Houshang Golmakani


Houshang Golmakani is an Iranian journalist, film critic and director. He was born in Gorgan on March 23, 1954. Houshang Golmakani started his professional career in 1972 as a journalist and film critic for Tehran Economist. He graduated in cinema and television from the College of Dramatic Arts of Tehran in 1982.
He is one of the three founders of Film (Iranian magazine), the oldest post-revolutionary film magazine in Iran. In 1993, Film (Iranian magazine) began to print an English version of the magazine for its international readers, FILM International, the only English magazine solely about Iranian cinema.
Houshang Golmakani is also a writer and a director. He directed a documentary about the life and works of Mohsen Makhmalbaf, STARDUST-STRICKEN; Mohsen Makhmalbaf: A Portrait. He writes books about cinema and translate screenplays.

Works

Translation of screenplays

Houshang Golmakani has translated over 14 screenplays including the following:Paris, Texas The White Sheik, Variety Lights La Strada La Notte
  • ''Cinema Paradiso''

Books/Other publications

The Gentleman Actor The Sound of Music From Sam AlleyTangna, book
Houshang Golmakan was also the producer and director of the film Stardust Stricken, Mohsen Makhmalbaf: A Portrait in 1996.

Contributions as a Jury

Awards

  • Honorary Award, Cinema House Celebration, 2007
  • Best Art Critics Award, Journalists Foundation, 2008
  • Award for the Most Influential Critic of the last thirty years in Iran, Art Critics Association, 2008