- Asghar Farhadi (2009)
- Ebrahim Hatamikia (2010)
- Asghar Farhadi (2011)
- Parviz Sheikhtadi (2012)
- Parviz Shahbazi (2013)
- Ahmad-Reza Darvish (2014)
- Abolhassan Davoudi (2015)
- Saeed Roustayi (2016)
- Vahid Jalilvand (2017)
- Ebrahim Hatamikia/ Bahram Tavakoli (2018)
- Narges Abyar (2019)
- Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian (2020)
- Mehdi Jafari (2021)
- Reza Mirkarimi (2022)
- Mohammad Ali Bashe Ahangar (2023)
- Behrouz Afkhami (2024)
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