Reza Parsa
Reza Parsa is a Swedish film director. At the age of 22, he was admitted to the 4-year directing program at the National Film School of Denmark (1991–95) and directed the most award-winning (11 awards) graduation film, Never (Gränsen), in the history of the school.
To date Reza Parsa has won more than 30 national and international awards, including the Ingmar Bergman Award, the Student Academy Award (Student Oscar) and prizes in Cannes Film Festival, Brasília, Seattle, Chicago, and San Sebastian.
Before the Storm Parsa's first feature film, is a suspense thriller which has achieved great critical success and has been sold to 35 countries worldwide, incl. The United States.
Reza Parsa and his screenwriter Johan Bergman Lindfors, both based in Sweden, are now preparing Parsa's next feature film.
National and International Awards
| National and International Awards | |
|---|---|
| Swedish Academy Awards (at the request of Ingmar Bergman) | Ingmar Bergman Award |
| Uppsala International Short Film Festival | Uppland Film Trust Award |
| Copenhagen International Film Festival | New Nordic Talent |
| San Sebastian International Film Festival (Youth Jury Award) | Best Film |
| San Sebastian International Film Festival | Best Director |
| Seattle International Film Festival | Special Jury Prize |
| Brasília International Film Festival | Special Jury Prize |
| Children and Young People's International Film Festival (BUFF) in Sweden | Grand Prix |
| Swedish Film Academy (Kurt Linder Award) | Director of the Year |
| Cannes International Film Festival (Young Critics' Award) | Best Short Film |
| Isfahan International Short Film Festival | Best Film |
| Chicago International Film Festival | Best Short Fiction |
| Student Academy Award (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science) | Student Oscar - Best Foreign Film |
| The International Student Film Festival in Tel-Aviv | Best Director |
| National Swedish Television (Sveriges Television) | Steen Priwin Award |
| Nordic Panorama (Audience Award) | Best Film |
| Nordic Panorama (Honorary Jury Award) | Best First Film |
| The International School Film Festival in Mexico | Best Film |
| The International School Film Festival in Mexico (Catholic Church Award) | Best Film |
| Uppsala International Short Film Festival | Best Fiction Film |
| The Henri Langlois International Film Festival | Best Director |
| The International Festival of Film Schools - Munich (Young Talent Award) | Best Film |
| The International Festival of Film Schools - Munich | Honorary Screenplay Award |
Credits
Director
- The Haga Man (Hagamannen) (2009)
- Meeting Evil (Möte med Ondskan) (2002)
- Before the Storm (Före Stormen) (2000)
- The 8th Song (Den 8:e Sången) (1998)
- Tigerheart (Tigerhjärta) (1997)
- Never (Gränsen) (1995)
Screenwriter
- Meeting Evil (Möte med Ondskan) (2002)
- Before the Storm (Före Stormen) (2000)
- The 8th Song (Den 8:e Sången) (1998)
- Never (Gränsen) (1995)
Creator of Documentary Concept
- Aviation (2003)
- Belas Dukkehus (2003)
- It's All Good (2003)
- Min Velsignede Bror (2003)
- Det Ulogiske Instrument (2003)
