Saman Hosseinpuor
Filmmaker “Writer, Director and Producer” was born in 1993 Saghez, Kurdistan, Iran
Scholar of Cinematography and Graphic Design. Bachelor Degree of Directing in Cinema and Master degree of Cinema
Asian Film Academy Alumni (Chanel X BIFF Asian Film Academy)
Member of Iranian Short film Association
Imdb Page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5247618/
Official Web Site: http://samanhp.ir/
Saman Hosseinpuor was born in Kurdistan Part of Iran (West of Iran), His native language is Kurdish and he can speak in Persian and English. He started His work from Kamyaran (a city in Kurdistan at Iran) in 2006 he started with acting in theatre and afterwards He participated in the 22th Youth Film Festival as a Jury and Directed His first film (high school student short film) which was awarded the silver directing medal in Qasedak National Film Festival in Iran and that was the start of his passion for Cinema.
After that He started studying Cinematography and film making. In this period, He continued His career and participated in more than thirty short film projects which included working as; Writer, Editor, Cinematographer, Director and Assistant Director. He also Voluntarily worked as a journalist for journals and newspapers such as Hamshahri and won several National Awards as a writer.
He directed his first professional short film “1-0” when he was 20 years old at the university which was accepted in several international and national Film festivals, and that was the beginning of his Career as a Filmmaker. In 2020 he fell in love with his culture and his roots which is Kurdish, and afterward he tried to make more films related to his culture and his people. And now his focus is on Kurdish culture and making films about Kurdish people in Iran.
He has written and directed eleven short films including: “1-0” 2013, “Autumn Leaves” 2015, “Fish” 2016, “The Man Who Forgot to Breathe” 2017, “The Last Embrace” 2018, “Slaughter 2018”, “The Other 2019”, “Congenital 2021”, “Suitcase 2023” “The Last Night in Korea 2023” and “Son 2024”
He has been selected in more than hundreds of festivals and received lots of prizes.
Awards and Nominations: (Accepted in over 600 International Festivals and more than 70 awards)
Jury Member of 25th International Film Festival of Local Televisions “Golden Beggar” 2019
Jury Member of 60Second Film Festival Pune-India 2018
Honorable Mention 7th Annual Short Sweet Film Festival USA “The LAST Embrace” 2018
Best short film for Fish from International kids Film Festival of Venezuela 2017
Best short Film and Fest Screenplay for Autumn Leaves and Fish from CinemiCinema 2017
Best Short film under 3 minute and Best Director for 1-0 From 9th Revolution Film Festival
3rd Jury Commendation for 1-0 from Filminute Romania 2015
1st Jury Commendation for Fish from Filminute Romania 2016
Best Film and Best Media Art for Young Audiences for Fish from Gotta Minute Film festival 2016
2nd Best Film for Autumn Leaves from 10th Toronto Urban Film Festival 2016
Best Filmmaker choice for Fish from Take 21 Film Festival 2016
Best Young Artist for Saman Hosseinpuor Director of Fish from 22th International TV Film Festival Kocise 2016
Best Short film For Fish from International Heldsburg Film Festival 2016
Jury Commendation for Fish from Galut Film Festival 2016
Best Narrative short film for Fish from Student Cuts Film festival Slovenia 2016
Best Director under 25 for Saman Hosseinpuor Director Fish from Farbirano Film Festival Italy 2016
Best Short short film for 1-0 from Golden frame Film Festival India 2016
Best Narrative short film and Best Cinematography for Fish & Autumn Leaves from 3rd Flamingo Film Festival USA 2016
Best Director for Saman Hosseinpuor Director of 1-0 From Atlas Awards USA 2015
Best Director for Saman Hosseinpuor Director of Autumn Leaves from Atlas Awards USA 2016
Best Student Short Film for Autumn Leaves from Irvington Film Festival USA 2015
Special Jury Awards for Fish From La Mirada Taboo Film Festival of Spain 2016
Best Short film for Autumn Leaves from Salt Flats Film Festival 2016
Grand Prix Narrative short film Montreal Independent Film Award “The Man Who Forgot to Breathe” 2017
Best Original Script for “The Man Who Forgot to Breathe” South Cinematographic Academy Film & Art 2017
Grand Short Film Prize for “The Last Embrace” at The Seoul Guro International Kids Children Film Festival South Korea 2018
Special Mention award of 9th AUSTRIAN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL for “The Last Embrace” 2018
Best Micro Short film of Screen Culture Film Festival of England for “The Last Embrace” 2018
Best Script for “The Last Embrace” – 3th Gosh Film Festival 2018
Best Director under 25 Fabriano Film fest for “The Last Embrace” 2018
Best Script for “The Last Embrace” – 6th Parma Music & Film Festival Italy -2018
Best Film (First Place) for “The Last Embrace” at 1th KinoDrome Film Festival USA- 2018
4 Award from The Symi International Film Festival for “The Last Embrace” Greece 2018(Best Film, Best Sound Design, Best Director, Best Actress)
Best Student Film for “The Last Embrace” from Over-The-Rhine Film Fest 2018
Best Foreign Film for “Slaughter” at 14TH Early Bird Film Festival – Bulgaria
Diploma for revealing important social themes for “The Last Embrace” International Film Festival Cinema and YOU 2018
Special Mention for Fish by Saman Hosseinpuor from the 10th Lobo International Film Festival Brazil 2018
Best Short Fiction film and Best Actor for “Slaughter” from 4th Pravaz International film festival, Iran, 2019
Best Narrative Short Film for “The Last Embrace” 4th The Earth Day Film Festival USA 2019
Best Actor for Fereidoun Hamedi awarded to “Slaughter” from Festival Universitaire International Ciné-Lettres d’Agadir 2019
Best Short film for Slaughter from 19th “Unprecedented cinema” festival-Estonia 2019
President of the Jury for the 15th edition of the Early Bird Student Film Festival – 2019
Jury Member of 10th Mikrofaf – International festival of DIY and independent short film – Serbia – 2019
Jury Prize from 8th Mostremp, Cinema Rural al Pallars Spain for “Slaughter”
Best International Short film for “Slaughter” from 18th Villammare International film festival – Italy- 2019
Jury Member of 7th The “Festival Internazionale del Cinema Povero” – Italy – 2020
Jury Member of Local Student Film Festival of Rega – Kurdistan – Iran – 2018- 2019- 2020
Best Short film of Moscow Kurdish film festival 2022
Nominated for fest student film at 46TH Drama Short film Festival 2023
Selection Committee of International Tehran Short film festival 2021
Asian Film Academy Alumni (Biff BAFA) 2023
