Zar Amir Ebrahimi
زهرا اميرابراهيمی
Amir Ebrahimi at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival
Born
Zahra Amir Ebrahimi

(1981-07-09) 9 July 1981 (age 42)
Tehran, Iran
Citizenship
  • Iran
  • France
Alma materAzad University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
  • director
Years active1999–present
AgentUnited Talent Agency

Zahra Amir Ebrahimi (Persian: زهرا اميرابراهيمی; born 9 July 1981), known professionally as Zar Amir Ebrahimi (زر امیرابراهیمی), is an Iranian-French[a] actress, producer and director. She rose to international prominence for her performance as journalist Arezoo Rahimi in the crime thriller Holy Spider (2022), for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress and Robert Award for Best Actress.

Amir Ebrahimi is also a producer and host for the BBC and oversees a cultural program for the Persian branch of BBC World. In 2022, she appeared on BBC's 100 Women list as one of the world's inspiring and influential women of the year.[2]

Early life

Zahra Amir Ebrahimi was born on July 9, 1981, in Tehran, Iran.[3][4] She studied theater in Azad University and started her professional career by making short films.[4]

She speaks Persian, English and French fluently, and knows basic Arabic, German and Italian.[4]

Career

1999–2004: Career beginnings

Amir Ebrahimi started her career by directing her first short film, Khat (2000), when she was only eighteen.[4] In the same year, she starred in Reza Keshavarz's play Water, which was performed in the 19th Fajr Theatre Festival.[5]

In 2001, Amir Ebrahimi made her feature film debut alongside Mohammad Ali Keshavarz in Waiting, directed by Mohammad Nourizad.[4] The same year, she acted in Ayat Najafi's play Sleepy Noon at the Niavaran Cultural Center of Téhéran.[4]

In 2003, Amir Ebrahimi starred in two plays, Rahman Seifi Azad's Gathering in Hell and Reza Hadad's There Is No One Who Can Remember All the Stories.[4][5] Both were performed at the 22nd Fajr Theatre Festival.[4][5] There Is No One Who Can Remember All the Stories was also performed at the Lakoon Theatre Festival in Hamburg.[5]

In 2004, she appeared in three television projects, Help Me, Like a Stranger and Vow.[4] The first two, which are television series, were directed by Ghasem Jafari and the last one, which is a television film, was directed by Mehrdad Khoshbakht. All three projects were broadcast in different networks.[4]

2006: Rising popularity through Nargess

In 2006, Amir Ebrahimi starred in the hit television series Nargess directed by Sirous Moghaddam.[4] The series was one of the most successful series of the year and during its airing, Amir Ebrahimi became very popular.[6] The series later won the Hafez Award for Best Television Series.[7] The same year, Amir Ebrahimi starred in the critically acclaimed drama film Journey to Hidalou, alongside Homayoun Ershadi and Mahmoud Pakniat, directed by Mojtaba Raie.[4] The film premiered at the 34th Fajr Film Festival and won the Best Art & Experience Film award.[8]

Months after the final episode of Nargess was broadcast, Amir Ebrahimi became the center of a national scandal when a homemade sex tape purportedly featuring her was leaked to the internet.[9][10] Due to the scandal, she was banned from appearing in Iranian films and television for 10 years.[9] Journey to Hidalou was also banned from screening due to the scandal and was never released.[11]

2008–2019: Emigration and new projects

After Amir Ebrahimi was in danger of being imprisoned, she fled Iran and moved to Paris, France in 2008. Months before her emigration, she had a small role in Palme d'Or-winning director Abbas Kiarostami's 2008 film Shirin, which premiered at the 65th Venice International Film Festival.[12]

In 2009, she started over her acting career in France with Mohamad Rezaierad's play Silent Taheregan's Dream, alongside Shabnam Tolouei.[4]

In 2010, Amir Ebrahimi starred in Tinouche Nazmjou's play Voices of Women / Voices of Blood at Théâtre Pentu et Parole Avalancheuse, Théâtre de l'Épée de Bois and Festival de l'arpenteur in Grenoble.[4]

In 2011, she appeared in the television documentary Great Persians, directed by Wesley Eremenko-Dodd and broadcast by BBC World Service.[4]

In 2012, she starred in Ebrahim Makki's play The Land of Fear and Hope at Salle Ayad Paris. She also acted in Hamid Djavdan's play Little Red Boy (2014–2015) at La Compagnie des Mirages.[4]

