Noora Niasari (Persian نورا نیاسری) is an Iranian-Australian film director based in Australia.
Born in Iran and raised in Australia, she initially studied architecture at the University of Technology Sydney, before turning to filmmaking, later receiving a Masters of Film & Television from the Victorian College of the Arts (Melbourne University).[1]
Niasari's debut feature film Shayda, starring Zar Amir Ebrahimi and executive produced by Cate Blanchett, had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award in the World Dramatic Competition and was selected as Australia's official submission for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.[2][3]
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^Ma, Wenlei (2023-10-01). "Shayda director Noora Niasari on family violence, Iranian liberation and taking her first film to the Oscars". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
^Bergenson, Samantha (2023-03-08). "28 Rising Female Filmmakers to Watch in 2023". Indie Wire. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
NooraNiasari (Persian نورا نیاسری) is an Iranian-Australian film director based in Australia. Born in Iran and raised in Australia, she initially studied...
influential women of the year. Amir Ebrahimi played the titular character in NooraNiasari's directional feature film debut, Shayda, executive produced by Cate...
Marrero Sánchez Scrapper, directed by Charlotte Regan Shayda, directed by NooraNiasari Slow, directed by Marija Kavtaradze Sorcery, directed by Christopher...
Sweden, Germany Shadow of Fire Hokage Shinya Tsukamoto Japan Shayda NooraNiasari Australia Sira Apolline Traoré Burkina Faso, Senegal, France, Germany...
Ceyton, Samantha Jennings (Causeway Films) Shayda – Vincent Sheehan, NooraNiasari (Origma 45) Sweet As – Liz Kearney (Arenamedia) The New Boy – Kath Shelper...
Michael A. Goorjian Made shortlist Australia Shayda Persian, English NooraNiasari Not nominated Austria Vera Italian Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel Not...
lead role of Arkie. She also joined the cast of Shayda, directed by NooraNiasari, with whom Nguyen had previously worked on the short film Tâm. A supporting...
Magazine. Retrieved 3 September 2023. Slatter, Sean (3 September 2023). "NooraNiasari's 'Shayda' wins $100,000 CinefestOZ prize". IF Magazine. Retrieved 3...
Film Celine Song – Past Lives Cord Jefferson – American Fiction Manuela Martelli – Chile '76 NooraNiasari – Shayda A. V. Rockwell – A Thousand and One...
The Rye Horn O Corno Jaione Camborda Spain, Portugal, Belgium Shayda NooraNiasari Australia Upon Open Sky A cielo abierto Mariana Arriaga, Santiago Arriaga...
Blanchett and Kennedy. In 2023, Dirty Films produced Shayda directed by NooraNiasari, The New Boy directed by Warwick Thornton, and Fingernails directed...
76th Locarno Film Festival Closing film Shayda by NooraNiasari Location Locarno, Switzerland Founded 1946 Awards Golden Leopard: Critical Zone Hosted...
members. Four films competed for the prize: Matt Vesely's Monolith; NooraNiasari's Shayda; Mark Leonard Winter's The Rooster; and Bromley: Light After...
Year English title Director(s) 2023 Shayda NooraNiasari 2021 The Dry Robert Connolly 2021 My Name Is Gulpilil Molly Reynolds 2023 Limbo Ivan Sen 2023...
Argentina, France, Denmark, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Sweden, Germany Shayda NooraNiasari Australia The Spectre of Boko Haram Le spectre de Boko Haram Cyrielle...
United States The Rapture Le Ravissement Iris Kaltenbäck France Shayda NooraNiasari Australia, United Kingdom Sky Peals Moin Hussain United Kingdom A Song...
Error Matt Vesely David Quirk, Nick Nemeroff, Chrissie Page Short Tâm NooraNiasari Nick Barkla, Jillian Nguyen Short This River Naomi Fryer Madeleine Magee...
premiered on Netflix... Ma, Wenlei (2 October 2023). "Shayda director NooraNiasari on family violence, Iranian liberation and taking her first film to...
2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022. Slatter, Sean (31 August 2023). "NooraNiasari's 'Shayda' submitted for Best International Feature Oscar". IF Magazine...
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