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- Born in Tehran in 1940, Kiarostami showed artistic inclinations from a relatively early age. He won a painting competition when he was 18, and eventually studied painting at the University of Tehran School of Fine Arts. Kiarostami started his career by working in the world of advertisement, designing posters and shooting innumerable commercials.
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Abbas Kiarostami (born June 22, 1940, Tehrān, Iran—died July 4, 2016, Paris, France) was an Iranian filmmaker who was known for experimenting with the boundaries between reality and fiction throughout a four-decade career.
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In 1970 when the Iranian New Wave began with Dariush Mehrjui 's film Gāv, Kiarostami helped set up a filmmaking department at the Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (Kanun) in Tehran.
Kiarostami started his career by working in the world of advertisement, designing posters and shooting innumerable commercials. In 1970, as the Iranian New Wave was gathering momentum, he worked with Ebrahim Forouzesh in order to establish a film division at the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults.
May 31, 2020 · Known for single-handedly putting Iran on the map of international cinema, Abbas Kiarostami’s filmmaking style was shaped by a variety of Persian arts, especially poetry.
Kiarostami's ability to blend fiction with documentary elements allowed filmmakers to express social issues creatively while navigating political censorship, ultimately shaping a new cinematic language in Iran.
Kiarostami worked in nearly every case with nonprofessional actors he encountered on location, who spoke dialogue so naturalistic that it must have been at least partially unscripted.
May 21, 2002 · Kiarostami is a graduate of Tehran University’s Faculty of Fine Arts in Painting. He was first involved in painting, graphics and book illustration and then began his film career by making credit-titles and commercials.
