Massoud Bakhshi (b. 1972, Tehran) is a member of the new generation of Iranian filmmakers. He studied film direction in Italy and arts funding in France. In 1990-98 he worked as a film critic, screenwriter, and producer. He has been awarded numerous international prizes for his documentaries and short movies: Identification of a Woman (Shenasaeiye yek zan, 1999), Praying for the Rain (Namaze baran, 2003), Lost Windows (Panjerehay-e-gomshodeh, 2004), Tehran Has No More Pomegranates! (Tehran anar nadarad, 2007), Bagh dad bar ber (2008), and Our Persian Rug (2010). The drama A Respectable Family, his feature debut, came about as a French coproduction.
47. MFF Karlovy Vary
