Sudabeh Mortezai

Sudabeh Mortezai (2015)

Sudabeh Mortezai (* 1968 in Ludwigsburg , Germany ) is an Austrian filmmaker.

Life

Sudabeh Mortezai was born in 1968 to Iranian parents in Ludwigsburg. She spent her childhood and youth in Vienna and Tehran . She first studied theater, film and media studies in Vienna, later film at UCLA in Los Angeles . Various short and documentary films followed, including 2009 In the Bazaar of the Sexes , which illuminates the widespread practice of temporary marriage in Shiite Islam .

In 2014 Mortezai finally presented her first full-length feature film, Macondo , the portrait of a Chechen refugee boy. The film was invited to the competition at the 64th Berlinale .

Her second feature film, Joy (2018), was invited to the 75th Venice Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori section .

Mortezai is co-founder of the film production company FreibeuterFilm .

Sudabeh Mortezai at the Berlinale 2014

Filmography

2006: Children of the Prophet (documentary)
2009: In the Bazaar of the Sexes (documentary)
2014: Macondo
2018: Joy

Awards

For In the Bazaar of the Sexes :
- 2010: Winner “Best International Documentary”, DOCSDF, Mexico
- 2011: Nomination for the Austrian Film Award in the category "Best Documentary"
- 2011: Winner “Best Ethnographic Documentary”, Espiello, Spain
For Macondo :
- 2014: Winner of the MehrWERT Film Prize, Viennale
- 2014: Winner of the Vienna Film Prize in the Feature Film category, Viennale

For Joy :

2018: Venice International Film Festival 2018 - Giornate degli Autori section
- Europa Cinemas Label - Best European Film
- Hearst Film Award - Best Female Director
2018: London Film Festival - Best Film Award
2018: Chicago International Film Festival - Awarded the Silver Hugo Special Jury Prize
2018: Viennale - Vienna Film Award
2019: Max Ophüls Prize for the socially relevant film
2019: Nomination for the Thomas Pluch script award (main award and special award from the jury)
2020: Awarded the Austrian Film Prize in the categories of Best Screenplay , Best Director and Best Feature Film

Other:

2017: Outstanding Artist Award for Film

Web links

Official website of the film
Sudabeh Mortezai in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Official website of FreibeuterFilm

Individual evidence

↑ Short biography on dok.at, accessed on February 4, 2014
↑ Christopher Huber: In the Bazaar of the Sexes: “Mullahs like to talk about sex” on diepresse.com, April 14, 2010, accessed on February 4, 2014
^ Macondo in the competition at the Berlinale on berlinale.de, accessed on February 4, 2014.
↑ Kleine Zeitung: 21 films compete for the Golden Lion in Venice . Article dated July 25, 2018, accessed July 27, 2018.
^ Sudabeh Mortezai wins Europa Cinemas Venice Label . Article dated September 7, 2018, accessed September 7, 2018.
↑ ^a ^b Success for Mortezai's “Joy” in Venice: ORF co-financed drama awarded Europa Cinemas Label and Hearst Film Award . OTS notification dated September 7, 2018, accessed on September 7, 2018.
^ Sudabeh Mortezai wins the first Hearst Film Award . Article dated September 6, 2018, accessed September 7, 2018.
↑ 2018 competition winners announced at the 62nd BFI London Film Festival . Article dated October 20, 2018, accessed October 23, 2018.
↑ Awards for Joy at the BFI London Film Festival . Article dated October 22, 2018, accessed October 23, 2018.
^ Cinema Chicago: Awards Announced for 54th Chicago International Film Festival . Retrieved October 23, 2018.
↑ orf.at: Viennale 2018: rain of prizes and good occupancy . Article dated November 8, 2018, accessed November 8, 2018.
↑ The winners 2019 | Film Festival Max Ophüls Prize. Retrieved January 21, 2019 .
↑ Christian Ude: Austrian Film Prize: "Joy" is the big winner: only the Oscar is missing. In: Small newspaper . January 30, 2020, accessed January 30, 2020 .
↑ derStandard.at: "outstanding artist awards" for Knebl, Willi and Weidenholzer . Article dated November 14, 2017, accessed December 3, 2017.

personal data
SURNAME	Mortezai, Sudabeh
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH	1968
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ludwigsburg , Germany

[1] Short biography on dok.at, accessed on February 4, 2014

[2] Christopher Huber: In the Bazaar of the Sexes: “Mullahs like to talk about sex” on diepresse.com, April 14, 2010, accessed on February 4, 2014

[3] Macondo in the competition at the Berlinale on berlinale.de, accessed on February 4, 2014.

[kleinezeitung5469937-4] Kleine Zeitung: 21 films compete for the Golden Lion in Venice . Article dated July 25, 2018, accessed July 27, 2018.

[5] Sudabeh Mortezai wins Europa Cinemas Venice Label . Article dated September 7, 2018, accessed September 7, 2018.

[OTS_20180907_OTS0159-6] Success for Mortezai's “Joy” in Venice: ORF co-financed drama awarded Europa Cinemas Label and Hearst Film Award . OTS notification dated September 7, 2018, accessed on September 7, 2018.

[7] Sudabeh Mortezai wins the first Hearst Film Award . Article dated September 6, 2018, accessed September 7, 2018.

[lff62-en-8] 2018 competition winners announced at the 62nd BFI London Film Festival . Article dated October 20, 2018, accessed October 23, 2018.

[lff62-de-9] Awards for Joy at the BFI London Film Festival . Article dated October 22, 2018, accessed October 23, 2018.

[10] Cinema Chicago: Awards Announced for 54th Chicago International Film Festival . Retrieved October 23, 2018.

[orf3099977-11] orf.at: Viennale 2018: rain of prizes and good occupancy . Article dated November 8, 2018, accessed November 8, 2018.

[12] The winners 2019 | Film Festival Max Ophüls Prize. Retrieved January 21, 2019 .

[kleinezeitung5761177-13] Christian Ude: Austrian Film Prize: "Joy" is the big winner: only the Oscar is missing. In: Small newspaper . January 30, 2020, accessed January 30, 2020 .

[14] derStandard.at: "outstanding artist awards" for Knebl, Willi and Weidenholzer . Article dated November 14, 2017, accessed December 3, 2017.