Mehdi Fard Ghaderi
Quick Facts
Biography
Mehdi Fard Ghaderi (Persian: مهدی فرد قادری ; born 1986) is an Iranian Film director, screenwriter and producer.
Early life
Mehdi Fard Ghaderi was born in 1986 in Nishapur, Iran.
Career
In 2007 he started to write scripts and directing short films. After ten years he wrote and directed eight short films.
Immortality (2016), his 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.Immortality won several international prizes, including Best Film at the 16th Ischia Film Festival, Itscreened at more than thirty international festivals.
His second feature film is titled Weightlessness and was made in 2019. It has won some awards at international film festivals.
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.
The Annoyed is his third movie as director and producer. The premiere of this film was in main competition 25th Shanghai film festival 2023.
Other roles
Ghaderi has been a jury member at several international film festivals, including in Italy, Czech Republic, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Iran.
Filmography
Feature films
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Immortality | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2019 | Weightlessness | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2021 | The Son | No | No | Yes |
| 2023 | The Annoyed | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Short films
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Alternation | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2009 | The Life of Khorshid | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2010 | Gramophone | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2011 | Reversing circles | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2013 | Mirror Narration of Simple Stories | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2015 | The Story of a Rainy Night | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2017 | Autumn leaves | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2019 | Sinful Pleasures | Yes | Yes | No |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Festival | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rome Film Fest | BNL People's Choice Award | Immortality | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Munich Film Festival | Best Film | Immortality | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Transilvania International Film Festival | Best Film | Immortality | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Hanoi International Film Festival | Best Director | Immortality | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Ischia International Film Festival | Best Film | Immortality | Won | |
| 2017 | Love International Film Festival | Best Director | Immortality | Nominated | |
| Best Film | Nominated | ||||
| 2017 | Lucania International Film Festival | Best Film | Immortality | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Middlebury International Film Festival | Best Film | Immortality | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Insolito International Film Festiva | Best Film | Weightlessness | Won | |
| 2020 | Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival | Best Film | Weightlessness | Won | |
| 2020 | North Carolina Film Awards | Directors Award | Weightlessness | Won | |
| 2020 | Athens Marathon International Film Festival | Honorable Mention | Weightlessness | Won | |
| 2020 | Salento International Film Festival | Best Film | Weightlessness | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Moscow International Film Festival | Golden George | The Son | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Rotterdam International Film Festival | Main competition | The Son | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Valladolid International Film Festival | Main competition | The Son | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Shanghai film festival | Golden Goblet Awards | The Annoyed | Nominated |
Jury
- Chairman of the Jury of the Eurasia International Festival (Russia)
- Jury member of Ischia International Film Festival (Italy)
- Jury member of Brno 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)
