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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Majid Majidi<br />
| native_name = مجید مجیدی<br />
| native_name_lang = fa<br />
| image = The Sun movie press conference 2020-02-10 19.jpg<br />
| caption = Majidi in 2020<br />
| birth_name = <br />
| birth_date = <br />
| birth_place = [[Talesh, Iran|Talesh]], Iran<br />
| occupation = [[Film director|Director]], producer, screenwriter<br />
| years_active = 1981–present<br />
| spouse = <br />
| children = 2<br />
| notable_works = {{ubl|''[[Children of Heaven]]''|''[[The Color of Paradise]]''|''[[Muhammad: The Messenger of God (film)|Muhammad: The Messenger of God]]''}}<br />
| website = {{URL|http://www.cinemajidi.com/}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Majid Majidi''' ({{lang-fa|مجید مجیدی}}, {{IPA-fa|mæˌdʒiːde, mædʒiːˈdi}}) is an [[Iranian peoples|Iranian]] film director, [[film producer|producer]], and [[screenwriter]], who started his film career as an actor. In his films, Majidi has touched on many themes and genres and has won numerous international awards.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Born in an Iranian middle-class family, he grew up in [[Tehran]] and at the age of 14 he started acting in amateur theater groups. He then studied at the Institute of Dramatic Arts in Tehran.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography|url=http://www.cinemajidi.com/biography.html|publisher=Majid Majidi|access-date=30 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031000840/http://www.cinemajidi.com/biography.html|archive-date=31 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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After the [[Iranian Revolution]] in 1979, his interest in cinema brought him to act in various films, most notably [[Mohsen Makhmalbaf]]'s ''[[Boycott (1985 film)|Boycott]]'' in 1985.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}<br />
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In 1997, Majidi directed ''[[Children of Heaven]]'', which was nominated to receive the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]. Though it lost to the Italian film ''[[Life Is Beautiful]]'' by [[Roberto Benigni]], ''Children of Heaven'' is the first Iranian film to have been nominated by the academy.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}<br />
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Majidi has directed several other feature films since ''Children of Heaven'': ''[[The Color of Paradise]]'' in 2000, ''[[Baran (film)|Baran]]'' in 2001, and ''[[The Willow Tree (2005 film)|The Willow Tree]]'' in 2005 (alternative English title ''One Life More''). He also recently directed a feature-length documentary titled ''[[Barefoot to Herat (film)|Barefoot to Herat]]'' which chronicles life in refugee camps and the city of Herat during and after the anti-Taliban offensive of 2001.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}<br />
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In 2008, Majidi's acclaimed film ''[[The Song of Sparrows]]'' was the opening film of the Visakhapatnam International Film Festival in India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/206295/Art-news-in-brief|title=Art news in brief|date=23 October 2009|website=Tehran Times}}</ref><br />
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Majidi was one of five international film directors invited by the [[Politics of Beijing|Beijing government]] to create a documentary short film to introduce the city of [[Beijing]], in preparation for the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] which was held in the Chinese capital; the project was titled "Vision Beijing".<ref>[http://www.visionbeijing.com/en/index.asp Vision Beijing website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624044335/http://www.visionbeijing.com/en/index.asp |date=24 June 2009 }}</ref><br />
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Majidi pulled out of a Danish film festival in protest against the publication in Denmark of [[Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy|cartoons satirizing the Islamic prophet, Muhammad]]. He stated that he was withdrawing "to protest against insulting any religious belief or icon".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4840234.stm|title=Film festival hit by cartoon row|date=24 March 2006| website =BBC News }}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
;Director<br />
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===Film===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Year<br />
! Title<br />
! class"unsortable"| Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 1992 || ''[[Baduk (film)|Baduk]]'' ||debut feature<br />
|-<br />
| 1996 || ''[[Pedar (film)|The Father]]'' (''Pedar'') ||<br />
|-<br />
|1997<br />
|''[[Children of Heaven]]'' (''Bacheha-ye Aseman'')<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1999<br />
|''[[The Color of Paradise]]'' (''Rang-e Khoda'')<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2001<br />
|''[[Baran (film)|Baran]]''<br />
|Director and Producer<br />
|-<br />
|2005<br />
|''[[The Willow Tree (2005 film)|The Willow Tree]]'' (''Bid-e majnun'')<br />
|rowspan="2" |Director, writer and Producer<br />
|-<br />
|2008<br />
|''[[The Song of Sparrows]]'' (''Avaz-e gonjeshk-ha'')<br />
|-<br />
|2015<br />
|''[[Muhammad: The Messenger of God (film)|Muhammad: The Messenger of God]]''<br />
|rowspan="2" |Director and writer<br />
|-<br />
|2017<br />
|''[[Beyond the Clouds (2017 film)|Beyond the Clouds]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/shahid-kapoor-s-brother-ishaan-to-work-with-majid-majidi-ar-rahman-for-hindi-film-beyond-the-clouds/story-6eTqubkklCyZo2UpyIw3lO.html|title=Shahid's brother Ishaan to work with Majid Majidi, AR Rahman for Beyond The Clouds|date=23 January 2017|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|2020<br />
|''[[Sun Children]]''<br />
|Director, writer and Producer<br />
|}<br />
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===Shorts/documentaries===<br />
# ''Explosion'' (Enfejar) (1981) - documentary short<br />
# ''Hoodaj'' (1984) - short<br />
# ''Examination Day'' (Rooz-e Emtehan) (1988) - short<br />
# ''A Day with POWs'' (Yek Rooz Ba Asiran) (1989) - documentary short<br />
# ''The Last Village'' (Akhareen Abadi) (1993) - short<br />
# ''God Will Come'' (Khoda Miayad) (1996) - short<br />
# ''[[Barefoot to Herat (film)|Barefoot to Herat]]'' (Pa berahneh ta Herat) (2002) - documentary<br />
# ''Olympics in the Camp'' (Olympik Tu Urdugah) (2003) - documentary short<br />
# ''Peace, Love, and Friendship'' (2007) - documentary short<br />
# ''Vision of Beijing'' (2008) - short<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/131003/Majidi-begins-Vision-Beijing-shoot | title=Majidi begins "Vision Beijing" shoot | date=6 November 2006 }}</ref><br />
# ''Rezae Rezvan'' (2007) - documentary<br />
# ''Najva ashorai'' (2008) - documentary<br />
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==Awards==<br />
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*Grand Prix Des Ameriques, 21st Montreal Film Festival, 1997<br />
*Ecumenical Jury award, 21st Montreal Film Festival, 1997<br />
*Nominated for [[Academy Awards]] for Best Foreign Film, 1998<br />
*Grand Prix Des Ameriques, 23rd Montreal Film Festival, 1999<br />
*Grand Prix Des Ameriques, 25th Montreal Film Festival, 2001<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb name|0006498|Majid Majidi}}<br />
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