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Mehdi Norowzian (Persian: مهدی نوروزیان) is an Iranian-British director. He was nominated for an Oscar for his short film Killing Joe (1999) at the 72nd Academy Awards.
Early life edit
Career edit
He has directed two films: Leo (2002) starring Joseph Fiennes and Elisabeth Shue, and Killing Joe (1999) short, which starred Daniel Bliss. In 1997, Norowzian unsuccessfully pursued a lawsuit against Guinness for copyright infringement, citing similarities between their 1994 Anticipation advertising campaign and Joy, a short film present on Norowzian's show reel which he distributed to a number of advertising agencies in 1992.[1]
Filmography edit
Feature films edit
| Year | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Leo | [2] |
| TBA | A Time in Eternity | [3] |
Short films edit
| Year | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Killing Joe | [4] |
References edit
- ^ "Leo". Time Out. London, U.K.: Time Out. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "27th Toronto International Film Festival Coverage: List of Films (TIFF 2002) | DigitalHit.com". www.digitalhit.com. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (7 September 2022). "Top Commercials Director Mehdi Norowzian Returns To Cinema With Iran-Shot 'A Time In Eternity' Starring Leila Hatami". Deadline. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "2000 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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