
Kianmehr Shabani
October 24, 2005Sari, Iran
Biography
Kianmehr Shabani (born in Aban 1384 in Sari, Mazandaran, Iran) is an experimental and international filmmaker, writer, art consultant, and film researcher. He began his cinematic activities at the age of 15 with film criticism and artistic research. During his years of education, Shabani was selected as the Best Young Art Critic at Iranian cultural and artistic festivals for two consecutive years. He is regarded as one of the most important and accomplished filmmakers and researchers in Iran’s independent and alternative cinema, to the extent that the works he has produced have established a new and highly influential current within Iranian alternative cinema.…