In 2015, Amir Ebrahimi acted in two short films, A Souvenir for My Mother and Jila directed by Iranian directors Mohammad Reza Kalani and Karim Lakzadeh, premiered at the 2015 Fribourg International Film Festival.[5] She also did voice acting in Arte's Silex and the City from 2015 to 2017.[4]

She got her first leading role by starring as Vida Irandoost in the Swedish drama film Bride Price vs. Democracy (2016) directed by Reza Rahimi.[4] For her performance in the film, she won the award for Best Lead Actress in a Foreign Language Film at the 2018 Nice International Film Festival and received two other nominations.[4]

In 2017, she played Sara in the German-Austrian film Tehran Taboo, directed by Ali Soozandeh, which used rotoscoping technique and premiered at the International Critics' Week section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.[13]

In 2018, Amir Ebrahimi worked in four television projects. She did the voice acting of Siri Perse and Ishtar in Arte's animated television series 50 Shades of Greek from 2018 to 2020.[4] She directed two television documentaries for BBC World Service and BBC Persian, titled Amir Naderi by Amir Naderi and Kahani's Cinema. Her last television project of 2018 was Arte's television documentary One Day in Tehran, directed by five Iranian directors.[4]

In 2019, Amir Ebrahimi created her own production company, Alambic Production.[14][15] She is also a producer and host for the BBC and oversees a cultural program for the Persian branch of BBC World.[14]

In 2019, she appeared in two feature films, a short film and a television program. She acted as Farzaneh Rezvani in the French film Adopt a Daddy, directed by Xavier de Choudens, premiered at the 2019 L'Alpe d'Huez Film Festival; as Nadia in Hossein Pourseifi's film Tomorrow We Are Free premiered at the 2019 Filmfest Hamburg; as Alma in Manon Coubia's short film Tide, premiered at the 2019 Locarno Film Festival, and as herself in the three episodes of BBC World Service's 40 Years, 40 Films directed by Bibi Khajehnouri.[4]

In March 2019, along with Golshifteh Farahani, she received the Hamburg Award for Cultural Freedom at the Persian Spring Festival in Germany, for the exemplary nature of her fight and her itinerary as an artist and independent Iranian woman.[16]

Amir Ebrahimi is also a professional photographer, whose work focuses on social topics and issues.[17]

2022: Acclaim and worldwide recognition for Holy Spider

Amir Ebrahimi on the red carpet of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival with cast of Holy Spider. Netizens called her a Phoenix, who rose from the ashes of herself after her tape scandal.

In 2022, Amir Ebrahimi directed, produced and also hosted in BBC World Service's documentary Portrait of Women in Iranian Cinema.[4]

Amir Ebrahimi also starred in Ali Abbasi's critically acclaimed thriller Holy Spider (2022), inspired by the true story of Saeed Hanaei, a serial killer who targeted sex workers and killed 16 women from 2000 to 2001 in Iran, in which she played journalist Arezoo Rahimi and won the Best Actress award at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Iranian actress to win the award.[18][19][20] Her performance garnered widespread critical acclaim. Variety's critic, Clayton Davis, said "both lead actors (Amir Ebrahimi and Mehdi Bajestani) are worthy of Academy attention".[21] She won the Best Actress award at the 2022 Seville European Film Festival,[22] and 2023 Robert Awards.[23] Amir Ebrahimi also earned a European Film Award for Best Actress nomination at the 35th European Film Awards and a Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role nomination for her performance.[24] She also worked as a casting director and associate producer on the film,[25] which was selected as Denmark's entry for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards and made the December shortlist.[19]

Following her win at the Cannes Film Festival, the Cinema Organization of Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance issued a statement condemning the festival for awarding Amir Ebrahimi the Best Actress award, calling it "an insulting and politically-motivated move".[26] Iran's Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili also threatened to punish Iranians who worked on Holy Spider.[27] Amir Ebrahimi told CNN in June 2022 that she had received around 200 threats since winning the award at Cannes.[18]

The same year, she had a leading role alongside SAG Award-winning actor Denis Ménochet in the French thriller film White Paradise, directed by Guillaume Renusson in his directorial feature film debut.[4] The film premiered at the 15th Angoulême Francophone Film Festival in August 2022.[28]

In December 2022, Amir Ebrahimi appeared on BBC's 100 Women list as one of the world's inspiring and influential women of the year.[2]

