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Biography |
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Abbas Kiarostami was born in Tehran, Iran, on June 22 1940. |
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One of the most visionary figures in international cinema, Kiarostami makes films that both challenge viewers’ expectations of modern filmmaking and expound a deeply humanist philosophy. |
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His film credits include The Koker Trilogy (1987-94), A Taste of Cherry (1997) for which he was awarded the Palme d’Or, The Wind Will Carry Us (1999), Ten (2002), and Shirin (2008). |
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In addition to his work as a filmmaker Kiarostami has attracted international acclaim for his work as a poet and photographer. His photographic work includes Untitled Photographs, a collection of over thirty photographs, essentially of snow landscapes, taken in his hometown Tehran. |
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Selected Awards |
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Prix Roberto Rossellini Award for the Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami at the 45th Cannes International Film Festival, France 1992 |
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Best Film Award of Un Certain Regard for Life and Nothing More… at the 45th Cannes International Film Festival, France 1992 |
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Special Award of Critics for Life and Nothing More… at the 17th São Paulo International Film festival, Brazil 1993 |
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Special award of Critics for Through the Olive Trees at the 18th São Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil 1994 |
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Award of Best Director for Through the Olive Trees at the 8th Singapore International Film Festival, 1995 |
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Director of the Year, the Variety International Film Guide, 1996 |
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Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France, 1996 |
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Palme d'Or for Best Film for Taste of Cherry at the 50th Cannes International Film Festival, France |
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Federico Fellini Gold Medal (UNESCO Special award for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami from UNESCO, France 1997) |
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Taste of Cherry selected as the Best Foreign Film of the Year by the National Society of Film Critics, USA 1998 |
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Special Prize of Masters for Abbas Kiarostami at the 18th Istanbul International Film Festival, Turkey 1999 |
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Jury Special Prize for The Wind Will Carry Us at the 56th Venice International Film Festival, Italy 1999 |
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FIPRESCI Award for The Wind Will Carry Us at the 56th Venice International Film Festival, Italy 1999 |
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The Youth Prize of Future Cinema for The Wind Will Carry Us at the 56th Venice International Film Festival, Italy 1999 |
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Special Prize for Film career of Abbas Kiarostami at the 21st Montpellier International Mediterranean Film Festival, France 1999 |
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Honorary Golden Alexander Prize for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami at the 40th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece 1999 |
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Selected as the Most Outstanding Filmmaker of '90s at the Polling of Cinematheque Ontario, Canada 2000 |
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Honorary Prize of the 18th Fajr International Film festival for Film Career of Abbas Kiarostami, Tehran, Iran 2000 |
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The Best Filmmaker of '90s, Film Comment Poll, USA 2000 |
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Plaque of First Human Rights Declaration of the University of California at Berkeley, USA 2000 |
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The Golden Dolphin of Kish Island for Lifetime Achievement in Cinema, Iran 2000 |
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Akira Kurosawa Honorary Award of the 43rd San Francisco International Film Festival, USA 2000 |
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Special Plaque of Lebanese Ministry of Culture and Art, Lebanon 2000 |
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Lifetime Achievement for Abbas Kiarostami at the 3rd Beirut Film Festival, Lebanon 2000 |
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Konrad Wolf Prize, 2003 |
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President of the Jury for Caméra d'Or Award, Cannes Festival 2005 |
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Fellowship of the British Film Institute, 2005 |
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Prix Henri-Langlois Prize, 2006 |
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World's Great Masters, Kolkata International Film Festival, 2007 |
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Glory to the Filmmaker Award, Venice Film Festival, 2008 |
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Cup of Jamshid Award, 2008 |
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Exhibitions |
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Museum of Tapisseries, Aix-en-Provence, France |
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Santa Maria Della Scala, Siena, Italy |
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Southeast Museum of Photography, Florida, USA |
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Art Museum of the Imperial City, Beijing, China |
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Centre Pompidou, Paris, France |
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Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, USA |
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County Museum, Los Angeles, USA |
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2007 |
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MoMA, New York, USA |
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2007 |
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MoMA, New York, USA |
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2006 |
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Guangzhou, Pecan, China |
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2006 |
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Akbank Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey |
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2006 |
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National Museaum of Cinema, Oslo, Norway |
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2006 |
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La Cassa Encendida, Madrid, Spain |
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2006 |
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Malba, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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2006 |
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CCCB, Barcelona, Spain |
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2005 |
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Museum of Potenza, Potenza, Italy |
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2005 |
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Museum of Combo, Seoul, Korea |
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2005 |
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Palazzo d’Accursio, Sala d’Ercole, Bologna, Italy |
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2005 |
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Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
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2005 |
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Zelda Cheatle, London |
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2005 |
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Gallery of Contemporary Art, Sala Murat Bari, Italy |
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2005 |
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade, Serbia |
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2004 |
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran |
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Museum of Beaux-Arts, Nantes, France |
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2004 |
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Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece |
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The Foundation Setting, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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PRAEMIUM IMPERIALE MEDAL, Sakakura Junzo Memorial |
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Gallery Saka, Tokyo, Japan |
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Galerie de France, Paris, France |
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2004 |
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House of Photography, Moscow, Russia |
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2004 |
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The house of Cultures of the World, Berlin, Germany |
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2004 |
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National Society of Belas Artes, Lisbon, Portugal |
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Castel of the Ova, Naples, Italy |
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2003 |
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Mitsukoshi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
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2003 |
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Foun Sandretto King Rebaudengo, Turin, Italy |
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2002 |
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The Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, Ireland |
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2002 |
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Baruchello Villa – Villa Muri, Port S. Elpidio, Italy |
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2002 |
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IFA Gallery, Bonn, Germany |
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Pari Nadimi Gallery, Toronto, Canada |
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2002 |
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Gallery Recalcati Contemporary Art, Turin, Italy |
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2002 |
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Galeria Lei, Barcelona, Spain |
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IFA Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany |
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Galleria d’arte il Gabbiano, Gull, Rome, Italy |
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Galerie de France, Paris, France |
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The Center of Contemporary Culture, Barcelona, Spain |
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Persan Glances, Space Electra, Paris, France |
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2001 |
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Tokyu Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
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Kunst, Werke – Works of Art, Berlin, Germany |
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Fondazione Bevilacqua la Masa, Venice, Italy |
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Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, Limousine, France |
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2000 |
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Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, USA |
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2000 |
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Cinema of Montauban, Montauban, France |
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1999 |
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Yayoi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
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1999 |
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Galerie de France, Paris, France |
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1999 |
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Reale Albergo dei Poveri, Palemo, Italy |
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1999 |
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Museum of Fine Arts, Casa Rusca Locarno, Switzerland |
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Selected Installations |
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2008 Southeast Museum of Photography, Florida, USA |
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2007 Film Retrospective- Media Installation, Berkeley, USA |
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2007 Film Retrospective- Media Installation MoMA, New York, USA |
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2007 Center Pompidou, Paris, France |
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2006 La Casa Encendida, Madrid, Spain |
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2006 CCCB, Barcelona, Spain |
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2004 26th Film Festival of 3 Continents, Nantes, France |
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2004 Sleepers, Video Art, Ten Minutes older National Society of Belas Artes |
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2004 Cinemateca Portuguesa, Cinema Museum, Lisbon, Portugal |
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2003 Sleepers, Video Art- Ten Minutes older, National Museum of Cinema, Turin, Italy |
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