Farrokh Ghaffari | |
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فرخ غفاری | |
| Born | محمدابراهیم فرخ غفاری Mohammad-Ebrahim Farrokh Ghaffari 26 February 1922 |
| Died | 17 December 2006 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Occupation(s) | Director, film critic, author, actor |
| Years active | 1958–1980 |
| Notable work | Shabe Quzi The Falconet |
| Spouse | Mahshid Amirshahi |
Farrokh Ghaffari (Persian: فرخ غفاری, 26 February 1922[1] – 17 December 2006) was an Iranian film director, actor, critic and author. Along with Ebrahim Golestan and Fereydoun Rahnema he was one of the founders of Iran's New Wave film movement.[2] By establishing the first National Iranian Film Society in 1949 at the Iran Bastan Museum and organizing the first Film Week during which English films were exhibited, Ghaffari laid the foundation for alternative and non-commercial films in Iran.