Isa Vandi
عیسی وندی Isa Vandi | |
---|---|
![]() Isa Vandi, March 2012 | |
Born | 1960 |
Occupation(s) | Film Producer, Director, Editor, Screenwriter |
Years active | 1979-Present |
Isa Vandi (Persian: عیسی وندی; born 1960) is an Iranian-Swedish film producer, director, editor and screenwriter.[1] He emigrated from Iran in 1989, now living and working in Sweden.
Career
He founded Scorpionfilm in 1995.[2] Some of his films have gained notable recognition amongst which is My Midsummer (Min Midsommar, 2002) which was made for Sveriges Television in an effort to describe the different nationalities festival celebrations in Sweden.[3] So faraway yet so close (Så fjärran ändå så nära, 2007) is another film about ordinary people, each with their unique stories;[4] for five years Isa Vandi visits Kvibergs market in Gothenburg where people from all around the world with their different backgrounds, interests and beliefs come together in narrow aisles.[5]
Filmography
- Loneliness (Ensamhet, 1991)
- The little postman (Lilla brevbärare, 1992)
- How people began to fly (Så här kom man på att flyga, 1993)
- Shit (Skit, 1994)
- The magic shadows (De magiska skuggorna, 1995)
- The white screen (Den vita duken, 1996)
- The girl and the fog (Flickan och dimman, 1997)
- Anti-clockwise (Motsols, 2000)
- My Midsummer (Min Midsommar, 2002)
- Football, friends and tears (Fotboll, vänner och tårar, 2002)
- Dance below white sheets (Dans under vita lakan, 2003)
- Grandpa Kent (Farfar Kent, 2005)
- So faraway yet so close (Så fjärran ändå så nära, 2007)
- One thousand and one night (Tusen och en natt, 2010)
- Come and See (Kom och se, 2012)
References
- ^ "Isa Vandi". Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
- ^ "Isa Vandi". Scorpionfilm. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "My Midsummer". Dt.se. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "So faraway yet so close". Svariges Television. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "So faraway yet so close". Metro.se. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
External links
- Orphaned articles from February 2012
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Iranian film producers
- Iranian film directors
- Iranian film editors
- Iranian screenwriters
- Swedish people of Iranian descent
- Swedish film producers
- Swedish film directors
- Swedish film editors
- Swedish screenwriters
- Persian-language film directors
- Swedish-language film directors