Samira Makhmalbaf

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Full Name	Samira Makhmalbaf
Occupation	Director
Date Of Birth	Feb 15, 1980(1980-02-15)
Age	44
Birthplace	Tehran
Country	Iran
Birth City	Tehran Province
Horoscope	Aquarius

Samira Makhmalbaf Biography

Samira Makhmalbaf is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on February 15, 1980 in Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran. The most influential director in the Iranian New Wave movement whose work included Five during the Afternoon and Blackboards.

Her father was a writer also director Her father was writer and director Mohsen Makhmalbaf…

Samira Makhmalbaf (Persian: سمیرا مخملباف ‎, Samira Makhmalbaaf) (born February 15, 1980) is an internationally acclaimed Iranian filmmaker and script writer. She is the daughter of Mohsen Makhmalbaf, the film director and writer. Samira Makhmalbaf is considered to be one of the most influential directors as part of the Iranian New Wave.

At the age of 17, after directing two video productions Makhmalbaf went on to direct her first feature film, La Pomme (The Apple). She presented La Pomme at Cannes Film Festival. In an interview at the London Film Festival in 1998, Samira Makhmalbaf stated that she felt that The Apple owed its existence to the new circumstances and changed atmosphere that prevailed in Iran as a result of the Khatami presidency. The Apple was invited to more than 100 international film festivals in a period of two years, while going to the screen in more than 30 countries. In 2000 she was a member of the jury at the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival.

She was married and had three kids with Fatemeh Meshkini. She tragically died during an accident in the year 1992.

Samira Makhmalbaf Net Worth

Samira Makhmalbaf is one of the richest Director from Iran. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Samira Makhmalbaf 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She quit high school at the age of 14 to pursue film studies in Mohmalbaf Film House. Mohhmalbaf Film House for five years.

She was at the forefront of female rights campaign in Iranian film.

Samira Makhmalbaf was born February 15, 1980 in Tehran, Iran to filmmaker, Mohsen Makhmalbaf. As a child, she would join her father on his film sets and watch him edit afterward. In her official biography, Makhmalbaf stated that her first taste for cinema came at a tender age, when she played a role in her father’s film The Cyclist in 1987. In pursuit of her dream the young Makhmalbaf left high school when she was 14 years old to study cinema in the Makhmalbaf Film House for five years. At the age of 20, she studied Psychology and Law at Roehampton University in London.

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Facts & Trivia

Samira Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Iran. Samira Makhmalbaf celebrates birthday on February 15 of every year.

Top Facts about Samira Makhmalbaf

1. Samira Makhmalbaf is an Iranian filmmaker born in 1980.
2. She directed her first feature film at the age of 17.
3. Her films have won numerous awards at international film festivals.
4. Makhmalbaf is known for exploring social and political issues in her work.
5. She comes from a family of filmmakers, including her father Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
6. In 2000, she became the youngest person to sit on the Cannes Film Festival jury.
7. Makhmalbaf has been recognized as one of the most influential female directors in world cinema.
8. She has also worked as a producer and screenwriter on several projects.
9. Her films often focus on marginalized communities and individuals in Iran.
10. Makhmalbaf’s work has been praised for its poetic and visually stunning style.