Iranian documentary filmmaker, editor and producer
Afsaneh Salari |
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Born | (1988-11-08) 8 November 1988 (age 35)
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Occupation(s) | documentary filmmaker, editor and producer |
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Years active | 2015–present |
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Afsaneh Salari (Persian: افسانه سالاری; born 8 November 1988) is an Iranian documentary filmmaker, editor, and producer. She is known for directing The Silhouettes and producing The Forbidden Strings.
The Silhouettes received a nomination for Best Documentary Feature at the 39th Fajr Film Festival. It also earned a Jury Special Mention for Best Documentary Feature at Visions du Réel, won the Next Award Prize at the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival in 2021,[1][2][3] and received the Director's Choice of Young Talent award at the Iranian Film Festival Zurich.[4][5][6]
Salari's documentary Great Are the Eyes of a Dead Father features Wim Wenders as a Creative Consultant.[7] This project is part of the "A Sense of Place" initiative in collaboration with the Wim Wenders Foundation.[8]
She also recently contributed as a producer to the documentary film A Sisters' Tale (2024),[9] directed by Leila Amini. The film, which tells the story of a woman's struggle for self-expression in Iran, was produced in collaboration with several international production companies and supported by Swiss and French film funds.
Salari holds a BA in film editing from the Tehran University of Art, a Master's degree in Creative Directing and Cinematography from the University of Paris 8, and a Master's in Documentary Directing from the DocNomads joint master's program.
She co-founded the Docmaniacs Film Collective in Tehran and established Docmaniacs Productions in Paris. Salari is also an alumna of the La Fémis documentary course, Berlinale Talents,[10] and the IDFA Academy.
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