Mohsen Makhmalbaf Net Worth
Mohsen Makhmalbaf Net Worth is
$250,000
Mohsen Makhmalbaf Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Persian: محسن مخملباف, Mohsen Makhmalbaaf; born May 29, 1957) is an Iranian film director, writer, film editor, and producer. He has made more than 20 feature films, won some 50 awards and been a jury in more than 15 major film festivals. His award-winning films include Kandahar, and his latest film is the The Gardener.Makhmalbaf's films have been widely presented at international film festivals in the past ten years. The director belongs to the new wave movement of Iranian cinema. Time selected Makhmalbaf's 2001 film Kandahar as one of the top 100 films of all time. In 2006, he was a member of the Jury at the Venice Film Festival.Makhmalbaf left Iran in 2005 shortly after the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and has lived in Paris since the events of the 2009 Iranian presidential election. | Date Of Birth | May 29, 1957 |
| Place Of Birth | Tehran, Iran |
| Profession | Writer, Editor, Director |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | Usually people like to categorise artists. With my films, I categorise people: if I know which one of my movies you like, I can tell which kind of a person you are. |
| 2 | When we began filming, these people had legs, but as we were filming, they had been injured and they were brought to the hospital to have their legs amputated, and that's where we found them and asked them to come and be part of the film. |
| 3 | In Afghanistan, this is the problem, because everybody holds a piece of that mirror, and they all look at it and claim that they hold the entire truth. |
| 4 | In many ways, it is very real, because I sat there for 9 days, and it was constantly happening, and that was the 9 days of making the film. But you can't say that it's 100% true, because there are places where I've been intrusive and interfered. |
| 5 | The question in their minds was, why did the outside world, and particularly the Western world, produce all these landmines, and send them to Afghanistan? This business must be stopped. It's a dirty business to produce such a horrible device. |
| 6 | I wanted to be left alone to live my life, so it was very easy for people to pretend that they were me. |
| 7 | A problem was the lack of cooperation of the Afghan community itself. The women, though living in Iran, were under cover and not willing to participate in the film, and none of the ethnic groups were willing to work together or be together. |
| 8 | But also, there are no films being made about Afghanistan. |
| 9 | The Buddhas had to be destroyed by the Taliban to get the world thinking about Afghanistan. |
| 10 | From my films, you can at least learn about Iran, you can get a sense of the history and the society. But no such films have been made about Afghanistan, so you really can't know much about it. |
| 11 | Five years ago, Samira did not want to continue in the regular school system in Iran. To help her with her education, I set up a home school. It wasn't just for my family, it was open to other friends. |
| 12 | From 7 in the morning to 11 at night, I was reading. I don't think one can find any other time in one's life to be left alone so much to read in peace like that. |
| 13 | I've heard about brothers making films, but I've never heard about whole families making films like this. We didn't intend to do it; it wasn't something that we planned - it just gradually happened. |
| 14 | Do you know that every day, 10 people in Afghanistan are injured by landmines? It will continue for the next 50 years, because the country has the largest number of landmines in the world. |
| 15 | Rumi, who is one of the greatest Persian poets, said that the truth was a mirror in the hands of God. It fell, and broke into pieces. Everybody took a piece of it, and they looked at it and thought they had the truth. |
| 16 | The style depends on the subject. |
| 17 | Afghan society is very complex, and Afghanistan has a very complex culture. Part of the reason it has remained unknown is because of this complexity. |
| 18 | There's an 800 kilometer border between Iran and Afghanistan. |
| 19 | I myself had to grow a longer beard and Afghan clothes. I was in danger of being kidnapped by smugglers, though I didn't know it at the time. |
| 20 | If I make two films in a year, they'll be different. This is my style - I can't have just one way. |
| 21 | Because there is so little room for expression otherwise, a lot of people love cinema because they find it a way of expressing themselves. |
| 22 | When I came out, and for many years afterwards, it had become a habit for me to sit and read and read and read, like an obsession. I would take 20 books, and not come out until I'd finished them. It took me a while to change that habit. |
| 23 | I was in jail four and a half years. When I came out, I continued the same struggle against injustice, but instead of using weapons, I began to use art and cinema. |
| 24 | I'm not playing myself. It's a symbolic situation, where I want to introduce a fascist behind the table. I couldn't have had anybody else do that; for it to be successful, I had to do it myself. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Formed the Makhmalbaf Film House to teach film (1996). |
