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Babak Jalali (b. 1978)

Alias:
بابک جلالی

Birthplace:
Gorgan, Iran

Born:
September 1, 1978

Biography from TheMovieDB

Babak Jalali (Persian: بابک جلالی; 1 September, 1978; Gorgan) is an Iranian–British-American film director and producer, notably directing Radio Dreams, for which he won the Hivos Tiger Award at the 45th International Film Festival Rotterdam.  Jalali was born in Gorgan, Iran, and grew up in London, where he attended the London Film School. In 2006, Jalali was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film for his short "Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran." Jalali's first feature film, the 2010 Frontier Blues, was developed with support from the Cannes Cinéfondation. 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. In 2016, Jalali's film Radio Dreams premiered at the 45th International Film Festival Rotterdam, winning for the Hivos Tiger Award, the festival's top honor. 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.

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Film Production

Co-Producer:
2013  White Shadow

Director:
2005  Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran
2010  Frontier Blues
2013  White Shadow
2016  Radio Dreams
2018  Land
2023  Fremont
????  A Town in Patagonia

Editor:
2005  Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran
2010  Frontier Blues
2012  Simon Killer
2013  White Shadow
2016  Radio Dreams
2018  Land
2022  Amanda
2023  Fremont
????  A Town in Patagonia

Producer:
2005  Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran
2008  Lo zio
2010  Frontier Blues
2012  Simon Killer
2013  White Shadow
2015  Short Skin
2016  Radio Dreams
2018  Land
2019  Tehran: City of Love
2022  Amanda
2023  Fremont
????  A Town in Patagonia

Screenplay:
2005  Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran
2008  Lo zio
2010  Frontier Blues
2012  Simon Killer
2013  White Shadow
2015  Short Skin
2016  Radio Dreams
2018  Land
2019  Tehran: City of Love
2022  Amanda
2023  Fremont
????  A Town in Patagonia

Writer:
2005  Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran
2008  Lo zio
2010  Frontier Blues
2012  Simon Killer
2013  White Shadow
2015  Short Skin
2016  Radio Dreams
2018  Land
2019  Tehran: City of Love
2022  Amanda
2023  Fremont
2025  Xoftex
????  A Town in Patagonia

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