Babak Jalali

Babak Jalali

Known for

Directing

Born

September 1, 1978 (age 48)

Birthplace

Gorgan, Iran

Biography

Babak Jalali (Persian: بابک جلالی; 1 September, 1978; Gorgan) is an Iranian–British-American film director and producer, notably directing Radio Dreams, for which he won the Hivos Tiger Award at the 45th International Film Festival Rotterdam.

Jalali was born in Gorgan, Iran, and grew up in London, where he attended the London Film School. In 2006, Jalali was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film for his short "Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran." Jalali's first feature film, the 2010 Frontier Blues, was developed with support from the Cannes Cinéfondation. Frontier Blues premiered in Locarno Festival Competition and also screened in the 2010 "New Directors" series at the Museum of Mode...

Best known work

Fremont
Fremont
2023
Simon Killer
Simon Killer
2012
Amanda
Amanda
2022
Short Skin
Short Skin
2015
Land
Land
2018
White Shadow
White Shadow
2013
The Kidnapping of Arabella
The Kidnapping of Arabella
2025
Frontier Blues
Frontier Blues
2010
Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran
Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran
2005
Radio Dreams
Radio Dreams
2017

Filmography

  1. TBA

    A Town in Patagonia

    Writer, Director

  2. TBA

    A Town in Nova Scotia

    Director, Writer

  3. TBA

  4. 2025

  5. 2025

    Xoftex

    Writer

  6. 2023

    Fremont

    Director, Writer, Editor

  7. 2022

    Amanda

    Editor

  8. 2019

  9. 2018

    Land

    Director, Writer

  10. 2017

    Radio Dreams

    Director, Writer

  11. 2015

    Short Skin

    Producer

  12. 2013

    White Shadow

    Co-Producer

  13. 2012

  14. 2010

    Frontier Blues

    Screenplay, Director, Editor

  15. 2008

    Lo zio

    Producer

  16. 2005

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