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Amir Ghavidel(1947-2009)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Amir Ghavidel was a writer and a pioneer filmmaker in Iranian cinema. He started his artistic life in the field of theater at a young age in Mashad before moving to Tehran to officially begin his writing and filmmaking career. Ghavidel made ten feature films during his professional life and branded himself as a technical filmmaker with movies about Iran's post-revolution social and political concerns.
Born1947
DiedNovember 8, 2009
Born1947
DiedNovember 8, 2009
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Enayat Bakhshi, Majid Entezami, Faramarz Gharibian, Hassan Hedayat, Faraj Heidari, Hossein Maleki, Khosro Shakibai, Hossein Zandbaf, Abbas Kasayi, Bahram Reypoor, Amrollah Saberi, Kiumars Malekmotei, Soroosh Khalili, Jamal Omid, Tooran Ghaderi, Amir Ghavidel, Hadi Meshkat, Mashallah Afrashte, and Mohammad-jafar Seddigh in Train (1988)
Train
6.2
  • Director
  • 1988
Jamshid Alvandi, Hassan Hassandoost, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Jalal Moghadam, Saeed Sheikhzadeh, Valiyollah Shirandami, Behzad Javanbakhsh, Nersi Korkia, Jalal Maghami, Tooran Ghaderi, Amir Ghavidel, Fatemeh Noori, and Abdollah Javanbakhsh in Galan (1990)
Galan
6.4
  • Director
  • 1990
Mahbubeh Bayat, Faramarz Gharibian, Hassan Rezai, Ateneh Faghih Nasiri, Mir Mohammad Tajaddod, Nersi Korkia, Mohammad Barsoozian, Shamsi Fazlollahi, Amir Ghavidel, Hooshang Dibaian, and Majid Mirzaian in The Foggy Harbour (1992)
The Foggy Harbour
4.4
  • Director
  • 1992
Morteza Hananeh, Rasoul Sadrameli, Ali Mazinani, Amir Ghavidel, Abbas Asadi, Ghassem Dehghani Sangestani, Ali Lotfali, and Ali Ghafoori in Khoon-baresh (1980)
Khoon-baresh
3.7
  • Director
  • 1980

Credits

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Director

  • A Friend Made of Fire (2009)
    A Friend Made of Fire
    3.4
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Setareye Soheyl (2007)
    Setareye Soheyl
    3.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Rooh-e Mehraban (2005)
    Rooh-e Mehraban
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Dayere-ye Tardid (2003)
    Dayere-ye Tardid
    4.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Shab Cheragh (2002)
    Shab Cheragh
    2.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Mitra Hajjar, Hassan Hassandoost, Areyan Khalaj, Asghar Rafijam, Kambiz Roshanravan, Mohamad Ali Sepanlou, Mohammad Hadi Karimi, Shahab Hosseini, and Amir Ghavidel in Rokhsareh (2002)
    Rokhsareh
    4.6
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Mahbubeh Bayat, Faramarz Gharibian, Hassan Rezai, Ateneh Faghih Nasiri, Mir Mohammad Tajaddod, Nersi Korkia, Mohammad Barsoozian, Shamsi Fazlollahi, Amir Ghavidel, Hooshang Dibaian, and Majid Mirzaian in The Foggy Harbour (1992)
    The Foggy Harbour
    4.4
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Reza Banki, Hossein Kasbian, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Tahmineh Milani, Kambiz Roshanravan, Khosrow Shojazadeh, Hadi Eslami, Anoshirvan Arjmand, Amir Hossein Khanshahri, Hooshang Mansoor Khaki, Akbar Doodkar, Amir Ghavidel, Ensie Shah Hosseini, Mohammad Taghi Sharifi, and Mehdi Ahmadi Garakani in Del Namak (1990)
    Del Namak
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Jamshid Alvandi, Hassan Hassandoost, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Jalal Moghadam, Saeed Sheikhzadeh, Valiyollah Shirandami, Behzad Javanbakhsh, Nersi Korkia, Jalal Maghami, Tooran Ghaderi, Amir Ghavidel, Fatemeh Noori, and Abdollah Javanbakhsh in Galan (1990)
    Galan
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Enayat Bakhshi, Majid Entezami, Faramarz Gharibian, Hassan Hedayat, Faraj Heidari, Hossein Maleki, Khosro Shakibai, Hossein Zandbaf, Abbas Kasayi, Bahram Reypoor, Amrollah Saberi, Kiumars Malekmotei, Soroosh Khalili, Jamal Omid, Tooran Ghaderi, Amir Ghavidel, Hadi Meshkat, Mashallah Afrashte, and Mohammad-jafar Seddigh in Train (1988)
    Train
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Iraj Golafshan, Essy Niknejad, Kambiz Roshanravan, Amir Ghavidel, and Nariman Piram in Bloody Rice (1984)
    Bloody Rice
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Enayat Bakhshi, Rouhollah Emami, Majid Entezami, Manuchehr Esmaili, Sami Tahassoni, Bahman Zarrinpour, Shahruz Ramtin, Ali Sabet, Kazem Afrandnia, Davoud Mavasaghi, Ali Sadeghi, Iraj Safdari, Valiollah Momeni, Shahrooz Malek Arayi, Khosro Amir Sadeghi, Amir Ghavidel, Hadi Meshkat, Nemat Afsharian, Shahab Askari, Yoosef Azari, and Siroos Ghahremani in Sardar-e jangal (1983)
    Sardar-e jangal
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Enayat Bakhshi, Rouhollah Emami, Manuchehr Esmaili, Nemat Haghighi, Fereydun Shahbazian, Amrollah Saberi, Reza Hushmand, Shahruz Ramtin, Kazem Afrandnia, Mostafa Lajevardi, Davoud Mavasaghi, Karim Davami, Reza Safayipoor, Ali Sadeghi, Morteza Nikkhah, Iraj Safdari, Hooshang Beheshti, Ali Asgari, Valiollah Momeni, Shahrooz Malek Arayi, Khosro Amir Sadeghi, Amir Ghavidel, Hadi Meshkat, Nemat Afsharian, Farhad Mohabbat, Shahab Askari, Yoosef Azari, Siroos Aavani, Bahram Zand, Siroos Ghahremani, and Vahab Noorizadeh in Mirza Koochak Khan (1983)
    Mirza Koochak Khan
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1983
  • A Little Tale
    Short
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Morteza Hananeh, Rasoul Sadrameli, Ali Mazinani, Amir Ghavidel, Abbas Asadi, Ghassem Dehghani Sangestani, Ali Lotfali, and Ali Ghafoori in Khoon-baresh (1980)
    Khoon-baresh
    3.7
    • Director
    • 1980