| 2 | Has written 27 books, some of them translated into 12 languages. |
| 3 | Resides in Kabul, Afghanistan with his family, taking charge of executing projects on education and hygiene. |
| 4 | Between the age of 8 and 17, he had thirteen different jobs including bellboy and plains worker. |
| 5 | Was raised by his single mother. |
| 6 | Being member of an underground Islamic militia group, he was shot and arrested while attempting to disarm a policeman at the age of 17. |
| 7 | Recepient of the Sergei Parajanov Award at Yerevan Film Festival (2006). |
| 8 | Retrospective at the Kerala International Film Festival, India. [2001] |
| 9 | Father of Samira Makhmalbaf, Hana Makhmalbaf and Maysam Makhmalbaf. |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The President | 2014 | ||
| The Gardener | 2012 | Documentary writer | |
| Mother's Paradise | 2011 | screenplay | |
| The Man Who Came with the Snow | 2009 | screenplay | |
| Two-Legged Horse | 2008 | writer | |
| Scream of the Ants | 2006 | ||
| The Chair | 2005 | Short | |
| Poet of the Wastes | 2005 | ||
| Sex & Philosophy | 2005 | ||
| At Five in the Afternoon | 2003 | novel | |
| The Afghan Alphabet | 2002 | Documentary | |
| Kandahar | 2001 | ||
| Tales of an Island | 2000 | segment "Testing Democracy" | |
| The Day I Became a Woman | 2000 | ||
| Blackboards | 2000 | ||
| Ghessé hayé kish | 1999 | segment "Door, The" | |
| The Silence | 1998 | writer | |
| The Apple | 1998 | writer | |
| Madresei keh baad bord | 1998 | Short writer | |
| A Moment of Innocence | 1996 | ||
| Gabbeh | 1996 | ||
| Salaam Cinema | 1995 | Documentary | |
| Images from the Ghajar Dynasty | 1993 | Short writer | |
| The Actor | 1993 | writer | |
| The unfinished man | 1992 | ||
| Nassereddin Shah, Actor-e Cinema | 1992 | ||
| The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood | 1991 | ||
| A Time for Love | 1990 | ||
| Farmandar | 1990 | ||
| Arousi-ye Khouban | 1989 | writer | |
| Rajayi School | 1989 | ||
| The Peddler | 1989 | writer | |
| The Cyclist | 1987 | ||
| Boycott | 1985 | ||
| Zangha | 1985 | ||
| Do Cheshman Beesu | 1984 | ||
| Este'aze | 1984 | ||
| Tobeh Nosuh | 1983 | writer | |
| Hesar dar Hesar | 1982 | ||
| Marg Deegari | 1982 | ||
| Towjeeh | 1981 |
Editor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Man Who Came with the Snow | 2009 | ||
| Two-Legged Horse | 2008 | ||
| Scream of the Ants | 2006 | ||
| The Chair | 2005 | Short | |
| Poet of the Wastes | 2005 | ||
| Sex & Philosophy | 2005 | ||
| At Five in the Afternoon | 2003 | ||
| September 11 | 2002 | segment "Iran" | |
| The Afghan Alphabet | 2002 | Documentary | |
| Kandahar | 2001 | ||
| Blackboards | 2000 | ||
| Ghessé hayé kish | 1999 | segment "The Door" | |
| The Silence | 1998 | ||
| The Apple | 1998 | ||
| Madresei keh baad bord | 1998 | Short | |
| A Moment of Innocence | 1996 | ||
| Gabbeh | 1996 | ||
| Salaam Cinema | 1995 | Documentary | |
| The Actor | 1993 | ||
| The unfinished man | 1992 | ||
| Nassereddin Shah, Actor-e Cinema | 1992 | ||
| The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood | 1991 | ||
| A Time for Love | 1990 | ||
| Del Namak | 1990 | ||
| Farmandar | 1990 | ||
| The Scout | 1990 | ||
| Arousi-ye Khouban | 1989 | ||
| Rajayi School | 1989 | ||
| The Peddler | 1989 | ||
| The Cyclist | 1987 | ||
| Boycott | 1985 | ||
| Este'aze | 1984 |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The President | 2014 | ||
| Ongoing Smile | 2013 | Documentary | |
| The Gardener | 2012 | Documentary | |
| The Man Who Came with the Snow | 2009 | ||
| Scream of the Ants | 2006 | ||
| The Chair | 2005 | Short | |
| Sex & Philosophy | 2005 | ||
| The Afghan Alphabet | 2002 | Documentary | |
| Kandahar | 2001 | ||
| Tales of an Island | 2000 | segment "Testing Democracy" | |
| Ghessé hayé kish | 1999 | segment "Door, The" | |
| The Silence | 1998 | ||
| Madresei keh baad bord | 1998 | Short | |
| A Moment of Innocence | 1996 | ||
| Gabbeh | 1996 | ||
| Salaam Cinema | 1995 | Documentary | |
| Images from the Ghajar Dynasty | 1993 | Short | |
| The Actor | 1993 | ||
| Nassereddin Shah, Actor-e Cinema | 1992 | ||
| The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood | 1991 | ||
| A Time for Love | 1990 | ||
| Arousi-ye Khouban | 1989 | ||
| The Peddler | 1989 | ||
| The Cyclist | 1987 | ||
| Boycott | 1985 | ||
| Do Cheshman Beesu | 1984 | ||
| Este'aze | 1984 | ||
| Tobeh Nosuh | 1983 |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kandahar | 2001 | producer | |
| The Day I Became a Woman | 2000 | producer | |
| Blackboards | 2000 | producer: Fabrica Cinema | |
| The Gardener | 2012 | Documentary producer | |
| Two-Legged Horse | 2008 | producer | |
| Scream of the Ants | 2006 | producer | |
| Sex & Philosophy | 2005 | producer | |
| Joy of Madness | 2003 | Documentary producer | |
| Osama | 2003 | executive producer | |
| At Five in the Afternoon | 2003 | producer |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tales of an Island | 2000 | segment "Testing Democracy" | |
