Hossein Shahabi

Hossein Shahabi حسین شهابی
Hossein Shahabi 2014
Born	28 November 1967 Tabriz, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Alma mater	University of Tehran
Occupation	Film Director, Screenwriter & film producer
Years active	1996 – present
Notable work	The Sale - The Bright Day
Spouse(s)	Bahareh Ansari
Children	Siavash Shahabi (1993)
Awards	Kerala Film Festiva 2014 Best Director (The Bright Day) Mardel Plata Film Festival 2013 Special Jury Prize (The Bright Day) Chicago Film Festival 2013 Best Film Prize (The Bright Day) Fajr Film Festival Iran 2012 Diploma award (The Bright Day)
Website	http://www.hosseinshahabi.com/

Hossein Shahabi (Persian: حسین شهابی‎‎  pronunciation ; Born on 28 November 1967, is an Iranian film director, screenwriter and film producer He belongs to the third generation of Iranian New Wave who is making his first feature film and was appreciated and praised by critics and became famous internationally.

After graduation from Tehran University in classical music studies, he spent a few years teaching music. In 1996 he made his first (short) film (Hundred Times Hundred), on the occasion of 100th anniversary of cinema, and received a prize at the (one off) festival, established for the same occasion.Since then he has written, directed and produced 20 shorts, 10 fictional features (for video release in the Iranian market) and 5 features, for the theatrical release, some of them won prizes in the local and international film festivals. The Bright Day (2013) has been his debut, which was well received by the critics and it was nominated in four categories in Fajr International Film Festival, Tehran (February 2013) and won two Honorary Diplomas. The Bright Day had its international premiere at the competition in Mar del Plata film festival, (2013) and got a special mention of the jury [1]. It was also screened at festivals like,3rd Persian International Film Festival Sydney, Australia, 28th Boston Film Festival, 21st Houston Film Festival, 18th Washington DC Film Festival, 29th Los Angeles Film Festival,the UCAL and The Rice University, in the States and has won the best direction and best film prize, at 24th Festival of Films from Iran, at Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center also win Silver Pheasant Award and a cash prize for The Best Debut Director of the 19th International Film Festival of Kerala, India the Sale is second long feature film of Hossein Shahabi. For the first time in the 21st international festivals Vesoul France is on the screen.