2023: Shayda and co-directing

Amir Ebrahimi played the titular character in Noora Niasari's directional feature film debut, Shayda, executive produced by Cate Blanchett.[29] The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and won the Audience Award for World Cinema Dramatic Competition.[30][31] After the premiere at Sundance, she received positive reviews for her performance. IndieWire's critic, Susannah Gruder, wrote "Amir Ebrahimi shines in deeply felt Iranian-Australian drama."[32] The Hollywood Reporter's critic, Sheri Linden, wrote "she’s quietly riveting, embodying a refusal to retreat into prescribed roles."[33] Variety's critic, Tomris Laffly, wrote "Amir Ebrahimi delivers a quietly commanding performance as a brave domestic violence survivor who demands a life on her own terms."[34] Screen Daily's critic, Tim Grierson, wrote "Amir Ebrahimi gives a remarkable performance that’s a smart mixture of fiery and openhearted."[35]

From 27 January to 5 February 2023, Amir Ebrahimi served as head of the jury of the Nordic competition at Sweden's Gothenburg Film Festival.[36] She also led a manifestation in support of actress Taraneh Alidoosti and the people of Iran who have been threatened by the government, arrested or sentenced to prison as they protested against the oppressive Iranian regime.[37]

At Gothenburg Film Festival, Amir Ebrahimi announced her upcoming directorial feature film debut in an interview with Variety. The film will be a biopic feature film about her last year in Iran, with the working title Honor of Persia.[38][39][40]

Amir Ebrahimi starred in Mehran Tamadon's My Worst Enemy documentary as herself and Steffi Niederzoll's Seven Winters in Tehran documentary as Reyhaneh Jabbari's voice, which both had their world premiere at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival's Encounters section and Perspektive Deutsches Kino section. Seven Winters in Tehran won Compass Perspektive Award and Peace Film Prize at the film festival.[41][42]

She also worked as casting director on Opponent (2023), directed by Milad Alami, starring Payman Maadi, which also premiered at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival.[43] It was selected as the Swedish entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.[44]

She was chosen as one of the guest jury members of 2023 ANDAM fashion awards, alongside Gigi Hadid and Pat Cleveland.[45]

On 5 May 2023, it was announced that Amir Ebrahimi would have a starring role in the film adaptation of Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi, alongside Golshifteh Farahani and Mina Kavani, directed by Eran Riklis.[46][47] WestEnd is set to launch sales at the 2033 Cannes Film Festival market for both Reading Lolita in Tehran and Tatami.[48]

She was honored with the Breakthrough Artist Award, presented by Cate Blanchett at the Variety + Golden Globes Breakthrough Artists Awards Party at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.[49][50]

Amir Ebrahimi presented Koji Yakusho with the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.[51]

In June 2023, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences sent Amir Ebrahimi an invitation to become a member of The Academy.[52]

In July 2023, it was announced that she will be a member of the jury of the 76th Locarno Film Festival presided by Lambert Wilson between August 2–12.[53] On the closing day of the festival, after the screening of Shayda, Amir Ebrahimi and Noora Niasari had a conversation about Iranian women and Iranian cinema.[54] Shayda was selected as Australian entry in the Best International Feature Film category for the 96th Academy Awards on 30 August 2023.[55]

She also starred and co-directed a political thriller film, Tatami with Academy Award-winning director Guy Nattiv which is the first directorial  collaboration between an Iranian and an Israeli filmmaker.[56][57][58] Tatami had its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival.[59] She became the first Iranian actress to win the Best Actress award at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival for Tatami.[60]

In October 2023, It was announced that she will be a member of the jury of the 20th Marrakech International Film Festival, presided by Jessica Chastain, between November 24–December 2.[61]

In November 2023, Amir Ebrahimi signed on with major Hollywood agency United Talent Agency.[62]

Other activities

Politics and activism

Amir Ebrahimi has publicly supported the protest led by Iranian women following the death of Mahsa Amini and often shares on her social media the news about the protests and how people can help Iranian people.[63][64][65]

Personal life

Sex tape scandal

Main article: Iranian sex tape scandal

In 2006, Amir Ebrahimi became the center of an Iranian sex tape scandal when a videotape of a woman, claimed to be Amir Ebrahimi, having sex with a man was leaked to the internet and released on DVD.[66][67] She subsequently became the subject of an official investigation handled by Tehran's chief prosecutor, Saeed Mortazavi, who wanted death sentences for those convicted of circulating such videos.[66] In an interview with The Guardian, Amir Ebrahimi denied being the woman in the film and dismissed it as a forgery made by a vengeful former fiancé who used studio techniques to form a montage of incriminating images designed to destroy her career.[66] However, she later admitted that the tape depicted her and a boyfriend and had been stolen from their apartment.[9] The unnamed man on the tape reportedly fled to Armenia but was subsequently returned to Iran and charged with breach of public morality laws.[66] Rumours of an attempted suicide were also denied by Amir Ebrahimi with a public message saying: "I just want to tell my country's people that I am alive. I am thinking about the strength of Iranian women and will defend the respect of the girls and women of my nation."[68]

