Director: Navid Nikkhah Azad

Birthday: 1982-12-07
Born in: Tehran, Iran
Biography: Navid Nikkhah Azad is an Iranian professional film editor and an award-winning short film director. He's edited six feature films, and directed six short films. His filmography as a film director includes Square One (2011), Suddenly, Zinat... (2011), Motherly (2013), Paravan (2015), The Last Monday (2017), and The Recess (2020). As a film editor, his filmography includes Mahboubeh (2008), Akharin Bargashti (2010), Square One (2011), Suddenly, Zinat... (2011), Foster Kid (2012), Derakht-e Sib (2012), The Little Sparrows (2013), Motherly (2013), Zananeh Mardaneh (2014), Paravan (2015), The Last Monday (2017), Showtime (2018), In a Long Absence (2018), Don't Forget Today (2019), Third Person Absent (2020). He holds 8 awards and 21 nominations in international film festivals including Harlem International Film Festival (2011), Bayou City Inspirational Film Festival (2011), Columbia Gorge International Film Festival (2011), Landlocked Film Festival (2011), Aesthetica Short Film Festival (2012), Columbia Gorge International Film Festival (2012), Indianapolis International Film Festival (2012), Milwaukee Short Film Festival (2012), Philadelphia Independent Film Festival (2012), Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival (2012), Anchorage International Film Festival (2012), Arlington International Film Festival (2012), Prestige Film Award (2012), Soria International Film Festival (2013), Charleston International Film Festival (2013), Colortape Film Festival (2013), Gwinnett Center International Film Festival (2013), Jaipur International Film Festival (2013), Silk Road International Film Festival (2014), River Film Festival (2014), Iquique International Film Festival (2014), Monfrague Films Festival (2014), International Izmir Short Film Festival (2020), Oxford Film Festival (2021), Humboldt International Film Festival (2021), Johns Hopkins Film Festival (2021)..