Fathollah Amiri is a renowned documentary filmmaker with a distinguished career focusing on the environment and wildlife of Iran. He has garnered significant recognition on the international stage, including serving as a judge at prestigious environmental film festivals such as the Matsalu Nature Film Festival in Estonia in 2019 and the Sondrio Festival of Environmental Films in Italy in 2020.
Amiri has won over 50 national awards and 20 international awards for his various works. Notable achievements include the Crystal Simorgh for Best Feature Documentary in 2011 for “In Search of the Iranian Leopard,” the Grand Prize for Best Film at the Cinema Verite Festival in 2014 for “Life in Cold Veins,” the Cypress Award for Best Documentary Series at the Jam-e Jam TV Festival in 2013 for producing the series “Reptiles of Iran,” the Cypress Award for Best Documentary Director at the Jam-e Jam TV Festival in 2018 for “The Ranger and the Leopard,” and the Best Documentary Award at the National Student Film Festival for “Life in Eclipse.”
One of his most significant accomplishments is winning the prestigious “Wildscreen” award, known as the Green Oscar, for his film “In the Realm of the Spider-Tailed Viper.”
His recent works include “In the Whirlpool of Extinction,” “Houbara,” and “The Gamekeeper.”
Fathollah Amiri holds a Master’s degree in Documentary Production from the IRIB University and is a member of the Iranian Documentary Filmmakers Association, the Iranian Documentary Cinema Producers Association, and the Environmental Committee of IRIB.
