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Ali Zare Ghanat Nowi | |
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علی زارع قنات نوی | |
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Nationality | Iranian |
Alma mater | University of Tehran and Berlin Film School |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, photographer, producer |
Years active | 1997–present |
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Ali Zare Ghanatnowi (Persian: علی زارع قنات نوی) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, translator, cinema teacher, graphic designer, cameraman, and film producer. An active film-maker from 2000,[1] he had been involved in over twenty films, including animations, shorts, and documentaries. Zare attained critical acclaim for directing Empty View (2017) and Dad's Fragile Doll (2013)[2] which was awarded the best animation of International Open Film Festival (IOFF).[3] His other film Empty View has won multiple international awards, including the best animation of Asians On Film (first award and the best film music).[4][5][6] The music part in Empty View is made by Mohammadreza Aligholi .[7][8][9] Empty view has been in the official selections for the best animation in Edmonton International Film Festival in Canada.[10] This festival is among those confirmed by Oscar Academy that is held every year in Edmonton, Alberta.[11] Ali Zare Ghanat Nowi, who had achieved this before by Dad's Fragile Doll being selected in Anima Mundi (event), now again reached this place by Empty View.
His Empty View book was translated and published in France in 2021. [1]