About

Known credits:
21
Birthday:
1978-09-01
Place of birth:
Gorgan, Iran
Website:
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Babak Jalali

Overview

Babak Jalali (Persian: بابک جلالی; 1 September, 1978; Gorgan) is an Iranian–British-American film director and producer, notably directing Radio Dreams, for which he won the Hivos Tiger Award at the 45th International Film Festival Rotterdam.

Jalali was born in Gorgan, Iran, and grew up in London, where he attended the London Film School. In 2006, Jalali was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film for his short "Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran." Jalali's first feature film, the 2010 Frontier Blues, was developed with support from the Cannes Cinéfondation. Frontier Blues premiered in Locarno Festival Competition and also screened in the 2010 "New Directors" series at the Museum of Modern Art and Lincoln Center. In 2016, Jalali's film Radio Dreams premiered at the 45th International Film Festival Rotterdam, winning for the Hivos Tiger Award, the festival's top honor. Jalali's third feature Land is an Italian-French-Dutch co-production, supported by CNC, TorinoFilmLab, Eurimages, Mibac and Doha Film Institute among others. It premiered in Berlin International Film Festival. Jalali co-wrote, edited, and directed his fourth feature Fremont, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2023.

Known for

Directing
2023 Fremont Directing Director 59
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2018 Land Directing Director 58
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2016 Radio Dreams Directing Director 59
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2010 Frontier Blues Directing Director 59
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2005 Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran Directing Director 59
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A Town in Patagonia Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2025 Xoftex Writing Writer N/A
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2023 Fremont Writing Writer 59
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2018 Land Writing Writer 58
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2016 Radio Dreams Writing Writer 59
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2010 Frontier Blues Writing Screenplay 59
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2005 Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran Writing Writer 59
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A Town in Patagonia Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2019 Tehran: City of Love Production Producer 59
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2015 Short Skin Production Producer 59
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2013 White Shadow Production Co-Producer 58
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2008 Lo zio Production Producer N/A
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Editing
2023 Fremont Editing Editor 59
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2022 Amanda Editing Editor 59
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2012 Simon Killer Editing Editor 58
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2010 Frontier Blues Editing Editor 59
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