Abed Abest
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| Born | 21 June 1987 Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran |
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| Notable work | Invasion (2017) Fish & Cat (2013) |
Abed Abest (born 1987, in Bandar Abbas, Iran), is an Iranian director, writer and actor. He played roles in Shahram Mokri's films Fish & Cat which Won the Horizon Prize in Venice Film Festival (2013) [1] and Invasion which was Nominated for Teddy Award in Berlin International Film Festival (2018).[2] His first feature film was Simulation (2017), which world premiered in Berlin International Film Festival (2017) forum section [3] and Won the best film award in Spain moving images film festival (2018).[4] His second feature film Killing the Eunuch Khan (2021) is premiered in the 25th edition of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.[5] and won the Grand Jury Prize in Breakouts Section at Slamdance Film Festival[6]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Writer | Director | Producer | Actor | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | I haven't seen Hussein since the day before yesterday | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 minutes | ||
| 2013 | Fish & Cat | Shahram Mokri and Nasim Ahmadpoor | Shahram Mokri | Sepehr Seifi | Yes | 134 minutes | Abed Abest acted as Parviz, Won the Orizzonti/ Horizon Prize in Venice Film Festival (2013) [1] |
| 2014 | The Corner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 55 minutes | Abed Abest acted as Amir, Premiered in Cairo International Film Festival[13] |
| 2017 | Simulation | Yes | Yes | Yes | 84 minutes | Abed Abest acted as Abed, Nominated for best film award in Transilvania International Film Festival (2017) [14] | |
| 2018 | Invasion | Shahram Mokri and Nasim Ahmadpoor | Shahram Mokri | Sepehr Seifi | Yes | 102 minutes | Abed Abest acted as Ali, Nominated for Teddy Award in Berlin International Film Festival (2018) [2] |
| 2021 | Killing the Eunuch Khan | Yes | Yes | Shahrzad Seifi | 110 minutes |
Nominated for best film in 25th edition of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2021)[5] Won the Grand Jury Award in Breakouts Section at Slamdance Film Festival (2022)[6] Premiered at International Film Festival of Kerala (2022)[18] Premiered at Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (2022)[19] Nominated for Best Film Award at International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre (FANTASPOA) (2022)[20] Premiered at Revelation Perth International Film Festival (2022)[21] Premiered at No Limit section of Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) (2022)[22] Premiered at Feature Narrative section of Revelation Perth International Film Festival (2022)[23] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b ""Fish & Cat" won the Venice festival Horizone prize". www.iffr.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Invasion in Berlin international film festival". www.teddyaward.tv. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Simulation in Berlin international film festival". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Simulation won the best film award in Spain moving images film festival". www.spainmovingimagesfestival.com. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Killing the Eunuch Khan in Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival". www.cineuropa.org. Retrieved 19 Sep 2021.
- ^ a b Chapman, Wilson (4 Feb 2022). "2022 Slamdance Award Winners". Variety. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Fish & Cat in Lisbon International Film Festival". www.en.mehrnews.com. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Fish & Cat in Dubai International Film Festival". www.mubi.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Fish & Cat in Istanbul Film Festival". www.dailysabah.com. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Fish & Cat in Fribourg International Film Festival". www.fiff.ch. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Fish & Cat in Slovenia bled film festival". www.filmint.nu. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ ""Fish & Cat" in Vietnam Film Festival". www.theiranproject.com. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Simulation in Cairo International Film Festival". www.darb1718.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Simulation in Transilvania International Film Festival". www.tiff.ro. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Simulation in Ars independent festival". www.arsindependent.pl. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Simulation in Toronto International Film Festival". www.tiff.net. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ Syed, Siraj. "Blood flows through the streets in Killing of the Eunuch Khan". Film Festivals. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Killing the Eunuch Khan". IFFK. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "12 Films you shouldn't miss at the Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival 2022". Asian Film Festivals. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ James, Jonathan (23 March 2022). "FANTASPOA 2022 Returns to the Cinema! First Wave of Titles! Poster Art!". Daily Dead. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Killing the Eunuch Khan at Rev2022!". lunapalace.com.au. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Killing the Eunuch Khan at TIFF.21". tiff.ro.
- ^ "Killing the Eunuch Khan at Revelation Perth International Film Festival". revelationfilmfest.org.
External links[edit]
- Abed Abest at IMDb