Saman Salur
Saman Salur is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He graduated from Soore University with a Bachelor of Film and Television in Directing.
He is known for directing and writing the comedy feature 'A Few Kilos of Dates for a Funeral' 2006 winning Golden Leopard and Special Prize of the Jury at Locarno International Film Festival, a special Jury from Sofia International Film Festival and a Montgolfiere from the Three Continents Festival. His first documentary 'Residents of Silent Land' won award in Molodist Kiev International Film Festival.
His last movie "We will say Amen" has been banned for 4 years till 2016.
Filmography
The Wind Will Comb Your Tresses, 2002 IT’S A SONY, 2002 The Guilty, 2002 From Land of Silence, 2004A Few Kilos of Dates for a Funeral, 2006Aramesh ba Diazepam 10, 2005 Lonely Tune of Tehran, 2008Stories on Human Rights, 2008Be Hadaf Shelik Kon, 2011 Thirteen 59, 2011We Will Say Amen, 2012 Raspberries, 2013Puff Puff Pass, 2020Killing a Traitor, 2022Awards
- Winner of the Jury Special Mention - Sofia International Film Festival 2005
- Winner of the FIPRESCI Award of the Jury - Molodist Kiev International Film Festival 2005
- Golden Leopard - Locarno International Film Festival 2006
- Won Best Film and Director - Edinburgh International Film Festival 2006
- Special Award - Batumi International Art-House Film Festival 2009