Due to the sex tape scandal, Amir Ebrahimi was banned from appearing in Iranian films and television for 10 years,[19] and was also sentenced to prison and ninety-nine lashes.[1] The prosecutor had requested a six-year prison sentence for her.[12] On 1 March 2008, the day she was meant to appear in court,[8] Amir Ebrahimi fled Iran and moved to Paris, France, where she has lived in exile since then.[1][9] In France, she was able to rely upon the support of other Iranian exiles, such as her close friend Golshifteh Farahani.[69] The man who leaked the tape—a friend of Amir Ebrahimi's and fellow actor who did not feature in it—was sentenced to six years in prison, but was released after two months.[19]

Amir Ebrahimi became a French citizen in 2017.[1][9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director Notes Ref(s)
2000 Khat Zar Amir Ebrahimi Short film [4]
2001 Waiting Mohammad Nourizad [70]
2006 Journey to Hidalou Mojtaba Raie [71]
2008 Shirin Woman in audience Abbas Kiarostami [72]
2015 A Souvenir for My Mother Mohammad Reza Kalani Short film [73]
Jila Karim Lakzadeh Short film [74]
2016 Bride Price vs. Democracy Vida Irandoost Reza Rahimi [75]
2017 Tehran Taboo Sara Ali Soozandeh Animated film [76]
2019 Adopt a Daddy Farzaneh Rezvani Xavier de Choudens [4]
Tide Alma Manon Coubia Short film [77]
Tomorrow We Are Free Nadia Hossein Pourseifi [78]
2022 Holy Spider Arezoo Rahimi Ali Abbasi Also as associate producer and casting director [79]
White Paradise Chehreh Guillaume Renusson [80]
2023 Shayda Shayda Noora Niasari [29]
Seven Winters in Tehran Reyhaneh Jabbari (voice) Steffi Niederzoll Documentary [81]
My Worst Enemy Herself Mehran Tamadon Documentary [82]
Tatami Maryam Ghanbari Guy Nattiv, Zar Amir Ebrahimi Also as casting director [83]
Please Rise The Poet Sheida Sheikhha Short film [84]
TBA Reading Lolita in Tehran Eran Riklis Post-production [85]
TBA Satisfaction Elena Alex Burunova Also as executive producer [86]
TBA Honor of Persia Zar Amir Ebrahimi In development [38]

Television

Year Title Role Director Notes Network Ref(s)
2004 Vow Mehrdad Khoshbakht TV film IRIB TV1 [87]
Help Me Ghasem Jafari TV series IRIB TV2 [88]
Like a Stranger TV series IRIB TV5 [89]
2006 Nargess Zohreh Shokat Sirous Moghaddam TV series IRIB TV3 [90]
2011 Great Persians Herself Wesley Eremenko-Dodd TV documentary, host BBC World Service [4]
2015–2017 Silex and the City Several (voice) Jul TV series Arte
2018–2020 50 Shades of Greek Siri Perse and Ishtar (voice) Jul, Mathieu Signolet, Jean-Paul Guigue TV series Arte
2018 Amir Naderi by Amir Naderi Zar Amir Ebrahimi TV documentary, as director and producer BBC World Service, BBC Persian
Kahani's Cinema Zar Amir Ebrahimi TV documentary, as director and producer BBC World Service, BBC Persian
One Day in Tehran Herself (voice) Hamid Jafari, Shiva Sanjari, Ebrahim Mokhtari, Zohreh Soleimani and Esmaeel Monsef TV documentary Arte
2019 40 Years, 40 Films Herself Bibi Khajehnouri TV program, host, 3 episodes BBC World Service
2022 Portrait of Women in Iranian Cinema Herself Zar Amir Ebrahimi TV documentary, as director, producer and host BBC World Service

