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Bahman Farmanara بهمن فرمان‌آرا
Born	(1942-01-23)January 23, 1942 (age 83) Tehran, Iran
Occupation(s)	Film director,Screenwriter
Years active	1968–present
Spouse	Felora Labafinejhad ​ (m. 1967)​ [1]
Children	3
Website	www.bahmanfarmanara.com

Bahman Farmanara (Persian:بهمن فرمان‌آرا,romanized: Bahman Farmānārā; born 23 January 1942) is an Iranianfilm director,screenwriter, andfilm producer. He is best known for his filmsSmell of Camphor, Scent of Jasmine (2000),A House Built on Water (2001), andA Little Kiss (2005). Bahman Farmanara is the second son of a family of four brothers and one sister. The family business was Textile and he was the only son who did not join the company and went off to theUnited Kingdom and later on to theUnited States to study acting and directing. He graduated from theUniversity of Southern California with a BA in Cinema in 1966. After returning to Iran and doing military service, he joined theNational Iranian Radio and Television.

He produced some major films, includingAbbas Kiarostami's first feature,The Report (1977),Bahram Bayzai'sThe Crow (1977),Khosrow Haritash'sDivine One (1976),Mohammad Reza Aslani'sChess of the Wind (1976) andValerio Zurlini'sThe Desert of the Tartars (1977 co-production withItaly andFrance).

Farmanara moved toFrance and then toCanada in 1980, establishing a distribution company and a film festival for children and young adults inVancouver. He returned to Iran in the mid-1980s.^[2] He made and starred inFragrance of Jasmine in 2000, which won several prizes from theInternational Fajr Film Festival, including The Best Film and The Best Director awards.

On May 10, 2013, Farmanara signed up to run for the office of President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.^{[citation needed]}

Director

• The House of Qamar Khanoom, 1972
• Prince Ehtedjab, 1974
• The Tall Shadows of the Wind, 1978
• Smell of Camphor, Scent of Jasmine, 2000
• A House Built on Water, 2001
• A Little Kiss, 2005 (A Teensy Kiss would be a better translation of the Persian titleYek Bus-e Ku'chu'lu)
• The Familiar Soil, 2008
• I Want to Dance, 2014
• Tale of The Sea, 2018

Producer

• The Desert of The Tartars byValerio Zurlini, 1976
• The Divine One (Malakout) byKhosrow Haritash, 1976
• The Chess Game of the Wind (Shatranj Baad) byMohammad Reza Aslani, 1976
• The Crow (Kalagh) byBahram Beyzaii, 1977
• The Report (Gozaresh) byAbbas Kiarostami, 1977
• The Night Never Ends (Dar Emtedad Shab) byParviz Sayad, 1978
• Tall Shadows Of The wind (Saye Haye Bolnd-e Baad), 1978
• Leolo byJean Claude Lauzon, 1990
• A House Built on Water (Khane'i Rooye Aab), 2002

Writer

• Prince Ehtedjab, co-writer withHoushang Golshiri Based on Golshiri's Novel by The Same Name, 1974
• Tall Shadows of the Wind, co-writer with Houshang Golshiri, based on his short story "The First Innocent", 1979
• Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine Original Script, 2000
• A House Built on Water Original Script, 2002
• A Little Kiss, 2005
• A Passage to Darkness Original script

Documentary films

• Norouz va Khaviar, 1969
• Tehran-e Now va Kohneh, 1970

Television

• From 1968 to 1971 Over 150 Weekly Programs on Current Cinema as Producer and Anchor

Actor

• Smell of Camphor, Scent of Jasmine, 2000
• No Choice, 2020

• PRINCE EHTEJAB

Grand Prix For Best Film In 3rdTehran International Film Festival 1976.

• SMELL OF CAMPHOR, FRAGRANCE OF JASMINE

8 Awards atFajr International Film Festival, Including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Music, Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Make Up, Special Jury Prize For Best Film Montreal International Film Festival 2000. Golden Tulip Grand Prix As Best Film at Istanbul International Film Festival 2001.

• A HOUSE BUILT ON WATER

Winner of 5 Awards at Fajr International Film Festival, Including Best Film,Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Art Direction.

• List of Iranian films of the 2000s
• Ahmad Pejman
• Houshang Golshiri

• https://web.archive.org/web/20070820222144/http://www.bahmanfarmanara.com/home.htm
• https://web.archive.org/web/20081004043436/http://www.movie-vault.com/reviews/thsnqidyXYelHduC
• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0267715/

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• New Yorker Films Presents: Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine, Official Selection 2000, New York Film Festival,PDF. It also contains a reproduction ofHamid Dabashi'sBahman Farmanara: Twice Upon a Time.
• Bahman Farmanara's Website

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