Mani Haghighi

Mani Haghighi

Mani Haghighi (b.1969, Tehran) studied philosophy at McGill University, Montreal before returning to Iran to make films. His first feature, Abadan (2003) premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. His screenplay for Asghar Farhadi’s Fireworks Wednesday (2006, co-written with the director) won the Special Jury Prize at the Three Continents Festival, Nantes. His second feature film, Men at Work (Berlinale, Forum 2006) won the Best Screenplay Prize at the 2007 Asian Film Awards (Hong Kong) and the Best Screenplay Prize in the international section of the Fajr Film Festival (Tehran). Canaan (2008), based on a short story by Alice Munro, was followed by two documentary films on the works of the acclaimed Iranian director, Dariush Mehrjui: Hamoon’s Fans (2007), about the curious lives of six Iranians who are devoted fans of Mehrjui’s 1989 film, “Hamoon”, and Dariush Mehrjui: The Forty Year Report (2012), a feature length documentary about Mehrjui’s life and works. His fourth feature film, Modest Reception (Berlinale, Forum 2012), received the NETPAC Award at the Berlin Film Festival, the Free Spirit Award at the Warsaw Film Festival, the Best Actor and Best Actress prizes at the OSIAN’s Cinefan Festival in New Delhi as well as a few other international prizes. Haghighi has also acted in several films, including Asghar Farhadi’s About Elly (Berlinale, competition 2009) and Nima Javidi’s Melbourne (2014), as well as his own film, Modest Reception.
    Known for
    Directing
    Place of birth
    Tehran, Iran
    Birthday
    7/16/1969
Melbourne
Melbourne
6.4
Won't You Cry?
Won't You Cry?
0
Modest Reception
Modest Reception
6.4
No Men Allowed
No Men Allowed
5.7
About Elly
About Elly
7.5
A Dragon Arrives!
A Dragon Arrives!
5.8
Aseman-e Mahboob
Aseman-e Mahboob
2.5
Meet the Witch
Meet the Witch
0
50 Kilos of Sour Cherry
50 Kilos of Sour Cherry
4.4
Negar
Negar
4
Sly
Sly
4
The Warden
The Warden
7
We Are All Together
We Are All Together
3.4
Azar, Shahdokht, Parviz va digaran
Azar, Shahdokht, Parviz va digaran
4
Cheshm O Goosh Baste
Cheshm O Goosh Baste
6
The Slaughterhouse
The Slaughterhouse
6.3
Me
Me
4.4
The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries
The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries
5.7
Amphibious
Amphibious
3.5
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