
Narges Abyar
Known for: Director
Narges Abyar graduated in Persian literature; She started writing books in 1997. Up to the present, she has written more than thirty story and fiction books for children, young adults and adults. She was selected as an Oscar Academy member in 2020.Her famous novels are namely: . Mountain on the Shoulder of the Tree . A Boy with insatiable worms on his body . Third Eye . The Legend of A Skinny Spring . It Was Neither a Day Nor a Night . The Poems of a Sky-clad Fish . Story of Two Fives . The Agitated Existence of a Prosperous IdolShe has written and directed five drama films. Her recent film is called, Pinto. She had also made several short and feature-length documentaries since 2005. Her first experience was a fiction film called "The Kind Dead-End". She pursued her directing career further with seven features and documentaries and four cinema films, as listed below: . The Kind Dead-End (fiction 2006) . The story of a believable story (fiction 2007) . One day after the tenth day (documentary 2007) Winner of the Best Documentary; Ismaili Festival, EgyptWinner of the Grand Prize; Batumi Festival, GeorgiaWinner of the Cinematic Success Award; AZA Festival, GreeceReceived Diploma of Honor; Iguana Festival, ItalyParticipated in the thirty-five World Festivals. The Day of the End (Documentary 2008) Winner of the Best Documentary, Cinema Verite Festival, Iran. Mother of the City (documentary 2008) Winner of the Best Film Award and Best Semi-long Script, Yazd Short Film Festival, Iran. Ulcer,( Nasur ) (fiction 2009) Winner of the Best Film; Three Decades of Presence Festival, IranAttending the Plant Focus Festival, GreeceAttending the Dhaka Lit Fest, Bangladesh. Shirpooshan, (documentary 2010) Nominated for the Best Documentary Award; Grand Ave Festival, Poland. Objects In Mirror (2013) Nominated in the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), Shanghai, ChinaNominated in the 30th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPF), United States,Nominated in the Heartland International Film Festival, USA, 2014Winner of the Audience Award and Best Actress Award; Silver Akbuzat Film Festival, UFA RUSSIA, 2014Winner of the Best Film Prize; Festival International de Films de Femmes de Créteil, France, 2015. Track 143 (2014) Nominated for seven awards and winner of three Crystal Simorghs of the Audience Award, Jury Special Award and Best Actress; 32nd Fajr Film Festival, Iran.Winner of the Audience choice award and the Jury Special Actress Award; 1st Reel Sydney Festival of World Cinema, AustraliaWinner of the Best Direction & Best Actress Award; 8th International Film festival, "East-West" Orenburg, RussiaWinner of the Jury's Special Award; Volokolamsky Rubezh international film festival, 2015, RussiaWinner of the Best Women Film Award; 8th Jaipur Int'l Film Festival, 2016, IndiaWinner of the Best Women Film Award, 14th Dhaka Int'l Film Festival, 2016, BangladeshWinner of the Best Film Award; Golden Tower International Film Festival, Ingushetia, Russia 2015Winner of the Best Film Award; Busan International Film Festival, Korea , 2014. Breath (2016) Selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy AwardsWinner of the Best Director Awards; 20th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, EstoniaWinner of the Special Jury Award and Best Actress Award; Fajr International Film FestivalWinner of the Best Director Award and Best Actor of Children and Youth Award; 24th Minsk Film Festival, BelarusWinner of the Crystal Simorgh of the Best Film in the National View; 34th Fajr Film Festival, IranWinner of the Crystal Simorgh for the Best Supporting Actress, 34th Fajr Film Festival, IranWinner of the Statue of Best Supporting Actress; Celebration of Iran's Criticts and Writers AssociationWinner the Best Children's Film Award; 10th Asia Pacific Film Award, Australia-Winner the Best Actress Award, Best Director and Best Actor of Children and Youth; 1st Iranian Film Festival in Wisconsin, USAAttendance at the 15th Pune Film Festival, IndiaAttendance at the 8th Sofia Film Festival in BulgariaAttendance at the Iranian Film Festival, Edinburgh, ScotlandAttendance at the 27th Iranian Film Festival, Chicago, USA. When the Moon Was Full (2019) Winner of six Crystal Simorgh of the Best Film, the Best Director, the Best Actor, the Best Actress, the Best Supporting Actress and the Best Makeup Award; 37th fair film festival and nominated for seven Crystal Simorgh in other sections of this festivalWinner of the Audience Award in the 23rd Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Tallinn, EstoniaWinner of the Jury's Grand Prize, The Student Award and The Best Performance Award; Carcassonne International Political Film Festival, 2019 FranceNominated for Merit Statue in fourteen sections of competition and given the "record of most nominated" in 21st House of Cinema, IranWinner of three Merit Statues; 21st House of Cinema, IranJudging records at film festivals: Member of the Oscar Academy, 2020Member of the jury of the 37th Fajr National Film Festival, 2020Member of the jury of the 38th Fajr International Film Festival, 2019Member of the Jury of the 25th Listapad Film Festival in Minsk, Belarus, 2018Member of the jury of the 15th Pune International Film Festival in India, 2017
