Parviz Kimiavi (Persian: پرويز کيمياوی‎‎; Born 1939, Tehran) is an Iranian (Persian) film director, screenwriter, editor and one of the most prominent figures of Persian cinema of the 20th century. Kimiavi studied photography and film at l'École Louis Lumière (Louis Lumiere School of Cinematography) and IDHEC. His works gained critical success and won several prizes in important international events such as Berlin and Cannes.

KNOWN FOR

Concerning Nice
1995
Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux!
1982
Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
2016
Iran Is My Land
1999
The Garden of Stones
1976
Shiraz 70
1970
The Mongols
1973
O.K. Mister
1979
P for Pelican
1972
The Hills of Qaytariyeh
1969
The Old Man and his Garden of Stones
2004
Oh, Protector of the Gazelle
1970

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
8
Directing
13
Writing
5
Editing
1
2016
Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
as Self
2013
Image Latent
as Himself
1998
A Season for Cinema: The documentary vision
as self
1995
Concerning Nice
as The movie director (segment "Repérages")
1982
Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux!
as Chief operator
1973
The Mongols
as Director
1969
The Hills of Qaytariyeh
1963
The Last Whisky
as The Indian