Paliz Khoshdel

Paliz Khoshdel
Khoshdel in 2011
Born	(1985-11-25) November 25, 1985 (age 39) Rasht, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Occupation(s)	Film Director, Producer, Editor, Painter
Known for	The Football Aficionado Street sultans Mutiny of colours
Movement	Iranian underground filmmaker
Awards	Won BIFF Mecenat Award. Best Documentary in biff Festival 2022

Paliz Khoshdel at Busan Intl. Film Fest

Paliz Khoshdel (Persian: پالیز خوشدل) is an Iranian underground Film Director, Producer and Editor.[1] He was born in 1985 in Rasht, Iran. From 2009 till now, he continued his career as documentary & experimental filmmaker and producer. His area of concern is mostly on untold stories of Iranian youth generation and their underground lifestyle.[2]

As a director and producer, his films include Ancient Heritage, Street Sultan,[3] Mutiny of Colours.[4][5] ٫ Apnea, The Makhoola Arrives! and The Football Aficionado.

"The football aficionado" co-produced and co-directed by Paliz Khoshdel and Sharmin Mojtahedzadeh, which participated in the competition section of documentary films, won the best Asian documentary film, "BIFF Mecenat Award".[6]

Documentary films

Title	Time	Format	Year
Street sultans	40 MIN	DV	2010
Mutiny of colours	70 MIN	HD	2017
The Makhola Arrives!	70 MIN	HD	2020-2024
Apnea	9 min	HD	2019
The Football Aficionado	85 MIN	4k	2018_2022

Filmography

As Director

• Ancient Heritage (2009)
• Street sultans (2010)
• Mutiny of colours (2017) [7]
• Apnea (2019)
• The football Aficionado (2022)
• The Makhola Arrives ! (2024)

As Editor

• Ancient Heritage (2009)
• Street sultans (2010)
• Asbe Chobi (2011)
• On Underground (2012)
• Better Than life (2013)
• Without Ticket (2016)
• Mutiny of Colours (2017)
• Apnea(2019)
• Watching the Other (2019)
• Simulation of Mr. Yellow (2019)
• The football aficionado(2022)
• Re/Cinema (2023)
• The Makhoola Arrives ! (2024)
• The Scar (Future film 2024)
• Middle of Middle east (2025)

As Producer

• Street sultans (Documentary 2010)
• On underground (Documentary 2012)
• Mutiny of Colours (Documentary 2017)
• Apnea (Experimental 2019)
• The football Aficionado (Documentary 2022)
• The Makhoola Arrives ! (2024)
• The Scar (Future film 2024 Directed by Moein R.Rad)
• Middle of Middle east (2025)

National awards

• Won “Special Award For The Best Film” from Iranian Critics and Writers Association, 2010[8]
• Won “Best Semi-Long Film” Award from Independent “Image of the Year” Festival, 2010[8]
• Won “Best Director” Award in Semi-Long Documentary section at “City” International Film Festival, 2011[8]
• Won “Best Semi-Long Documentary Film” Award from “Iranian Cinema Ceremony“ at Iranian House Of Cinema 2011.[8]

International awards and screening

• The Football Aficionado has been awarded as the best Asian documentary film, the Mecenat Award, at 27 Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in October 2022.[6]
• (The Football Aficionado) Won Best Documentary Film Madrid International Festival of Independent Cinema (FICIMAD), 2024, Spain  [9]                
• (The Football Aficionado) Won Best Documentary Film, Cinema of The World Film Festival (Sport), India, 2023
• Northern Character International Film Festival, 2024, Russia, The Football Aficionado – Diploma for Strong Character and Love for Football
• (The Football Aficionado) Official Selection at International Documentary Film Festival Flahertiana,, Perm, Russia 2023[10]
• (The Football Aficionado) Film Screening at Kerala International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Kerala, India, 2023[11]
• (The Football Aficionado) Festival del Cinema dei Diritti Umani di Napoli, Italy, 2023
• (The Football Aficionado) Film Screening at Cinéma(s) D’Iran 2023[12]
• Won “Best Film” Award at Six Weeks of Iranian Art, Canadian Film Festival 2012[8]
• Earned “Certificate of Achievement” at Canada's 2nd Iranian Film Festival 2010[8]
• Film Screening at Online Women Filmmakers (of Iran) Uppsala Film Festival, Sweden 2012[13]
• Film Screening at DHfest film festival in Mexico city, 2014[14]
• Film Screening at Cinéma(s) D’Iran 2014[15]
• Film Screening at UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema, U.S.A 2013[16]
• Participated at Media Wave Film Festival, Hungary 2013[17]

References

1. "Paliz Khoshdel | dafilms.com". dafilms.com. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
2. ری‌ویو, ایران برندز (2023-12-07). "پالیز خوشدل". ایران برندز ری‌ویو (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-12-08.
3. "Princes des rues (2011)". Cinéma(s) d'Iran (in French). 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
4. "Mutiny of Colours – Documenting Street Art in Iran".
5. ""Mutiny Of Colours" A Documentary About Street Art in Iran (Crowdfunding)". URBANSHIT (in German). 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
6. "Iranian Films win awards at Busan Intl. Film Festival". Honaronline. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
7. Khoshdel, Paliz; Tabrizy, Zeinab (2016-02-01), Mutiny of Colours (Documentary), retrieved 2023-12-09
8. "Street Sultans Award". LSD Magazine.
9. "Awards – FICIMAD" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-01-30.
10. "Flahertiana / The Football Aficionado". eng.flahertiana.ru. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
11. "Eshgh-e-Football | INTERNATIONAL FILMS". idsffk.in. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
12. "Cinema Iran – Iranisches Filmfestival München. Wir zeigen aktuelle Filme aus und über Iran" (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-09.
13. "Women Filmmakers". slottsbio.com.
14. "street sultans *screening". dhfest.
15. "cinema Iran". cinemasdiran. 2014-05-24.
16. "USLA". usla film archive.
17. "midway".

Further reading

• "Street Sultans Award". LSD Magazine.
• "street sultans screening". dhfest.
• "midway".
• "USLA". usla film archive.
• "cinema Iran". cinemasdiran. 2014-05-24.
• "street sultans wins". six week art. 2012-11-29.
• "Women Filmmakers". slottsbio.com.

External links

• Paliz Khoshdel at IMDb