Hassan Nazer
Hassan Nazer | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British-Iranian |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film editor and Film producer |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Hassan Nazer (Persian: حسن ناظر) is a British-Iranian film director, film editor, producer and a judge in international film festivals. He was the head of jury team in SAARC Film Festival 2019 which was held in Sri Lanka.[1][2][3][4]
Career
Nazer moved from his hometown of Garmsar to Tehran and took theatre courses under the Iranian director Hamid Samandarian[5]. As a new theatre director, Nazer had been "red-flagged" for putting women on stage in the holy city of Mashad which motivated him to leave his home country in order to work in cinema and theatre. Nazer arrived in Scotland in 2000, and attended the University of Aberdeen where he studied film and visual culture. He also began to build a restaurant business to support his filmmaking. Nazer stated in an interview, "Even though my father is a wealthy person, so he could have helped me, he didn't want me to go into the cinema, so I was determined to stand on my own two feet." Nazer eventually raised enough money to finance his own independent films.[6]
His third film, Utopia was selected as the Afghan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards[7] and at Golden Globes.[8][9][10] The film has won more than 18 awards in nationally and internationally film festivals.[11][12]
Nazer's film Winners (2022) is his first film to be fully funded by outside backers [13]and received financial support from Screen Scotland.[14] Winners was the official UK entry for the 95th Academy Awards (2023) for Best International Feature. [15]
He has remained involved in the political process in Iran and recently voted in the first round of the Presidential elections via a polling station in London.
Selected filmography
As director
As producer
- American Soldier
Ma hameh gonahkarim Whistle My Lad
- Black Day
As editor
- Ma hameh gonahkarim
- Black Day
References
- ^ Iranian cinematographer Nazer evaluates Sri Lankan festival
- ^ Iranian director head of jury in SAARC Film Festival 2019
- ^ کارگردان ایرانی رییس هیات داوران نهمین جشنواره بینالمللی سارک شد
- ^ "SAARC Film Festival 2019". Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- ^ Rimi, Aisha (2024-01-04). "Hassan Nazer Q&A: 'My films are a voice for my country'". Hyphen. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ Armitstead, Claire (2023-02-26). "Film-maker Hassan Nazer on his love letter to Iranian cinema". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ Afghan film ‘Utopia’ disqualified by Oscars from foreign-language race
- ^ موفقیت اتوپیا در جشنوارههای خارجی/ ناظر: مهاجرت سرنوشت انسان را تغییر میدهد + تصاویر
- ^ نگاهی به «آرمانشهر» نماینده افغانستان در اسکار
- ^ Foreign Film Submissions, 2015: Utopia (Afghanistan)
- ^ Films through the South Asian eye...
- ^ "Winners from Aberdeen-based Director Hassan Nazer to premiere at EIFF 2022". Screen Scotland. 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ Rimi, Aisha (2024-01-04). "Hassan Nazer Q&A: 'My films are a voice for my country'". Hyphen. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ Scotland, Screen (2020-12-10). "Winners". Screen Scotland. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ Ntim, Zac (2022-10-19). "Oscars: UK Selects Hassan Nazer's Farsi Language Feature 'Winners' To International Feature Race". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/476084/Winners-wins-audience-award-at-Edinburgh-Intl-Film-Festival
https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/winners-edinburgh-review/5173444.article