Writer

  • Mahbubeh Bayat, Faramarz Gharibian, Hassan Rezai, Ateneh Faghih Nasiri, Mir Mohammad Tajaddod, Nersi Korkia, Mohammad Barsoozian, Shamsi Fazlollahi, Amir Ghavidel, Hooshang Dibaian, and Majid Mirzaian in The Foggy Harbour (1992)
    The Foggy Harbour
    4.4
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • Jamshid Alvandi, Hassan Hassandoost, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Jalal Moghadam, Saeed Sheikhzadeh, Valiyollah Shirandami, Behzad Javanbakhsh, Nersi Korkia, Jalal Maghami, Tooran Ghaderi, Amir Ghavidel, Fatemeh Noori, and Abdollah Javanbakhsh in Galan (1990)
    Galan
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1990
  • Enayat Bakhshi, Majid Entezami, Faramarz Gharibian, Hassan Hedayat, Faraj Heidari, Hossein Maleki, Khosro Shakibai, Hossein Zandbaf, Abbas Kasayi, Bahram Reypoor, Amrollah Saberi, Kiumars Malekmotei, Soroosh Khalili, Jamal Omid, Tooran Ghaderi, Amir Ghavidel, Hadi Meshkat, Mashallah Afrashte, and Mohammad-jafar Seddigh in Train (1988)
    Train
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1988
  • Iraj Golafshan, Essy Niknejad, Kambiz Roshanravan, Amir Ghavidel, and Nariman Piram in Bloody Rice (1984)
    Bloody Rice
    5.0
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Enayat Bakhshi, Rouhollah Emami, Majid Entezami, Manuchehr Esmaili, Sami Tahassoni, Bahman Zarrinpour, Shahruz Ramtin, Ali Sabet, Kazem Afrandnia, Davoud Mavasaghi, Ali Sadeghi, Iraj Safdari, Valiollah Momeni, Shahrooz Malek Arayi, Khosro Amir Sadeghi, Amir Ghavidel, Hadi Meshkat, Nemat Afsharian, Shahab Askari, Yoosef Azari, and Siroos Ghahremani in Sardar-e jangal (1983)
    Sardar-e jangal
    5.5
    • writer
    • 1983
  • Enayat Bakhshi, Rouhollah Emami, Manuchehr Esmaili, Nemat Haghighi, Fereydun Shahbazian, Amrollah Saberi, Reza Hushmand, Shahruz Ramtin, Kazem Afrandnia, Mostafa Lajevardi, Davoud Mavasaghi, Karim Davami, Reza Safayipoor, Ali Sadeghi, Morteza Nikkhah, Iraj Safdari, Hooshang Beheshti, Ali Asgari, Valiollah Momeni, Shahrooz Malek Arayi, Khosro Amir Sadeghi, Amir Ghavidel, Hadi Meshkat, Nemat Afsharian, Farhad Mohabbat, Shahab Askari, Yoosef Azari, Siroos Aavani, Bahram Zand, Siroos Ghahremani, and Vahab Noorizadeh in Mirza Koochak Khan (1983)
    Mirza Koochak Khan
    6.0
    • writer
    • 1983
  • A Little Tale
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Morteza Hananeh, Rasoul Sadrameli, Ali Mazinani, Amir Ghavidel, Abbas Asadi, Ghassem Dehghani Sangestani, Ali Lotfali, and Ali Ghafoori in Khoon-baresh (1980)
    Khoon-baresh
    3.7
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Tonight a tear is shed (1979)
    Tonight a tear is shed
    5.0
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • The South's Shark (1978)
    The South's Shark
    6.2
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Anxiety (1976)
    Anxiety
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • Death in the rain (1975)
    Death in the rain
    5.5
    • Writer
    • 1975

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The Eagles (1985)
    The Eagles
    5.7
    • assistant director
    • 1985
  • Farman (1982)
    Farman
    4.0
    • assistant director
    • 1982
  • The South's Shark (1978)
    The South's Shark
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1978
  • Anxiety (1976)
    Anxiety
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1976
  • Death in the rain (1975)
    Death in the rain
    5.5
    • assistant director
    • 1975

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Amir Qavidel
  • Born
    • 1947
    • Mashhad, Iran
  • Died
    • November 8, 2009
    • Tehran, Iran

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    Father-in-law of actress Mahsa Keramati.

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