Varuzh Karim-Masihi (Armenian: Վարուժ Քարիմ Մասիհի; Persian: واروژ کریممسیحی, born 1953 in َArak) is an Iranian-Armenian film director, film editor, and screenplay writer.
Varuzh Karim-Masihi | |
|---|---|
 Varuzh Karim-Masihi | |
| Born | March 24, 1952 |
| Nationality | Iranian-Armenian |
| Occupation(s) | film director, editor, screenplay writer |
Biography
editBorn in 1952 in Arak, he had his elementary and high school education in his motherland and then moved to Germany to study medicine. There, in the Munich club of Armenians, he met an Armenian actor and changed the course of his life. He developed an interest in cinema and when he returned to Iran in 1971, he was introduced to Bahram Bayzai and assisted him in making The Downpour. He assisted on all of his films up to the Islamic Revolution, as well as other directors like Kamran Shirdel, Amir Naderi, and Bahman Farmanara. He was allowed to study at the College of Dramatic Arts, but turned it over to follow his film making career. In 1975 he made his first short film The Cuckoo, and later, turned a script by Bayzai to another short film titled Salandar. He made his debut feature in 1990, which was extraordinary promising and garnered his eight Crystal Symorghs. It was titled The Last Act and now works as editor for other directors.[1][2][3][4]
Filmography
edit- Incomplete
| Year | Film | English title | Director | Writer | Editor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parde-ye Akhar | The Last Act | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Tardid | Doubt | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Saray | Yes | ||||
| 2011 | Without permission | Yes | |||
| 1979 | Tcherike-ye Tara | Yes |
References
edit- ^ Sayyed Morteza Sayyed Mohammadi (1999). A Guide To Iranian Cinema Directors 1930-1999. Tehran: Simroo Publishing House. pp. 683–684. ISBN 964-5685-35-4.
- ^ Armenians And Iranian Cinema. Tehran: Film Museum Of Iran. Summer 2004. p. 130. ISBN 964-6728-44-8.
- ^ Janet D. Lazarian (2003). Encyclopedia of Iranian Armenians. Tehran: Hirmand Publisher. p. 415. ISBN 964-6974-50-3.
- ^ "Varuzh Karim-Masihi". sourehcinema. Retrieved 28 January 2016.