Sahar jozani biography

Iranian filmmaker

Masoud Jafari Jozani (Persian: مسعود جعفری جوزانی; Persian pronunciation:[mæsʔuːddʒæfæɾiːdʒozɒːniː], born 9 December 1948) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter and producer. He has received an award for the best short film at the Fajr International Film Festival.In the Wind's Eye is one of Jafari Jozani's most notable works, which he directed and wrote. This TV series In the Wind's Eye was the first Iranian film to be shot in the United States since the Iranian Revolution (1979) and one of the most expensive films in the history of Iran, with a budget of $12 million.

Jozani, Iranian cinema's enduring face, is a post-revolutionary cinema pioneer who introduced Iranian post-revolutionary cinema to international festivals with his debut film, Frosty Roads. He was recognized as a bridge between East and West cinema in 1987 and 1988, when he attended many international film festivals, including the Berlin International Film Festival, the Montreal World Film Festival, the Hawaii International Film Festival, and the Hong Kong International Film Festival. Jozani teaching cinema and graphics in the United States (with a lifetime teaching license), teaching at Iranian universities, and managing the Jozan Film Institute.

Early life and education

Masoud Jafari Jozani was born 9 December 1948 in Malayer, Hamadan province, Pahlavi Iran.

Jozani received an M.A. degree in cinema from the San Francisco State University (1977). He began his cinematic career as a scriptwriter and director of short films.

Career

1980–1984: Entering television and animation

Towards Freedom (1980)

Towards Freedom by Jozani is considered the first political documentary in Iran, played on 10 February 1980 by the Islamic Republic of Iran

Iranian-American actress and Writer

Sahar Jafari Jozani (Persian: سحر جعفری جوزانی, born (1978-07-02)July 2, 1978, in San Francisco, California, USA) is an Iranian-American TV and cinema actress and writer. She is the daughter of Iranian director, Masoud Jafari Jozani.

Life

Sahar Jafari Jozani lived in the United States until the age of 5 and then moved to Iran. Due to the separation of her parents, she was raised by her grandmother. She holds a degree in child psychology from Islamic Azad University.

Sahar began her professional career in the arts by acting in her father’s film Shir-e Sangi (The Stone Lion) in 1986. She later worked as both a writer and actress in the television series Doosti Agency (Friendship Agency) and was nominated for the Crystal Simorgh award for Best Supporting Actress at the Fajr Film Festival in 1999 for her role in the movie Balogh (Maturity).

Sahar Jafari Jozani gained more fame by acting in works by Mehran Modiri, including Noghte Chin (Dotted Line) in 2003 and Bagh-e Mozaffar (Mozaffar's Garden) in 2006.

Among her other works, Sahar appeared in the television series Dar Cheshm-e Baad (In the Eye of the Wind) as the character Iran, and in the popular series Ghahve-ye Talkh (Bitter Coffee). She also starred in the feature film Iran Burger.

Filmography

Television

Cinema

• Stone Lion
• A man, A Bear
• Adolescence
• Her Eyes
• Seven Songs
• invitation (2008 film)
• Iran Burger
• Behind the Wall of Silence

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Sahar Jafari Jozani lived in the United States until the age of 5 and then moved to Iran. Due to the separation of her parents, she was raised by her grandmother. She holds a degree in child psychology from Islamic Azad University.

Sahar began her professional career in the arts by acting in her father’s film Shir-e Sangi (The Stone Lion) in 1986. She later worked as both a writer and actress in the television series Doosti Agency (Friendship Agency) and was nominated for the Crystal Simorgh award for Best Supporting Actress at the Fajr Film Festival in 1999 for her role in the movie Balogh (Maturity).

Sahar Jafari Jozani gained more fame by acting in works by Mehran Modiri, including Noghte Chin (Dotted Line) in 2003 and Bagh-e Mozaffar (Mozaffar's Garden) in 2006.

Among her other works, Sahar appeared in the television series Dar Cheshm-e Baad (In the Eye of the Wind) as the character Iran, and in the popular series Ghahve-ye Talkh (Bitter Coffee). She also starred in the feature film Iran Burger.

Sahar Jafari Jozani lived in the United States until the age of 5 and then moved to Iran. Due to the separation of her parents, she was raised by her grandmother. She holds a degree in child psychology from Islamic Azad University.

Sahar began her professional career in the arts by acting in her father’s film Shir-e Sangi (The Stone Lion) in 1986. She later worked as both a writer and actress in the television series Doosti Agency (Friendship Agency) and was nominated for the Crystal Simorgh award for Best Supporting Actress at the Fajr Film Festival in 1999 for her role in the movie Balogh (Maturity).

Sahar Jafari Jozani gained more fame by acting in works by Mehran Modiri, including Noghte Chin (Dotted Line) in 2003 and Bagh-e Mozaffar (Mozaffar's Garden) in 2006.

Among her other works, Sahar appeared in the television series Dar Cheshm-e Baad (In the Eye of the Wind) as the character Iran, and in the popular series Ghahve-ye Talkh (Bitter Coffee). She also