Summary
Babak Jalali (Persian: بابک جلالی) is an Iranian–British film director and producer, notably directing Radio Dreams, for which he won the Hivos Tiger Award at the 45th International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Early life edit
Jalali was born in Gorgan, Iran, and grew up in London, where he attended the London Film School.[1]
Career edit
Directing edit
In 2006, Jalali was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film for his short "Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran."[1]
Jalali's first feature film, the 2010 Frontier Blues, was developed with support from the Cannes Cinéfondation.[2] Frontier Blues premiered in Locarno Festival Competition and also screened in the 2010 "New Directors" series at the Museum of Modern Art and Lincoln Center.[3]
In 2016, Jalali's film Radio Dreams[4][5] premiered at the 45th International Film Festival Rotterdam, winning for the Hivos Tiger Award, the festival's top honor.[6]
Jalali's third feature Land is an Italian-French-Dutch co-production, supported by CNC, TorinoFilmLab, Eurimages, Mibac and Doha Film Institute among others. It premiered in Berlin International Film Festival.
Jalali co-wrote, edited, and directed his fourth feature Fremont, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2023.[7]
With his film Fremont, Jalali was nominated as a director for Best International Feature Film at the British Independent Film Awards in 2024, and she won the John Cassavetes Awards at the Independent Spirit Awards 2024.
Producing edit
Jalali has also produced films, including Italian director Duccio Chiarini’s Short Skin, which won support from the Venice Biennale College[8] and premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2014;[9] Israel-born, Berlin-based director Noaz Deshe's feature White Shadow;[10] and Iranian director Ali Jaberansari's feature The Ladder, for which Jalali, Jaberansari and Chiarini (also producing) won production support at the Sofia International Film Festival.[11]
References edit
- ^ a b Tolley, Gail (August 4, 2010). "Babak Jalali: Frontier Blues". Dazed. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ Rosser, Michael (February 1, 2016). "Rotterdam director questions role of microbudget talent schemes". ScreenDaily.com. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (30 March 2010). "New Directors/New Films Offers 'I Am Love'". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ Griffiths, Michael (4 March 2016). "Metallica fans are ignoring Iran's ban on metal music". The Independent. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ Young, Neil (February 3, 2016). "'Radio Dreams': Rotterdam Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ Rosser, Michael (February 5, 2016). "'Radio Dreams' wins Rotterdam's Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ Feldberg, Isaac (February 1, 2023). "'Fremont': Babak Jalali & Anaita Wali Zada On Their Delightful & Comically Offbeat Sundance Gem [Interview]". theplaylist.net. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ Lyman, Eric J. (November 27, 2013). "Venice's Biennale College Selects Three Finalists for Financial Support, Spot in Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ Hopewell, John (29 August 2014). "Venice: Good Films To Release 'Short Skin' in Italy (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ Simon, Alissa (9 July 2014). "Variety Critics' Choice Helmer Noaz Deshe Reveals Multi-disciplinary Plans". Variety. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ Blaney, Martin (March 16, 2015). "'The Lesson' wins four in Sofia". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
External links edit
- Babak Jalali at IMDb