Mehdi Jafari

Mehdi Jafari (Persian: مهدی جعفری; born 1969) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.^[1][2] In 2021, he won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Director at the 39th Fajr Film Festival.^[3][4][5]

Mehdi Jafari
Jafari at the 2018 Fajr Film Festival
Born	1969 (age 55–56) Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran
Alma mater	Tehran University of Art
Occupations	Film director Screenwriter Cinematographer
Spouse	Mahin Abbas Zadeh

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
2017	The Atmosphere Station	Yes	Yes	Executive
2019	23 People	Yes	Yes	No
2021	Yadoo	Yes	Yes	No

Home video

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
TBA	Khoon Khordeh	Yes	Yes	No	Pre-production

Cinematography

Film

Year	Title
2007	The Night Bus
2012	A Respected Family
2013	The Corridor
	The Exclusive Path
2018	Damascus Time
2020	Abadan 11 60

Television

Year	Title
2009	Humiliation

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result	Ref.
2021	Fajr Film Festival	Best Adapted Screenplay	Yadoo	Nominated	[6]
		Best Director		Won	[7]