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Niki Karimi
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Date of Birth
10 November 1971, Teheran, Iran
Niki Karimi (November 10th, 1971, Teheran, Iran)
Niki Karimi was born and raised in Tehran. She participated in theatrical work while she was in elementary school.
Her hobby of reading and watching movies from an early age inspired her to become an actress. Her talent as an actress was found by the famous Iranian actor Jamshid Gorgin, while she was playing a role in a school play.
She loves translating and in 1999 she released her first translation work, Marlon Brando's biography Songs My Mother Taught Me in to Persian.
Niki is now an actress in Iran who has won several awards both at home and internationally.
She has also recently been in the jury for such festivals as the Locarno International Film Festival and Thessaloniki International Film Festival and berlin film festival and also the 60th Cannes Film Festival.
In 2001 with Abbas Kiarostami as the producer she directed To have or not to have, a documentary about infertility. Her efforts won her first award as a director in "The Rain" festival in Iran.
In an interview at the Cannes Film Festival, where her motion picture directorial debut One Night was nominated, she said that acting no longer satisfies her and she would like to direct more movies.
Filmography
Niki has starred in over 20 movies in Iran, and has recently begun to direct her own.
As director 2006 A few days later (Script won the Rotterdam festivals Hubert Bals Fund) 2005 One Night (Nominated in the Cannes film festival) 2003 To Have or Not to Have
As an actress
As a screen writer
Year Title 2005 Escape 2001 Auto stop 2000 To Have or Not to Have
As a translator
Year Title 2005 Intimacy by Hanif Kureishi 1999 Songs My Mother Taught Me by Marlon Brando, Robert Lindsey
As a film critic
2007 Member of Jury at Berlin Film Festival 2006 Head of Jury at Reykjavik International Film Festival 2005 Member of Jury at Locarno International Film Festival 2005 Member of Jury at Thessaloniki Film Festival
Awards
2001 Best Actress, Cairo International Film Festival 1993 Silver Seashell, San Sebastian Film Festival 1992 Best Actress, Nantes Film Festival
Selected works of
Niki Karimi
2006
One Night - Yek shab (2005)
2003
The Fifth Reaction - Vakonesh panjom (2003)
2001
The Hidden Half - Nimeh-ye penhan (2001)
2000
Afflicted Generation - Nasle Sookhteh (2000)
1999
Two Women - Do Zan (1999)
1998
Psychic - Ravaani (1998)
1997
Takhti - Jahan Pahlevan Takhti (1997)
1996
Minoo Watch Tower - Borj-E Minoo (1996)
1995
Scent of Joseph's Shirt - Booy-E Pirahan-E Yusef (1996)
1995
Pari (1995)
1994
The Wolf's Trail - Radd-e pay-e gorg (1994)
1993
Sara (1993)
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