Sudabeh Mortezai
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 .
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
- 2014: Winner CICAE Award, Sarajevo Film Festival
- 2014: Nomination LUX Prize of the European Parliament
- 2014: Outstanding Directorial Achievement Award winner, Scarborough Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
- 2014: Winner Best Screenplay and Cineuropa Award, Festival del Cinema Europeo, Lecce, Italy
- 2014: Winner Firebird Award, Young Cinema Competition, Hong Kong International Film Festival
- 2014: Winner Thomas Pluch Special Jury Prize for the Macondo screenplay
- 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
- 2018: Venice International Film Festival 2018 - Giornate degli Autori section
- Other:
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 | |
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SURNAME | Mortezai, Sudabeh |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian filmmaker |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1968 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ludwigsburg , Germany |