FILM DIRECTOR

Samira Makhmalbaf

1980 - Today

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Samira Makhmalbaf (Persian: سمیرا مخملباف, Samira Makhmalbaaf; , born 15 February 1980) is an Iranian filmmaker and screenwriter. She is the daughter of Mohsen Makhmalbaf, the film director and writer. Samira Makhmalbaf is considered to be part of the Iranian New Wave. She has won multiple awards, including two Jury Prizes at the Cannes Film Festival, and has been nominated for numerous awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samira Makhmalbaf is the 1,790th most popular film director (up from 1,794th in 2019), the 476th most popular biography from Iran (up from 485th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Iranian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Samira Makhmalbaf ranks 1,790 out of 2,041. Before her are Kevin Macdonald, Peter Cattaneo, Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi, Cesc Gay, David Nutter, and Pamela Fryman. After her are György Pálfi, Rachel Talalay, James Burrows, Mauro Fiore, Greg Mottola, and David Dhawan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Samira Makhmalbaf ranks 437. Before her are Cabore, Brandão, Yipsi Moreno, Kristen Connolly, Tanja Poutiainen, and Michelle McCool. After her are Sido, Konnor, Autumn Reeser, Jonathan Woodgate, Kentaro Yabuki, and Taishi Endo.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Samira Makhmalbaf ranks 476 out of 631. Before her are Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh (1966), Hossein Rezazadeh (1978), Taraneh Alidoosti (1984), Azad (1973), Niki Karimi (1971), and Rosie Malek-Yonan (1965). After her are Atefeh Sahaaleh (1987), Tami Stronach (1972), Ashkan Dejagah (1986), Roya Hakakian (1966), Shermine Shahrivar (1982), and Mohsen Namjoo (1976).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Iran

Among film directors born in Iran, Samira Makhmalbaf ranks 16. Before her are Masoud Kimiai (1941), Ali Abbasi (1981), Ali Hatami (1944), Bahman Ghobadi (1969), Hossein Shahabi (1967), and Rakhshān Banietemad (1954). After her are Hossein Rajabian (1984).

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