Morteza Farshbaf

Morteza Farshbaf (Persian: مرتضی فرشباف, born 1986) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter.^[1][2] He earned a Crystal Simorgh nomination for Best Director for Tooman (2020).^[3][4][5]

Morteza Farshbaf
Farshbaf in 2014
Born	1986 (age 38–39) Gonbad Kavus, Golestan, Iran
Occupations	Film director screenwriter
Years active	2006–present

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
2007	The Wind Blows Wherever it Wants	Yes	Yes	Short Film
	Praise	No	No	as Cinematographer
2011	Mourning	Yes	Yes
2015	Avalanche	Yes	Yes
2016	Duet	No	No	as Actor
2020	Tooman	Yes	Yes

Documentary

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
2012	White Tree	Yes	No
2010	Chasing Che	No	No	as Editor

Awards and nominations

Year	Award[6]	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2020	Fajr Film Festival	Best Director	Tooman	Nominated
2021	Hafez Awards	Best Director – Motion Picture	Tooman	Nominated
		Best Screenplay – Motion Picture	Tooman	Nominated
2011	Busan International Film Festival	New Currents Award	Mourning	Won
		FIPRESCI Award	Mourning	Won
2012	Deauville Asian Film Festival	Best Film	Mourning	Won
		Critic's Prize - Special Mention	Mourning	Won
2011	Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival	Netpac Award	Mourning	Won
2015		Grand Prize	Avalanche	Nominated
2020		Grand Prize	Tooman	Nominated
2022	Agrandisman Awards	Agrandisman Unique Award	Morteza Farshbaf	Won
2022	Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association	Best Director	Tooman	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Tooman	Nominated