Ramtin Lavafi

Ramtin Lavafi Pour is an Iranian filmmaker.

References

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3395675/

http://variety.com/2008/film/reviews/be-calm-and-count-to-seven-1200535348/

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3395675/awards

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Film_Festival_Rotterdam

http://www.seminci.es/historicopalmares.php?ano=2009

http://dubaifilmfest.com/en/films/detail/aram-bash-va-ta-haft-beshmar/2008

Ramtin Lavafipour was born in the south of Iran “Abadan”. He started his artistic career with an interest in photography during high school. He soon joined the Young Cinema Society. After school, he continued his education by studying film making at the IRIB University in Tehran. He started making film as an Independent filmmaker and has made several documentary and short films and won numerous international awards( Wind Does not Blow only in the Sky (Short film, 16mm, 2001) Road (Short film, 16mm, 2002) One, Two, Three, Four (Short film, DVC, 2003) Hederse (Documentary, DVC, 2003) Wind in the Silence of Dust (Documentary, DVC, 2005) Behind That Snowy Hill (Documentary, DVC, 2007) • In 2008, He made his first feature film BE CALM AND COUNT TO SEVEN .in the first screening in Europe ,” Be calm and count to seven” won the Tiger award of the Tiger award of 38th Rotterdam film festival (2009) as the first Iranian film.“Be calm and count to seven” has won several awards from international film festivals, as well: it’s Winner the Tiger award of Rotterdam Int’l Film Festival (The Netherlands 2009) Winner JURY PRIX of new Asian talent award Shanghai int'l film festival (China 2009) – Best future film of Valladolid int’l film festival (Spain 2009)-Winner of Best Cinematography Award of Dubai Int’l Film Festival (UAE 2008) -Winner the Ecumenical award of Fribourg int’l film festival (Switzerland 2009)-Special mention of best feature film Rome independent int’l film festival (Italy 2009)

• One of the most important cinematic magazines” VARIETY” wrote about that:

A lyrical portrait of a remote Persian Gulf fishing village where smuggling of consumer products -- and people -- has changed the traditional way of life, "Be Calm and Count to Seven" marks the feature debut of notable directing talent Ramtin Lavafipour, who also wrote and produced. Grounded in documentary detail and full of startling physical action, visually and aurally splendid, it should draw critical attention at an upcoming international fest. …….( Alissa Simon)

• And,” Be calm and count to seven” invited to more than 50 international film festivals around the world. : Competition section of World Film Festival of Montreal (Canada- 2008) -Official section of Pusan Int’l Film Festival (South Korea 2008 )-competition section of Dubai Int’l Film Festival (UAE 2008)- Tiger Award Section of Rotterdam Int’l Film Festival (The Netherlands 2009)-Competition section of Fribourg Int’l Film Festival ( Swiss -2009)-Competition section of Munich int’l film festival ( Germany 2009)-Competition section of Seattle international film festival (USA 2009) - Competition section of Shanghai int’l film festival ( China 2009) -Competition section of Durban int’l film festival ( south Africa 2009)-Main Program of Viennale int’l film festival ( Austria 2009)-Competition section of Amiens int’l film festival ( France 2009)-Competition section of Warsaw int’l film festival ( Poland 2009)- Competition section of Rome Independent Int’l film festival (Italy -2009)-Competition section of Hong Kong Int’l film festival ( Honk Kong- 2009)-Competition section of Buenos Aires Independent Int’l film festival (Argentina -2009)-Competition section of Bermuda Int’l film festival ( Bermuda – 2009)- Official section of Sao Paulo Int’l film festival ( Brazil 2009)- Official section of Rio International Film Festival ( Brazil- 2009).Competition Section of Yerevan International Film Festival ( Armenia, 2009)-Competition section of the Calgary int’l film festival (Canada 2009) -Competition section of the L'Alternativa Barcelona independent film festival (Spain 2009) -Competition section of Vancouver int’l film festival ( Canada 2009) -Competition section of Open doek int’l film festival ( Belgium 2009) ………

• He has been a member of Jury in some international film festivals (Such as “Rome independent film festival” and “Batumi int’l film festival” and Etc.). • After that, he made a feature documentary about 2 young musicians named “Maybe tomorrow”. • In 2012 he has made his 2nd future fiction film in Berlin with International actors and a mixed crew from Germany and Iran, named “Berlin -7”. Berlin – 7 nominated 9 awards in Fajr film festival and won the best sound and best music and received the human right award in international Fajr film festival.

• • Ramtin Lavafi made his 3rd feature fiction film in 2018 named “Hat trick”, which won the best actress award and best script award in 38th international Fajr film festival. • •

Hat trick has been invited to several international film festival, Such as Shanghai international film festival 2019, Vancouver international film festival 2019 and Etc. Hattrick nominated for six awards in Asian golden global awards in Malaysia 2019 The Best film, The best director, The best script, The best actor, The best supporting actor and the best supporting actress, and it received the awards: The best script and the best supporting actor.

The famous cinematic magazine, Hollywood reporter wrote a review about Hat trick:

Four friends run over something after a party in Ramtin Lavafi’s psychological thriller set in Iran.

The empty lives of the middle class is a favorite theme in Iranian films, and when they get together in groups, emotional explosions start happening along moral fault lines. Hat Trick (Hattrick) is a well-crafted addition to the genre, and its ensemble cast makes a suspenseful quartet. Though far from the complexity of a film like Asghar Farhadi’s About Elly, whose group dynamics it recalls, Ramtin Lavafi's latest creates plenty of nervous tension on its own. It is the third feature from the filmmaker, whose debut, Be Calm and Count to Seven, won a Tiger Award in Rotterdam and other international prizes. Hat Trick is also well-worth a look by festivals…… Shot without music and propelled by the dialogue alone, the film has a hard time shaking a feeling of filmed theater, particularly with the tight restriction of time and place. But the drama is brightly acted by a competent cast, of whom Jadidi and Izadyar, as the married couple, are the most acidic, while Abar and Alvand are given the most range.

Deborah Young Hollywood reporter

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