Asghar Massombagi

Asghar Massombagi is an Iranian-Canadian film director, most noted for his 2001 film Khaled.^[1]

Born and raised in Tehran, he moved to Canada at age 18, and studied film at Simon Fraser University and the Canadian Film Centre.^[1] He made the short films Feel Like Chicken Tonight (1998) and The Miracle (1999) prior to the premiere of Khaled at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival.^[2] Khaled won the Best Director Award for at the 37th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival,^[3] the First Time Filmmaker Award at the ReelWorld Film Festival,^[1] received an honorable mention for the FIPRESCI International Critics Award, ^[4] and was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2001.^[5]

In 2005 he released the short film Rose,^[6] and an episode of the television series Robson Arms.^[7]

In 2020 he was a participant in Greetings from Isolation, a project featuring short films by 45 Canadian directors about the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.

References

1. Alexandra Gill, "Reflections in an exile's eye". The Globe and Mail, April 20, 2002.
2. Peter Howell, "Out on a limb ; Canadian directors follow risky path looking for our personal identities in the stories they tell". Toronto Star, September 7, 2001.
3. Daniela Lazarová, "Karlovy Vary Film Festival ends". Radio Prague, July 14, 2002.
4. "Inuit film wins festival prize; Fast Runner named best Canadian entry at subdued closing ceremonies". Waterloo Region Record, September 17, 2001.
5. "Lists, lists and lists: Tops in video". Peterborough Examiner, December 20, 2001.
6. "CHUM's initiative to support diverse Canadian filmmakers results in a contemporary eight-part anthology". Canada NewsWire, January 17, 2006.
7. Sorelle Saidman, "New CTV series starts filming in Vancouver". The Province, March 3, 2004.

External links

• Asghar Massombagi at IMDb