Babak Anvari
Babak Anvari (Persian: بابک انوری) is a British-Iranian[2] filmmaker. He is best known for directing horror films such as Under the Shadow (2016) and Wounds (2019).
Babak Anvari | |
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| Born | 1982 or 1983 (age 39–41)[1] |
| Nationality | Iranian British |
| Alma mater | University of Westminster[1] |
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| Years active | c. 1999–present[1] |
Favourite films
In 2022, Anvari participated in the Sight & Sound film polls of that year. It is held every ten years to select the greatest films of all time, by asking contemporary directors to select ten films of their choice.[3]
Anvari selections were:
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- Batman Returns (1992)
- Jurassic Park (1993)
- Stalker (1979)
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
- Mulholland Dr. (2001)
- Beetle Juice (1988)
- The Dark Knight (2008)
- Heat (1995)
- Se7en (1995)
Filmography
Director
- Two & Two (2011)
- Under the Shadow (2016)
- Wounds (2019)
- Monsterland (2020) (Episode: "Newark, NJ")
- I Came By (2022)
- Untitled fourth Cloverfield film (TBA)[4]
Producer
- Black Flies (2023) (Executive producer)
- The Front Room (TBA)
References
- Chris Newbould (9 July 2015), "Filmmaker Babak Anvari on how his newest film uses horror to explore hysteria of Iran-Iraq war", The National, retrieved 1 June 2017
- "UK submits Farsi-language 'Under The Shadow' for Oscars". Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time/all-voters/babak-anvari
- "New 'Cloverfield' Film At Paramount Sets Babak Anvari as Director". Deadline Hollywood. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
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