Theatre

Year Title Director Stage Ref.
2000 Water Reza Keshavarz Fajr Theatre Festival [5]
2001 Sleepy Noon Ayat Najafi Niavaran Cultural Center of Téhéran [4][5]
2003 Gathering in Hell Rahman Seifi Azad Fajr Theatre Festival [4][5]
There Is No One Who Can Remember All the Stories Reza Hadad Bazi Theatre Company / Fajr Theatre Festival / Lakoon Theatre Festival - Hamburg [4][5]
2009 Silent Taheregan's Dream Mohamad Rezaierad Université Paris 8 [4][5]
2010 Voices of Women / Voices of Blood Tinouche Nazmjou Théâtre Pentu et Parole Avalancheuse / Théâtre de l'Épée de Bois / Festival de l'arpenteur - Grenoble [4][5]
2012 The Land of Fear and Hope Ebrahim Makki Salle Ayad Paris [4][5]
2014–2015 Little Red Boy Hamid Djavdan La Compagnie des Mirages [4][5]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Amsterdam International Film Festival 2018 Best Lead Actress in a Foreign Language Film Bride Price vs. Democracy Nominated [91]
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards 2023 Best Actress in a Leading Role Shayda Nominated [92]
Bodil Awards 2023 Best Actress Holy Spider Nominated [93]
Cannes Film Festival 2022 Best Actress Holy Spider Won [94]
European Film Awards 2022 Best Actress Holy Spider Nominated [95]
German Film Award 2023 Best Actress Holy Spider Nominated [96]
International Casting Directors Association 2023 Excellence in Casting Holy Spider Nominated [97]
Nice International Film Festival 2018 Best Lead Actress in a Foreign Language Film Bride Price vs. Democracy Won [98]
Robert Awards 2023 Best Actress in a Leading Role Holy Spider Won [99]
Seville European Film Festival 2022 Best Actress Holy Spider Won [100]
Tokyo International Film Festival 2023 Best Actress Tatami Won [101]
Special Jury Prize Won
Variety & Golden Globe's Breakthrough Artist Awards 2023 Breakthrough Award Holy Spider Honoree [102]
Västeras Film Festival 2018 Best National Actress Bride Price vs. Democracy Nominated [4]
Venice International Film Festival 2023 Brian Award Tatami Won [103]

