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Fathollah Amiri (Persian: فتح الله امیری, born 1981) is an Iranian documentary filmmaker with a career focusing on the environment and wildlife of Iran. His film, Ranger and Leopard, received the Green Screen award in Germany in 2018.[1] His film Vortex won the 33rd edition of the Sondrio Festival in Italy in 2019.[2][3] He has also served as a judge at the Matsalu Nature Film Festival in Estonia in 2019[4] and the Sondrio Festival of Environmental Films in Italy in 2020. In Iran, Amiri has won notable awards, including two Fajr International Film Festival awards for In Search of the Persian Leopard (2012) and Life in Eclipse (2010), as well as the Grand Prize of the Cinema Verite Festival for Alamto, A reptile wonderland (2014).[5][6][7]

Early life and education

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Fathollah Amiri was born in 1981 in Ilam, Iran. He developed a passion for environmental and wildlife issues early in life, which later influenced his career choice.[8] Amiri pursued higher education in film studies and holds a master's degree in Documentary Production from IRIB University.[9]

Career

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Amiri's career as a documentary filmmaker began in the early 2000s. He has directed and produced numerous documentaries that shed light on the environmental challenges and unique wildlife of Iran.[10]

Part of Alamto A Reptile Wonderland from Fathollah Amiri

Awards

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  • Crystal Simorgh for Best Feature Documentary (2011) for In Search for the Iranian Leopard
  • Grand Prize for Best Film at the Cinema Verite Festival (2014) for Alamto A Reptile Wonderland
  • Sarv (Cypress) Award for Best Documentary Series at the Jam-e Jam TV Festival (2013) for producing the series Reptiles of Iran
  • Sarv (Cypress) Award for Best Documentary Director at the Jam-e Jam TV Festival (2018) for Ranger and Leopard
  • Best Documentary Award at the National Student Film Festival for Life in Eclipse (2009)
  • Wildscreen Award (known as the Green Oscar) for In the Realm of the Spider-Tailed Viper (2018)[11][12]
  • 2018 Panda Award Winner
  • 2017 Jackson Wild (formerly Jackson Hole) Award Winner[13]

Amiri's recent works include In the Whirlpool of Extinction (2017) and Houbara (2018).[14][15]

Amiri is a member of the Iranian Documentary Filmmakers Association, the Iranian Documentary Cinema Producers Association, and the Environmental Committee of IRIB.[16]

Filmography

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  • In Search of the Iranian Leopard (2011)
  • Alamto A Reptile Wonderland (2014)
  • Reptiles of Iran (2013)
  • The Ranger and the Leopard (2018)
  • Life in Eclipse (2009)
  • In the Realm of the Spider-Tailed Viper (2018)
  • In the Whirlpool of Extinction (2017)
  • Houbara (2018)
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References

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  1. ^ "2018". 9 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Winning films 1987-2022 | Sondrio Festival".
  3. ^ "Iran's 'The Extinction Vortex' named finalist for UN World Wildlife Day Film Showcase". 2 March 2020.
  4. ^ OFFICIAL AWARDS of the 20th MATSALU NATURE FILM FESTIVAL
  5. ^ "سی‌امین دوره جشنواره بین‌المللی فیلم فجر" (in Persian).
  6. ^ "بیست و هشتمین دوره جشنواره بین‌المللی فیلم فجر" (in Persian).
  7. ^ "Grand Prize – Best Film of the Festival". 2014.
  8. ^ Ilam Culture. (n.d.). "فتح الله امیری مستندساز ایلامی داور جشنواره بین‌المللی استونی شد." Retrieved from [1](https://ilam.farhang.gov.ir/fa/news/431889).
  9. ^ Environmental Film Festival. (n.d.). "Fathollah Amiri." Retrieved from [2](https://dceff.org/filmmaker/amiri-fathollah/).
  10. ^ Mehr News. (2022). "فتح الله امیری مشاور مدیر شبکه مستند شد." Retrieved from [3](https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5514175).
  11. ^ "Farmer Mahmud Mansuri wins Emerging Talent Award at Wildscreen Festival". 21 October 2018.
  12. ^ Green Screen Festival. (n.d.). "Amiri." Retrieved from [4](https://www.greenscreen-festival.de/festival/regisseure/detail/amiri/).
  13. ^ https://filmfreeway.com/RangerandLeopard
  14. ^ La Nouvelle République (2022)."Deux-Sèvres : le palmarès de l'édition 2022 du Fifo de Ménigoute " Retrieved from (https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/deux-sevres/commune/menigoute/deux-sevres-le-palmares-de-l-edition-2022-du-fifo-de-menigoute)[5]
  15. ^ Tehran Times. (2020). "Iranian doc warns of poachers smuggling bird species into Arab countries." Retrieved from [6](https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/455084).
  16. ^ YJC. (2020). "اولین فیلم از روش خاص مار تازه کشف شده در طبیعت ایران برای شکار." Retrieved from [7](https://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/7400537).
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