Mohammad Shirvani

Mohammad Shirvani
محمد شیروانی
Born1973 (age 50–51)
NationalityIranian
Occupations
  • Film director
  • Screenwriter
  • Documentary film

Mohammad Shirvani is an Iranian alternative filmmaker. In 1998 He escaped from the military service to make his first short film “The circle”. In 1999 “The Circle” was selected for Critics' Week International Cannes festival. Being selected by Cannes Festival made a great impact on the young director and since then he has become a full time filmmaker. He has never limited his professional career and has made movies in every form including experimentals, documentaries, short films and feature films. His films have been screened in more than 400 international festivals and events. He won the Golden Tiger Award for Best Feature Film for “Fat Shaker” in Rotterdam, 2013.