Abed Abest
Abed Abest | |
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| Born | 1987 Bandar Abbas, Iran |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, screenwriter, actor |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Abed Abest (born 1987 in Bandar Abbas, Iran) is an Iranian filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor. He featured in Shahram Mokri's movies Fish & Cat, which secured the Horizon Prize at the Venice Film Festival in 2013, and Invasion (2017), which received a nomination for the Teddy Award at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival.
Abest made his directorial debut with the feature film Simulation (2017), which was showcased in the Berlin International Film Festival's forum segment and earned the Best Film award at Spain's Moving Images Film Festival in 2018. His sophomore feature, Killing the Eunuch Khan (2021), premiered at the 25th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and was honored with the Grand Jury Prize in the Breakouts Section at the Slamdance Film Festival.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Writer | Director | Producer | Actor | Duration | Remarks |
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| 2012 | I haven't seen Hussein since the day before yesterday | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 minutes | ||
| 2013 | Fish & Cat | Shahram Mokri and Nasim Ahmadpoor | Shahram Mokri | Sepehr Seifi | Yes | 134 minutes | Abed Abest portrayed Parviz, Recipient of the Orizzonti/ Horizon Prize at the Venice Film Festival (2013) |
| 2014 | The Corner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 55 minutes | Abed Abest took on the role of Amir, Premiered at the Cairo International Film Festival |
| 2017 | Simulation | Yes | Yes | Yes | 84 minutes | Abed Abest played Abed, Nominated for Best Film at both the Transilvania International Film Festival (2017) and Ars Independent Festival (2017) | |
| 2018 | Invasion | Shahram Mokri and Nasim Ahmadpoor | Shahram Mokri | Sepehr Seifi | Yes | 102 minutes | Abed Abest acted as Ali, Nominated for the Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival (2018) |
| 2021 | Killing the Eunuch Khan | Yes | Yes | Shahrzad Seifi | 110 minutes |
Received nominations for Best Film at the 25th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2021) and ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal at the International Film Festival of India (2021) |