Babak Jalali

Babak Jalali Persian بابک جلالی 1 September 1978 Gorgan is an IranianBritishAmerican film director and producer notably directing Radio Dreams for which he won the Hivos Tiger Award at the 45th International Film Festival Rotterdam Jalali was born in Gorgan Iran and grew up in London where he attended the London Film School In 2006 Jalali was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film for his short Heydar an Afghan in Tehran Jalalis first feature film the 2010 Frontier Blues was developed with support from the Cannes Cinéfondation Frontier Blues premiered in Locarno Festival Competition and also screened in the 2010 New Directors series at the Museum of Modern Art and Lincoln Center In 2016 Jalalis film Radio Dreams premiered at the 45th International Film Festival Rotterdam winning for the Hivos Tiger Award the festivals top honor Jalalis third feature Land is an ItalianFrenchDutch coproduction supported by CNC TorinoFilmLab Eurimages Mibac and Doha Film Institute among others It premiered in Berlin International Film Festival Jalali cowrote edited and directed his fourth feature Fremont which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2023