Notes

  1. ^ Amir Ebrahimi became a French citizen in 2017.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Coyle, Jake (25 October 2022). "An exiled actress stars in a piercing portrait of Iran". ABC News.
  2. ^ a b "BBC 100 Women 2022: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 6 December 2022. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Actrice Zar Amir Ebrahimi: 'Deze wanhopige Iraanse dictatuur nadert zijn laatste dagen'" [Actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi: 'This desperate Iranian dictatorship is approaching its last days']. NCR (in Dutch). 4 November 2022. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai "Zar Amir Ebrahimi". e-Talenta. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Zar Amir Ebrahimi - Fiche Artiste - Artiste interprète". AgencesArtistiques.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  6. ^ "زر امیرابراهیمی کیست و چگونه با کسب جایزه جشنواره کن تاریخ‌ساز شد؟". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. ^ "دهمين جشن دنياي تصوير برگزيدگانش را معرفي كرد بهرام بيضايي براي يك عمر فعاليت ماندگار تنديس "حافظ" گرفت". ایسنا (in Persian). 13 July 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Zar Amir Ebrahimi on 'Holy Spider' and Protests in Iran". Time. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d e Cohen, Roger (22 October 2022). "An Iranian Exile Channels Her Trauma Into Film". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Zar Amir Ebrahimi resurfaces on world stage as film is released". The Arab Weekly. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  11. ^ "چرا "سفر به هیدالو" اکران نشد؟!". روزنامه دنیای اقتصاد (in Persian). Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  12. ^ a b Golshiri, Ghazal (22 May 2022). "Golshifteh Farahani, Taraneh Alidoosti and Zar Amir Ebrahimi, three Iranian women on the Cannes red carpet". Le Monde. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  13. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (21 May 2017). "Tehran Taboo: A transgressive explosion". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  14. ^ a b Schaller, Nicolas (10 July 2022). "Zar Zahra Ebrahimi, héroïne des " Nuits de Mashhad " et survivante de l'Iran des mollahs". L'Obs (in French). Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Alambic Production". SocieteInfo.com (in French). Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  16. ^ DIWAN Deutsch-Iranische Begegnungen (3 March 2019). "Diwan Hamburg feiert bereits zum achten Mal NOWRUZ Unter dem Motto "Das Erwachen des Frühlings!" lädt der deutsch-iranische Kulturverein DIWAN zum persischen Frühjahrsfest ein am Sonntag, den 24.März 2019". Facebook (in German). Archived from the original on 30 November 2022.
  17. ^ Jøhnk Christensen, Tina (30 June 2022). "Zar Amir-Ebrahimi on "Holy Spider": "It is about the many faces of women"". Golden Globes. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  18. ^ a b Abdelbary, Mohammed (3 June 2022). "She had to flee Iran. Now she's won best actress at Cannes". CNN. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  19. ^ a b c d Davis, Clayton (27 September 2022). "'Holy Spider' Star Zar Zahra Ebrahimi Was Banned From Iranian Cinema and Sentenced to Prison. Now She's a Lead Actress Oscar Contender". Variety. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  20. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (28 May 2022). "Cannes Film Festival Winners Announced – Live". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  21. ^ Davis, Clayton (7 September 2022). "How 'Close,' 'Holy Spider' and 'Sr.' Highlight the Need for More International and Documentaries in Best Picture". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  22. ^ McLennan, Callum (13 November 2022). "'Saint Omer,' 'Close' 'Will-o'-the-Wisp' Win Big at Seville". Variety. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  23. ^ "Holy Spider sweeps Robert Film Awards - Carmen Curlers, The Orchestra score in TV". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  24. ^ Mouriquand, David (8 November 2022). "European Film Awards: Cannes titles lead the 2022 nominations". euronews. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  25. ^ B., Nathanaël (30 June 2022). "Zar Amir Ebrahimi, prix d'interprétation au Festival de Cannes : L'Interview". Sortira Paris (in French). Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  26. ^ "Iran's Culture Ministry Calls 'Holy Spider' Film Insult To Religious Beliefs". Iran International. 30 May 2022. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  27. ^ RFE/RL's Radio Farda (2 June 2022). "Minister Threatens To 'Punish' Iranians Who Worked on Award-Winning Film Holy Spider". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  28. ^ Cheze, Thierry (26 August 2022). "Angoulême, jour 2 : Les Survivants, Lyna Khoudri, Le Sixième enfant". Première (in French). Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  29. ^ a b Ritman, Alex (22 May 2022). "'Holy Spider' Star Zar Amir-Ebrahimi to Lead Noora Niasari's 'Shayda' for Origma 45, Cate Blanchett's Dirty Films (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  30. ^ "Shayda - 2023 Sundance Film Festival". Sundance Institute. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  31. ^ "2023 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED - sundance.org". 27 January 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  32. ^ Gruder, Susannah (24 January 2023). "'Shayda' Review: Zar Amir Ebrahimi Shines in Deeply Felt Iranian-Australian Drama". IndieWire. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  33. ^ Linden, Sheri (20 January 2023). "'Shayda' Review: An Iranian-Australian Filmmaker's Affecting Drama of Maternal Strength". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  34. ^ Laffly, Tomris (20 January 2023). "'Shayda' Review: Powerful Debut Feature Shines a Timely Light on an Iranian Woman's Resilient Spirit". Variety. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  35. ^ Grierson, Tim (20 January 2023). "'Shayda': Sundance Review". ScreenDaily.
