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Esmael Barari (b. 1965)

Alias:
اسماعیل براری

Birthplace:
Bandar-e Anzali, Iran

Born:
October 26, 1965

Biography from TheMovieDB

Born in 1965 in the Caspian Sea port of Bandar Anzali, Esmael Barari graduated in filmmaking from University of Art, Tehran. In 1988, his short film, "Reaction", won top prize at the first national students film festival of Tehran and the silver plaque at the 1989 Ebensee Festival of Nations. His other short films are "Nader's Gift" (1989) and "Loneliness And The Clod" (1990) which was presented in FIPA Cannes-91 and received The Golden Butterfly for the Best Film at 5th International Festival of Film and Video for Children and Young Adults. Up to now he has made more than twenty feature, documentary and short films & TV series. In 1991, Barari directed his debut feature, "City in The Hands of Children".  Feature Films: 1991- City in The Hands of Children; 1992- The Nest (Banned); 1996- The Green Hell; 2000- The Devil's Dance; 2001-4 Dead Heat under The Shrubs (Banned); 2007- Day of Rain; 2006/2012 Maryam's Report (Banned); 2012- The Twelve Chairs  He is director of "World Iranian Film Center" and a member of "The Union of Iranian Cinema Producers" and artistic adviser of "ECO Cultural Institute" and a member of international jury of Mostra Valencia Film Festival-2007.

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Film Production

Director:
1989  Reaction
1990  Loneliness and the Clod
1991  City in the Hands of Children
1992  The Nest
1995  The Green Hell
2001  The Devil's Dance
2004  Dead Heat Under the Shrubs
2007  Day of Rain
2008  For My Son
2009  Maryam's Report
2016  The Twelve Seats

Editor:
1989  Reaction
1990  Loneliness and the Clod
1991  City in the Hands of Children
1992  The Nest
1995  The Green Hell
2001  The Devil's Dance
2004  Dead Heat Under the Shrubs
2007  Day of Rain
2008  For My Son
2009  Maryam's Report
2016  The Twelve Seats

Producer:
1989  Reaction
1990  Loneliness and the Clod
1991  City in the Hands of Children
1992  The Nest
1995  The Green Hell
2001  The Devil's Dance
2004  Dead Heat Under the Shrubs
2007  Day of Rain
2008  For My Son
2009  Maryam's Report
2016  The Twelve Seats

Production Design:
1989  Reaction
1990  Loneliness and the Clod
1991  City in the Hands of Children
1992  The Nest
1995  The Green Hell
2001  The Devil's Dance
2004  Dead Heat Under the Shrubs
2007  Day of Rain
2008  For My Son
2009  Maryam's Report
2016  The Twelve Seats

Writer:
1989  Reaction
1990  Loneliness and the Clod
1991  City in the Hands of Children
1992  The Nest
1995  The Green Hell
2001  The Devil's Dance
2004  Dead Heat Under the Shrubs
2007  Day of Rain
2008  For My Son
2009  Maryam's Report
2016  The Twelve Seats

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TV Production

Creator:
1996  Home, Neighborhood, School

Director:
1996  Home, Neighborhood, School

Producer:
1996  Home, Neighborhood, School

Series Director:
1996  Home, Neighborhood, School

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