Samira MAKHMALBAF

Director

Iran

Samira MAKHMALBAF

Iranian Director. At the age of 7, she appeared in The Cyclist directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, her father. At the age of 17, after directing two video productions, she went on to direct the movie The Apple which was shown at Un Certain Regard, official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1999, Samira Makhmalbaf directed her second feature film, The Blackboard, shown in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival and which won the Jury's Prize.

Jury attendance

  • Member Cinéfondation & Short Films, 2001

Feature films

PANJ É ASR

In Competition - Feature Films, 2003Director, Screenplay

TAKHTE SIAH

In Competition - Feature Films, 2000Director, Screenplay

LA POMME

Un Certain Regard, 1998Director, Screenplay

Awards

PANJ É ASR

In Competition - Feature Films, 2003
2003 Jury Prize
Director, Screenplay

TAKHTE SIAH

In Competition - Feature Films, 2000
2000 Jury Prize (Ex-Aequo)
Director, Screenplay