Samira Makhmalbaf

Samira Makhmalbaf
سمیرا مخملباف
Makhmalbaf in 2020
Born (1980-02-15) 15 February 1980 (age 44)
Tehran, Iran
Alma materRoehampton University
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active1998–2008
Parent(s)Mohsen Makhmalbaf (father)
Fatemeh Meshkini (mother)
RelativesHana Makhmalbaf (sister)
Meysam Makhmalbaf (brother)

Samira Makhmalbaf (Persian: سمیرا مخملباف, Samira Makhmalbaaf; pronunciationⓘ, born 15 February 1980) is an Iranian filmmaker and screenwriter.[1][2] She is the daughter of Mohsen Makhmalbaf, the film director and writer.[3] Samira Makhmalbaf is considered to be part of the Iranian New Wave.[4][5] She has won multiple awards, including two Jury Prizes at the Cannes Film Festival,[6] and has been nominated for numerous awards.

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  2. ^ "Cannes 2003 - Samira Makhmalbaf Receives The Jury Prize". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  3. ^ Whitaker, Sheila (10 December 2000). "Keep it in the family". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  4. ^ "The Wunderkind Iranian Director Who Stopped Making Films". The New Yorker. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  5. ^ Vincent, Sally (3 April 2004). "Beyond words". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Samira MAKHMALBAF". Festival de Cannes (in French). Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.