Kioumars Dermbakhsh
Born(1945-12-25)December 25, 1945
Tehran, Iran
Died(2020-03-31)March 31, 2020 (aged 74)
Paris, France
Occupation(s)director, photographer
SpouseSoraya Derambakhsh
ChildrenArash Derambarsh
RelativesKambiz Derambakhsh

Kioumars Derambakhsh (Persian: کیومرث درم بخش, born December 25, 1945, in Tehran – died March 31, 2020, in Paris) was an Iranian filmmaker, producer, writer and photographer. He was the brother of Kambiz Darmakhsh, a well-known Iranian cartoonist. "Blind Owl + Life and Death of Sadegh Hedayat" starring Parviz Fanizadeh is one of the most famous films he has directed. He has made more than 100 documentaries and features films in European and Asian Countries since 1973.[1][2]

Life

Kioumars Derambakhsh moved to France in 1969 to study photography and cinema at the same time. Then he returned to Iran and started photographing in cinemas. Among his works in the field of photography, we can mention two films, Deer and Tangsir. Kioumars is known in the cinema as a writer, director, producer, editor, and photographer. He was a documentary filmmaker.

Arash Derambakhsh (French politician) is his son.

Films

Death

Kioumars died of coronavirus 2020 in Paris, France, on April 3, 2016, at the age of 74.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b "درباره کیومرث درمبخش". ایرنا (in Persian). April 2, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Official Site of Kioumars Derambakhsh, Director and Filmmaker". www.derambakhsh.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "بعد از ساخت صد فيلم! كيومرث درم بخش: ديگر قصد كار كردن ندارم". ایسنا (in Persian). December 20, 2005. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "کرونا؛ کیومرث درم‌بخش، عکاس و فیلمساز ایرانی درگذشت". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "کیومرث درمبخش بر اثر کرونا درگذشت". PANA.IR (in Persian). April 1, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "کیومرث درم بخش مستندساز ایرانی، در اثر ابتلا به کرونا در پاریس درگذشت". ار.اف.ای – RFI (in Persian). April 1, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2021.