Mani Haghighi

Mani Haghighi b1969 Tehran studied philosophy at McGill University Montreal before returning to Iran to make films His first feature Abadan 2003 premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival His screenplay for Asghar Farhadis Fireworks Wednesday 2006 cowritten with the director won the Special Jury Prize at the Three Continents Festival Nantes His second feature film Men at Work Berlinale Forum 2006 won the Best Screenplay Prize at the 2007 Asian Film Awards Hong Kong and the Best Screenplay Prize in the international section of the Fajr Film Festival Tehran Canaan 2008 based on a short story by Alice Munro was followed by two documentary films on the works of the acclaimed Iranian director Dariush Mehrjui Hamoons Fans 2007 about the curious lives of six Iranians who are devoted fans of Mehrjuis 1989 film Hamoon and Dariush Mehrjui The Forty Year Report 2012 a feature length documentary about Mehrjuis life and works His fourth feature film Modest Reception Berlinale Forum 2012 received the NETPAC Award at the Berlin Film Festival the Free Spirit Award at the Warsaw Film Festival the Best Actor and Best Actress prizes at the OSIANs Cinefan Festival in New Delhi as well as a few other international prizes Haghighi has also acted in several films including Asghar Farhadis About Elly Berlinale competition 2009 and Nima Javidis Melbourne 2014 as well as his own film Modest Reception