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Morteza Poursamadi

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Morteza Poursamadi

Camera · 1952–2023 · Tehran, Iran

Biography

Morteza Poursamadi (مرتضی پورصمدی) is a renowned cinematographer and photographer, born 1952, Tehran, Iran. He has famous for having a filmography of over 100 documentaries and 23 films traveling more than 500000 kilometers to shoot documentaries ethnic groups and cultures and has housed exhibitions across Europe and Canada. Morteza Poursamadi has worked on award-winning titles such as Hiss Dokhtarha Faryad Nemizanand (2013) which won the best film for narrative feature at the Women’s Independent Film Festival, Paper Airplanes Mooshak e Kaghazi (1997), best film at the Isfahan International Festival of Films for Children & Young Adults and the documentary The Old Man of Hara Pire Hara (2002), which won the New Asian Currents - Award of Excellence at the Yamagata International Documentary Festival. He has won various awards for his cinematography, International Roshd Festival, Miras Farhangi (cultural heritage) Festival and he also received a Crystal Sigmor at the Fajr International Film Festival for best director.

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