  36. ^ "Göteborg Film Festival 2023". goteborg.com (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  37. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (5 January 2023). "'Holy Spider' Star Zar Amir Ebrahimi to Lead Goteborg Festival Jury, Tribute to Dissident Iranian Filmmakers Planned". Variety. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  38. ^ a b Bałaga, Marta (4 February 2023). "'Holy Spider' Star Zar Amir Ebrahimi Preps Directorial Debut, 'Honor of Persia' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  39. ^ "Iran condemns Cannes acclaim for "Holy Spider"". Tehran Times. 30 May 2022. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  40. ^ Sánchez, Antonio (20 November 2022). "'Holy Spider': una historia de Irán". Zeleb (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  41. ^ Nikkhah Azad, Navid (23 January 2023). "Berlinale 2023: full lineup for Encounters announced". Deed News. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  42. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (9 January 2023). "Berlinale Unveils Perspektive Deutsches Kino, Classics, Retrospective, Coproduction Market Titles". Variety. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  43. ^ "Motståndaren | Opponent". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  44. ^ Fuente, Leo Barraclough,Patrick Frater,Ellise Shafer,Elsa Keslassy,John Hopewell,Naman Ramachandran,Nick Vivarelli,K J. Yossman,Anna Marie de la; Barraclough, Leo; Frater, Patrick; Shafer, Ellise; Keslassy, Elsa; Hopewell, John; Ramachandran, Naman; Vivarelli, Nick; Yossman, K. J. (29 September 2023). "International Oscar Race: Mexico Selects Berlin Winner 'Totem'". Variety. Retrieved 29 September 2023.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  45. ^ Muret, Dominique (28 February 2023). "ANDAM chooses activist jury for awards' 34th edition". Fashion Network.
  46. ^ Ravindran, Manori (5 May 2023). "'Reading Lolita in Tehran' Movie Hits Cannes Market, Stars 'Holy Spider's' Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Golshifteh Farahani". Variety. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  47. ^ Calnan, Ellie (5 May 2023). "WestEnd Films boards Eran Riklis' 'Reading Lolita In Tehran' starring Golshifteh Farahani". ScreenDaily.
  48. ^ "Cannes Hot List: Andrew Garfield, Keanu Reeves, Florence Pugh, and (Of Course) Nicolas Cage Set to Light Up Film Market". The Hollywood Reporter. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  49. ^ Earl, William (15 May 2023). "Variety and Golden Globes Awards Partner to Celebrate Breakthrough Talent At Cannes Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  50. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (20 May 2023). "Cate Blanchett Goes Barefoot to Stand With Women of Iran at Variety and Golden Globes Cannes Party". Variety. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  51. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (27 May 2023). "A curious choice for the Palme – but what an extraordinary Cannes | Cannes 2023". The Guardian.
  52. ^ Davis, Clayton (28 June 2023). "Oscars Invite 398 New Members: Taylor Swift, Austin Butler, Ke Huy Quan, 'RRR' Stars Ram Charan and NTR Jr and More". Variety. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  53. ^ Roxborough, Scott (12 July 2023). "'Aftersun' Director Charlotte Wells, 'Holy Spider' Star Zar Amir Ebrahimi on Locarno Film Fest Jury". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  54. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (23 June 2023). "Cate Blanchett, Zar Amir Ebrahimi Set to Attend Locarno Fest Launch of Noora Niasari's 'Shayda'". Variety. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  55. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (30 August 2023). "Oscars: Australia Submits Sundance Prize Winner 'Shayda' For Best International Feature Race". Deadline. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  56. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (8 February 2023). "'Holy Spider' Star Zar Amir Ebrahimi, 'Golda' Director Guy Nattiv Team on Iran-Defying Film 'Untitled Judo,' WestEnd to Launch Sales at EFM". Variety. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  57. ^ Calnan, Ellie (8 February 2023). "WestEnd boards thriller 'Untitled Judo' co-directed by 'Holy Spider' star Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Guy Nattiv". ScreenDaily.
  58. ^ Ntim, Zac (8 February 2023). "WestEnd Films Boards 'Untitled Judo' Co-Directed By Guy Nattiv, Zar Amir Ebrahimi & Will Launch Sales At Berlin — EFM". Deadline. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  59. ^ Roxborough, Scott (25 July 2023). "Venice Scores Star-Studded Line-Up Despite Strikes (Full Line Up)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  60. ^ Ntim, Zac (1 November 2023). "Tokyo Film Festival Winners: 'Snow Leopard' By Late Tibetan Filmmaker Pema Tseden Takes Top Prize". Deadline. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  61. ^ Staff Reporter (1 November 2023). "Marrakech International Film Festival forges ahead with 20th edition". BroadcastPro ME. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  62. ^ Ntim, Zac (6 November 2023). "UTA Signs 'Holy Spider' Breakout Zar Amir". Deadline. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  63. ^ Golshiri, Ghazal (28 September 2022). "Iranian actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi: 'In Iran, a wall has cracked, but I don't know how long it will take to collapse'". Le Monde. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  64. ^ Roxborough, Scott (16 November 2022). "'Holy Spider' Star Zar Amir-Ebrahimi on Film's Relevancy in Wake of Iran Protests: "I've Started to Watch It in a Different Way"". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  65. ^ "Zar Amir Ebrahimi Talks "Holy Spider," Deep-Rooted Misogyny, and How to Support Women in Iran". The Cherry Picks. 17 November 2022. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  66. ^ a b c d Talt, Robert (22 November 2006). "Iranian actor in sex video scandal says ex-fiance faked footage". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2006.
