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Morteza Poursamadi (1952-2023)

Alias:
Morteza Poorsamadi
Morteza Pour Samadi
Morteza Poursamadi
Morteza Pursamadi
مرتضی پورصمدی

Birthplace:
Tehran, Iran

Born:
January 1, 1952

Died:
September 2, 2023

Biography from TheMovieDB

Morteza Poursamadi (مرتضی پورصمدی) is a renowned cinematographer and photographer, born 1952, Tehran, Iran. He has famous for having a filmography of over 100 documentaries and 23 films traveling more than 500000 kilometers to shoot documentaries ethnic groups and cultures and has housed exhibitions across Europe and Canada. Morteza Poursamadi has worked on award-winning titles such as Hiss Dokhtarha Faryad Nemizanand (2013) which won the best film for narrative feature at the Women’s Independent Film Festival, Paper Airplanes Mooshak e Kaghazi (1997), best film at the Isfahan International Festival of Films for Children & Young Adults and the documentary The Old Man of Hara Pire Hara (2002), which won the New Asian Currents - Award of Excellence at the Yamagata International Documentary Festival. He has won various awards for his cinematography, International Roshd Festival, Miras Farhangi (cultural heritage) Festival and he also received a Crystal Sigmor at the Fajr International Film Festival for best director.

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Cinematography:
1998  Silk
1999  Charsho
2003  Tehran 7:00 a.m.
2005  Requiem of Snow
2007  Eghlima
2012  شیر تو شیر
2013  Hush! Girls Don't Scream
2014  Arghavan
2022  2888
2023  and her sleeve wet with tears

Director of Photography:
1988  Taraz
1996  Holy Wedding
1998  Silk
1999  Charsho
1999  Mokarrameh, Memories and Dreams
2003  Dose
2003  Tehran 7:00 a.m.
2005  Gilaneh
2005  Requiem of Snow
2007  Eghlima
2007  Like a Tale
2012  شیر تو شیر
2013  Hush! Girls Don't Scream
2014  Arghavan
2015  Wednesday, May 9
2017  No Date, No Signature
2020  Fathers
2022  2888
2023  and her sleeve wet with tears

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