Hamid Yousefi

Hamid Yousefi
Hamid Yousefi is on the set of a short film.
Born (1992-11-10) November 10, 1992 (age 33)

Hamid Yousefi (born November 10, 1992) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, researcher, and producer.

Early life

Yousefi was born on November 10, 1992.[citation needed]

Career

Yousefi began his filmmaking career at the age of 15 while attending the School of Broadcasting in Iran. He continued his studies in screenplay writing under the supervision of Bahram Beyzai at the age of 17. He holds a master's degree in Dramatic Literature from Tarbiat Modares University in Tehran.

In 2019, he was recognized as a promising talent at the Fajr International Film Festival.

In the Cinema Topography volumes 1 and 2, a collection of cinema articles, Yousefi has published two articles. His works mainly focus on women, cultural frameworks, and identity.

Works

Cinema: The Unknown Exhibition and Our Story (2015)

His first professional work, "Cinema: The Unknown Exhibition and Our Story" (2015), was screened in the Art and Experience Cinema in 2019. The film consists of five episodes portraying the mental narratives of the audience about a Qajar painting. Yousefi reconstructed the Qajar era in this film, successfully reconstructing the era through set design and construction. The film includes a collage of Ali Hatami's films, which was a new postmodern move in Iranian short cinema at the time, leading to the use of this technique in some Iranian films afterward.

Hearing Aid (2018)

His next film, "Hearing Aid," was made in 2018 with Majid Barzegar as the producer. This film addresses a social issue and stars Panteha Apanah and Behzad Dorani. It has participated in several international festivals.

The film "Hearing Aid" was distributed by the German company Ag and Ar and produced by Majid Barzegar. It participated in various festivals:

Sphinx (Abulhool) (2022)

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In 2022, he directed the film "Abulhool," a free adaptation of Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex." This literary work was also the subject of his undergraduate thesis, co-written with Romina Roshanbin, a cinema critic.

This short film has been present in over twenty international festivals and has won the Best Director award at the sixteenth Goddess of the Throne Festival in Kozo, the second Cape Town Film Festival in South Africa, and the Best Trailer award at the third Falloutra Festival in Italy.

References

  1. ↑ "Cinema, the Unknown Exhibition and our story". Hashure. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Sphinx". Asolo Art Film Festival. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Iranian short film "Sphinx" to be screened in Georgia". Iranian Students' News Agency (Press release). Retrieved July 20, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Program 2023". Dea Film Festival. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Non è un paese per donne". Cultura Bologna (in Italian). October 31, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  6. ↑ "SorsiCorti, il festival di cinema corto e vino torna a Palermo". Be Sicily Mag (in Italian). October 16, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Taoba filmfest to host Iran's 'Sphinx'". ifilm. July 3, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Cape Town Squad International Film Festival". FilmFreeway. November 16, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  9. ↑ "FilmVideo Montecatini - International Short Film Festival". Montecatini International Short Film Festival (in Italian). Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Non è un paese per donne. La condizione femminile in Iran raccontata dalla cinematografia indipendente". art a part of cult(ure) (in Italian). November 8, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  11. ↑ "SPHINX". Arlington International Film Festival. Archived from the original on February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.