Babak Anvari
Babak Anvari | |
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| Born | 1982 or 1983 (age 41–42)[1] |
| Nationality | Iranian British |
| Alma mater | University of Westminster[1] |
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| Years active | c. 1999–present[1] |
Babak Anvari (Persian: بابک انوری) is a British-Iranian[2] filmmaker. He is best known for directing horror films such as Under the Shadow (2016) and Wounds (2019).
Personal life
In 2022, Anvari participated in the Sight & Sound film polls of that year. It is held every ten years to select the greatest films of all time, by asking contemporary directors to select ten films of their choice. Anvari's selections were Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Batman Returns, Jurassic Park, Stalker, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Mulholland Dr., Beetlejuice, The Dark Knight, Heat and Se7en.[3]
Filmography
Film
- Two & Two (2011) (Short)
- Under the Shadow (2016)
- Wounds (2019)
- I Came By (2022)
- Untitled fourth Cloverfield film (TBA)[4]
- Hallow Road (TBA)
Television
- Monsterland (2020) (Episode: "Newark, NJ")
Producer
- Asphalt City (2023) (Executive producer)
- The Front Room (TBA)
References
- ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chris Newbould (9 July 2015), "Filmmaker Babak Anvari on how his newest film uses horror to explore hysteria of Iran-Iraq war", The National, retrieved 1 June 2017
- ^ "UK submits Farsi-language 'Under The Shadow' for Oscars". Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Babak Anvari | BFI".
- ^ "New 'Cloverfield' Film At Paramount Sets Babak Anvari as Director". Deadline Hollywood. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
External links
- Babak Anvari at IMDb
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