Sirous Ranjbar

Sirous Ranjbar
Sirous Ranjbar
Born (1963-09-21) September 21, 1963
OccupationsDirector, Screenwriter

Sirous Ranjbar (also known as Cyrus Ranjbar, born September 21, 1963 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter.

Biography

Ranjbar holds a Bachelor's degree in Film Production from IRIB University and a Master's degree in Philosophy of Law from Tehran University. He began his career as an assistant director on The Altar of Fire (1992) and The Traveller from the South (1995).[1]

He worked as a director and screenwriter for feature films and television series. His directorial debut was the feature film Call of Gabriel (2004). He also worked as a script reader and member of the screenplay evaluation committee at the Farabi Cinema Foundation, Iran's national film foundation established in 1983 under the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.[2]

In December 2021, he relocated to Stuttgart, Germany.

Director

  • Call of Gabriel (Awa-ye Jebraeil) (2004)
  • The Autumnal Mother (Madar-e Paeezi) (2012)[3]
  • A Few Alleys Down the Street (Chand Koocheh Paaintar) (2013)
  • Farangis (2015) - documentary
  • The Vertical Ladder (Nardeban-e Amoodi) (1993) - short film
  • The Little Filmmaker (1996) - TV series

Screenwriter

  • Diplomat (1995)
  • The Glass Agency (1998) - co-writer[4]
  • Call of Gabriel (2004)
  • Out of Heaven (2006)
  • Burden of Being (2008)
  • The Autumnal Mother (2012)
  • Sayeh (2015)

Editor

Feature Films

  • Like Mania (Shabih-e Sheydaei), 2014 (Directed by Nasser Pooyesh)
  • A Few Alleys Down the Street (Chand Koocheh Paaintar), 2013
  • Call of Gabriel (Awa-ye Jebraeil), 2004

Producer

Feature Films

  • The Autumnal Mother, 2012
  • Call of Gabriel (Awa-ye Jebraeil), 2004

Novels

  • Where Shadows Breathe, 2025
  • Narges: Symphony of a Life, 2026

References

  1. ↑ "Sirous Ranjbar". Soureh Cinema (in Persian).
  2. ↑ "Cyrus Ranjbar". filmfestivals.com.
  3. ↑ "An Autumnal Mother". Farabi Cinema Foundation.
  4. ↑ "BURDEN OF BEING (2008)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08.