  67. ^ "When No Room Is One's Own : Sexual Privacy Under Threat In Iran". iranwire.com. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016.
  68. ^ Theodoulou, Michael (10 November 2006). "Sex footage leaves actress fighting to save honour". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 13 January 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  69. ^ Raja, Norine (17 June 2022). "Zar Amir Ebrahimi, la revanche d'une exilée". Vanity Fair (in French). Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  70. ^ Sadra. "زهرا امیر ابراهیمی در کدام فیلم بازی کرده". هاب گرام (in Persian). Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  71. ^ "سفر به هیدالو". hawzah.net. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  72. ^ "فیلم شیرین (1387)|بازیگران+عکس‌ها|سلام‌سینما". salamcinama.ir. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  73. ^ "بیوگرافی زهرا امیر ابراهیمی + حواشی و تصاویر دیده نشده-راهبرد معاصر". rahbordemoaser.ir. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  74. ^ "بیوگرافی زهرا امیرابراهیمی؛ عکس های زهرا امیرابراهیمی بازیگر زن و ماجرای فیلم لو رفته". مجله تاپ‌ناز‌ (in Persian). 16 December 2019. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  75. ^ "Bride Price vs Democracy / Brudpenning och demokrati - A film by Reza Rahimi". Billetto Sweden (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  76. ^ "بیوگرافی زهرا امیر ابراهیمی و همسرش کیست +عکس و آخرین خبر". شبونه ⭐️ (in Persian). 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  77. ^ "Marée | Vienna Shorts Film Festival". viennashorts.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  78. ^ Matheou, Demetrios. "'Tomorrow We Are Free': Tallinn Review". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  79. ^ "Iranian Ebrahimi Wins Cannes Best Actress Prize For Holy Spider Role". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 28 May 2022. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  80. ^ Baronnet, Brigitte (6 July 2022). "Festival Angoulême 2022 : Dany Boon et Line Renaud en ouverture et plus de 50 films francophones à découvrir". AlloCiné (in French). Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  81. ^ "Sieben Winter in Teheran | Seven Winters in Tehran". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  82. ^ "Mon pire ennemi | My Worst Enemy". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  83. ^ Ritman, Alex (8 February 2023). "Guy Nattiv, Zar Amir Ebrahimi to Become First Israeli, Iranian Duo to Co-Direct Feature With Political Thriller 'Untitled Judo'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  84. ^ "Please Rise – EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2023". camerimage.pl. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  85. ^ Ritman, Alex (5 May 2023). "Cannes: Golshifteh Farahani, Zar Amir-Ebrahimi to Lead Eran Riklis' Adaptation of Iranian Novel 'Reading Lolita in Tehran'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  86. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (17 January 2024). "Emma Laird, Fionn Whitehead, Zar Amir, Adwoa Aboah Lead Psychological Drama 'Satisfaction' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  87. ^ "فيلم تلويزيوني نذر جمعه اين هفته پخش مي شود". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 29 September 2004. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  88. ^ "سریال کمکم کن - بازیگران کمکم کن | مشخصات". moshakhasat.ir. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  89. ^ ""غريبانه"، روشي كه به "تكرار" افتاده است". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 24 February 2005. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  90. ^ "سریال نرگس - بازیگران نرگس | مشخصات". moshakhasat.ir. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  91. ^ "Best Lead Actress in a Foreign Language Film | Amsterdam IFF 2018". Film Fest International. 5 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  92. ^ Cain, Sian (8 December 2023). "Aacta awards 2024: The Newsreader, Deadloch and Colin from Accounts lead TV nominations". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  93. ^ "Bodilprisen 2023: Her er de nominerede – Bodilprisen" (in Danish). Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  94. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (28 May 2022). "Cannes Film Festival: Ruben Ostlund Wins Second Palme D'Or With 'Triangle Of Sadness' – Full List". Deadline. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  95. ^ "The nominees of the European Film Awards". European Film Academy. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  96. ^ Roxborough, Scott (24 March 2023). "Oscar Winner 'All Quiet on the Western Front' Leads German Film Awards Nominations With 12". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  97. ^ anjakadir (29 August 2023). "2023 Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting". ICDA. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  98. ^ "Nice 2018 Winners". Film Fest International. 22 May 2018. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  99. ^ "Robert Prisen – Zar Amir Ebrahimi". Robertprisen.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  100. ^ "Almost 100% French winners at the Seville European Film Festival!". Unifrance. 14 November 2022.
  101. ^ Ntim, Zac (1 November 2023). "Tokyo Film Festival Winners: 'Snow Leopard' By Late Tibetan Filmmaker Pema Tseden Takes Top Prize". Deadline. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  102. ^ Earl, William (15 May 2023). "Variety and Golden Globes Awards Partner to Celebrate Breakthrough Talent At Cannes Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  103. ^ "Venice 2023: Complete List of Winners including the "Queer Lion" - Blog - The Film Experience". thefilmexperience.net. Retrieved 1 November 2023.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zar Amir-Ebrahimi.
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
100 Women by BBC in 2022
Authority control databases
Categories