| A Moment of Innocence | 1996 | The Director | |
| Do Cheshman Beesu | 1984 |
Cinematographer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tales of an Island | 2000 | segment "Testing Democracy" |
Art Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Silence | 1998 | set designer |
Production Designer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cyclist | 1987 |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Ballot | 2001 | idea |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boomin' Granny | 2008 | Video documentary short special thanks: for making Kandahar | |
| The Kite Runner | 2007 | thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Passagem | 2012 | Documentary short | Himself |
| The Story of Film: An Odyssey | 2011 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| Salam Cinema: Die iranische Familie Makhmalbaf und ihre Filme | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Cinema Iran | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Joy of Madness | 2003 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Afghan Alphabet | 2002 | Documentary | Narrator and Interviewer (uncredited) |
| How Samira Made the Blackboards | 2000 | Documentary | Himself |
| Friendly Persuasion: Iranian Cinema After the 1979 Revolution | 2000 | Documentary | Himself |
| Cinema Cinema | 1997 | Documentary | Mohsen Makhmalbaf |
| Stardust Stricken - Mohsen Makhmalbaf: A Portrait | 1996 | Documentary | Himself |
| Salaam Cinema | 1995 | Documentary | Himself |
| Close-Up | 1990 | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Honorary Award | Singapore International Film Festival | ||
| 2014 | Gold Hugo | Chicago International Film Festival | Best Feature | The President (2014) |
| 2014 | Audience Award | Tokyo FILMeX | The President (2014) | |
| 2011 | Leon Cakoff Prize | São Paulo International Film Festival | ||
| 2009 | Honorary Golden Wheel | Vesoul Asian Film Festival | ||
| 2007 | Special Jury Mention | Granada Film Festival Cines del Sur | Faryad moorcheha (2006) | |
| 2006 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Yerevan International Film Festival | ||
| 2003 | Asian Filmmaker of the Year | Pusan International Film Festival | ||
| 2001 | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Cannes Film Festival | Safar e Ghandehar (2001) | |
| 2001 | FIPRESCI Prize | Thessaloniki Film Festival | Parallel Sections | Safar e Ghandehar (2001) |
| 2000 | Hand Printing | Pusan International Film Festival | ||
| 1998 | The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal | Venice Film Festival | Sokout (1998) | |
| 1998 | 'CinemAvvenire' Award | Venice Film Festival | Cinema, Man, Nature | Sokout (1998) |
| 1998 | Sergio Trasatti Award - Special Mention | Venice Film Festival | Sokout (1998) | |
| 1997 | Silver Screen Award | Singapore International Film Festival | Best Asian Feature Film | Gabbeh (1996) |
| 1996 | Special Mention | Locarno International Film Festival | Nun va Goldoon (1996) | |
| 1996 | Best Director | Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | Gabbeh (1996) | |
| 1996 | Prize of the Catalan Screenwriter's Critic and Writer's Association | Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | Gabbeh (1996) | |
| 1996 | Best Artistic Contribution Award | Tokyo International Film Festival | Gabbeh (1996) | |
| 1993 | Special Prize of the Jury | Istanbul International Film Festival | Nassereddin Shah, Actor-e Cinema (1992) | |
| 1992 | Special Prize of the Jury | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Nassereddin Shah, Actor-e Cinema (1992) | |
| 1992 | Golden Charybdis | Taormina International Film Festival | Nassereddin Shah, Actor-e Cinema (1992) | |
| 1991 | East-West Center Award | Hawaii International Film Festival | Best Narrative | Bicycleran (1987) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Best Film | London Film Festival | Official Competition | The President (2014) |
| 2014 | Venice Horizons Award | Venice Film Festival | Best Film | The President (2014) |
| 2007 | Golden Alhambra | Granada Film Festival Cines del Sur | Faryad moorcheha (2006) | |
| 2006 | Grand Prix des Amériques | Montréal World Film Festival | Shaere zobale-ha (2005) | |
| 2005 | Grand Prix des Amériques | Montréal World Film Festival | Sex o phalsapheh (2005) | |
| 2002 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) | Safar e Ghandehar (2001) |
| 2001 | Palme d'Or | Cannes Film Festival | Safar e Ghandehar (2001) | |
| 2001 | Screen International Award | European Film Awards | Safar e Ghandehar (2001) | |
| 2001 | Golden Spike | Valladolid International Film Festival | Safar e Ghandehar (2001) | |
| 1999 | Palme d'Or | Cannes Film Festival | Ghessé hayé kish (1999) | |
| 1998 | Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | Sokout (1998) | |
| 1996 | Golden Leopard | Locarno International Film Festival | Nun va Goldoon (1996) | |
| 1996 | Best Film | Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | Gabbeh (1996) | |
| 1996 | Tokyo Grand Prix | Tokyo International Film Festival | Gabbeh (1996) | |
| 1992 | Crystal Globe | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Nassereddin Shah, Actor-e Cinema (1992) |