Salem Salavati

Salem Salavati (b. 1975, Iranian Kurdistan) works as a screenwriter, cameraman, and director. He has shot the short films My Beautiful Son Will Be the King (Pesaye zibaye man pasha mishavad, 2008), Going (Raftan, 2010), and Kites without Wind (2011), among others. As director of photography his credits include Kick Off (Shwenek bu yari, 2009), which is being presented in the retrospective. His two feature films are The Departure Time (Zamane raftan, 2012) and The Last Winter, the new, feature-length version of his earlier short film Snowy Dreams (2008). As a writer-director his themes usually focus on life in remote areas of the world and life in exile. His films have earned him around 50 awards at home and abroad.

48. MFF Karlovy Vary