Abed Abest

Abed Abest (born 1987, in Bandar Abbas, Iran), is an Iranian director, writer and actor. He played roles in Shahram Mokri's films Fish & Cat which Won the Horizon Prize in Venice Film Festival (2013) ^[1] and Invasion which was Nominated for Teddy Award in Berlin International Film Festival (2018).^[2] His first feature film was Simulation (2017), which world premiered in Berlin International Film Festival (2017) forum section ^[3] and Won the best film award in Spain moving images film festival (2018).^[4] His second feature film Killing the Eunuch Khan (2021) is premiered in the 25th edition of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.^[5] and won the Grand Jury Prize in Breakouts Section at Slamdance Film Festival^[6]

Abed Abest
Born	(1987-06-21) 21 June 1987 (age 38) Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran
Occupations	Film director screenwriter actor
Notable work	Invasion (2017) Fish & Cat (2013) First feature film:Simulation (2017) The Corner (2014) (Medium-length film) Second feature film:Killing the Eunuch Khan (2021)

Filmography

Year	Title	Writer	Director	Producer	Actor	Time	Notes
2012	I haven't seen Hussein since the day before yesterday	Yes	Yes	Yes		7 minutes
2013	Fish & Cat	Shahram Mokri and Nasim Ahmadpoor	Shahram Mokri	Sepehr Seifi	Yes	134 minutes	Abed Abest acted as Parviz, Won the Orizzonti/ Horizon Prize in Venice Film Festival (2013) [1] Won the best film award in Lisbon International Film Festival (2013) [7] Won special jury feature prize in Dubai International Film Festival[8] (2014) Won best film award in International Istanbul Film Festival (2014) [9] Won special jury award in Fribourg International Film Festival (2014) [10] Won the audience award in Slovenia bled film festival (2014) [11] Won best film award in Slovenia bled film festival (2014) [11] Won special jury award in Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association (2014) Won best director award in Vietnam Film Festival (2015) [12]
2014	The Corner	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	55 minutes	Abed Abest acted as Amir, Premiered in Cairo International Film Festival[13]
2017	Simulation	Yes	Yes		Yes	84 minutes	Abed Abest acted as Abed, Nominated for best film award in Transilvania International Film Festival (2017) [14] Nominated for best film award in Ars independent festival (2017) [15] Won best film award in Spain moving images festival (2018) [4] Nominated for best film in discovery section in Toronto International Film Festival (2017) [16]
2018	Invasion	Shahram Mokri and Nasim Ahmadpoor	Shahram Mokri	Sepehr Seifi	Yes	102 minutes	Abed Abest acted as Ali, Nominated for Teddy Award in Berlin International Film Festival (2018) [2]
2021	Killing the Eunuch Khan	Yes	Yes	Shahrzad Seifi		110 minutes	Nominated for best film in 25th edition of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2021)[5] Nominated for ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal at International Film Festival of India (2021)[17] Won the Grand Jury Award in Breakouts Section at Slamdance Film Festival (2022)[6] Premiered at International Film Festival of Kerala (2022)[18] Premiered at Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (2022)[19] Nominated for Best Film Award at International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre (FANTASPOA) (2022)[20] Premiered at Revelation Perth International Film Festival (2022)[21] Premiered at No Limit section of Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) (2022)[22] Premiered at Feature Narrative section of Revelation Perth International Film Festival (2022)[23]