Reza Parsa


Reza Parsa is an Iranian-Swedish film director, who has won many national and international awards.

Early life and education

Reza Parsa was born in Tehran, Iran, on 9 June 1968, and moved to Sweden in 1980.
At the age of 22, he was admitted to the directing program at the National Film School of Denmark and directed the most award-winning graduation film, Never , in the history of the school.

Career

Before the Storm Parsa's first feature film, is a suspense thriller which achieved great critical success and was sold to 35 countries worldwide, including the United States.
Parsa works with screenwriter Johan Bergman Lindfors.

Awards

Parsa has won many national and international awards, including the Ingmar Bergman Award, the Student Academy Award and prizes in Cannes Film Festival, Brasília, Seattle, Chicago, and San Sebastian.
Guldbagge Awards, Swedish Film InstituteIngmar Bergman Award
Uppsala International Short Film FestivalUppland Film Trust Award
Copenhagen International Film FestivalNew Nordic Talent
San Sebastian International Film Festival Best Film
San Sebastian International Film FestivalBest Director
Seattle International Film FestivalSpecial Jury Prize
Brasília Film FestivalSpecial Jury Prize
Children and Young People's International Film Festival in SwedenGrand Prix
Swedish Film Academy: Kurt Linder Memorial Fund Grant
Cannes International Film Festival Best Short Film
Isfahan International Short Film FestivalBest Film
Chicago International Film FestivalBest Short Fiction
Student Academy Award Student Oscar - Best Foreign Film
International Student Film Festival in Tel-AvivBest Director
National Swedish Television Steen Priwin Award
Nordic Panorama Best Film
Nordic Panorama Best First Film
International School Film Festival in MexicoBest Film
International School Film Festival in Mexico Best Film
Uppsala International Short Film FestivalBest Fiction Film
Henri Langlois International Film FestivalBest Director
International Festival of Film Schools - Munich Best Film
International Festival of Film Schools - MunichHonorary Screenplay Award

Selected filmography

Director

  • The Haga Man
  • Meeting Evil
  • Before the Storm
  • The 8th Song
  • Tigerheart
  • ''Never ''

    Screenwriter

  • Meeting Evil
  • Before the Storm
  • The 8th Song
  • ''Never ''

    Concept creator

  • Aviation
  • Belas Dukkehus
  • It's All Good
  • Min Velsignede Bror
  • ''Det Ulogiske Instrument''