Mostafa Gholami

Mostafa Gholami
مصطفی غلامی
Gholami in 2021
Born (1996-07-30) 30 July 1996 (age 29)
Quchan, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran
Educationmaster's degree in cinema directing
Occupations
  • Film Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Film Editor
Years active2016–present
Known forEight O'clock
Return
AwardsSpecial Mention Award Big Syn
Websitehttp://mostafagholami.com/

Mostafa Gholami (Persian: مصطفی غلامی, born 30 July 1996) is an Iranian short film director, writer and producer.[1] He is for the film Return nominated for the best film award from the eyes of the audience and has won a "special mention award"  from the "Big Syn" International Festival in London;[2][3][4][5] This festival is held every year under the supervision of the United Nations. He was also for the short film Eight O'clock nominated for the best short film award from the 16th Hanover International Film Festival in Germany.[6][7][8]

Early life

Mostafa Gholami, at the age of 13 (in 2010), became interested in the world of cinema and television with the serial Hoosh-e Siah directed by Masoud Abparvar. He started his career in 2016 by making short clips.

Career

Gholami graduated from with a master's degree in cinema directing from Nowshahr University of Art and Architecture.[1]

Filmography

FILM

Year[9] Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2017 In Yek Tasavvor Nist Yes Yes Yes Short film
2017 Shekar Talkh Yes Yes Yes Short film
2017 Masir Eshtebah Yes Yes Yes Short film
2018 Vesal Yes Yes Yes Short film
2019 Return Yes Yes Yes Short film
2019 Green Dawn Yes Yes Yes Short film
2019 Passerby Yes Yes Yes Short film
2019 Flower Yes Yes Yes Short documentary
2020 Rich Yes No Yes Short film
2021 Eight O'clock Yes No Yes Short film, also co producer and editor

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
Big Syn International Film Festival London 2019 Special Mention Award Return Won [10]
Audience Choice of Best Film Nominated
16th Hanover International Film Festival 2021 Best Film Eight O'clock Nominated [7]

Screening and official selections

Short Film Eight O'clock

  • Qualifying for the quarter-finals for the 10th International Film Festival of "WideScreen" in Toronto, Canada.
  • The selected for the 13th International Film Festival of "RNAP" in Brazil.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
  • The selected for the 13th International Film Festival of "OIBFF" in South Korea.
  • The selected for the 6th International Film Festival of "Duemila30" in Italy.
  • The Selected for the 5rd "ESMoA" International Film Festival in California.[18]
  • The Selected for the 9th "First-Time Filmmaker Sessions" International Short Film Festival of England.

Short Film Return

  • Making it to the semi-finals of the 3rd "ESMoA" 60-Second International Film Festival in California.[19]
  • The selected of the 8th international Film Festival of 60-second "Mister vorky" in Serbia.[20][21][22][23][24][25]
  • The selected of the 6th 60-second international film festival "60SIFF" in Pakistan.
  • The Selected by the 13th "Grand Off" International Short Film Festival in Poland.[26]
  • The selected of the 3rd International Short Film Festival "under 3 minutes in Wirksworth", in England.
  • The Selected of the 6th International Women's Short Film Festival Herat "Hiwff" in Afghanistan.[27]
  • The Selected for the 7th "First-Time Filmmaker Sessions" International Short Film Festival in England.
  • The Selected by the 13th "LABRFF" International Film Festival in Los Angeles.[28][29]
  • The selected of the 1th "Onirica" International Film Festival in Italy.[30]
  • The selected for the 1th "New Cinema film & Music Festival" Short Film Festival in United States.

Further reading

References

  1. ^ a b "Gholami: When I saw Reza Ruigiri in the nursing home, I remembered "Eight O'clock"!". sahebnews. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  2. ^ "Gholami:Short film is a gateway to the world of creativity". isna (in Persian). 2025-04-16. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  3. ^ "Gholami: Limited budget and facilities are challenges for short films; short film "Return" wins London Big Screen Festival award". خبرگزاری پانا | Pupils Association News Agency (in Persian). 2025-06-10. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  4. ^ "Serbia to get 'Return'". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  5. ^ "Return". Big Syn Institute. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  6. ^ "Internationales Film Festival Hannover". Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  7. ^ a b "'Eight O'clock' in the running at Int'l Film Festival Hanover". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  8. ^ shahrara news (2025-04-30). "Gholami: Every film is a reflection of the filmmaker's life and personal perspective". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  9. ^ "آثار – مصطفی غلامی Mostafa Gholami" (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  10. ^ "Serbia to get 'Return'". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  11. ^ kayhan.ir. "Brazil's RNAB Hosts Lineup of Iranian Films". en. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  12. ^ jamejamonline. ""Eight O'Clock" qualified for the competition section of RNAP Brazil Festival". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  13. ^ "Brazil's RNAB Hosts Lineup of Iranian Films". newspaper Keyhan. 2022-03-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-11-22.
  14. ^ "'Eight O". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  15. ^ "Arrival of "8 o'clock" to Brazil". www.jamejamdaily.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  16. ^ ehsanjanansefat (2022-03-16). ""Eight O'Clock" qualified for the competition section of RNAP Brazil Festival". فینال خبر (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  17. ^ ""Eight O'clock" entry to the Brazilian Film Festival". www.magiran.com. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  18. ^ "'08:00 PM' to vie at ESMoA filmfest". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  19. ^ eugenia. "BLUE/S Screening Series - Having the Blue/s". ESMoA. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  20. ^ "5 Iranian animations to be screened in Serbian film festival - Mehr News Agency". en.mehrnews.com. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  21. ^ "Five Iranian shorts to compete in Mister Vorky festival". Tehran Times. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  22. ^ SNN.IR. "Screening of 5 Iranian short films in Serbia". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  23. ^ "5 Iranian short films will be shown in Serbia". اعتمادآنلاین (in Persian). 2024-11-22. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  24. ^ "Screening of 5 Iranian short films in Serbia". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  25. ^ "Serbia to meet 'The Father of Trees'". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  26. ^ "'Return' to vie in Poland". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  27. ^ "'Return' to race in Afghanistan". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  28. ^ "'Return' to vie at biggest Brazilian filmfest". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  29. ^ "The films of Arman Qalipurdashtaki, Mostafa Gholami and Mohammad Khalili in two international festivals". shortfilmnews.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  30. ^ "Fiction_Return - Mostafa Gholami - Onirica Film Festival 2020". Onirica Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
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