Joseph Vaezian (Armenian: Ժոզէֆ Վաէզեան; Persian: ژوزف واعظیان) was an Iranian Armenian film producer and director.
Joseph Vaezian | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1918 |
| Died | 2001 (aged 82–83) |
| Nationality | Iranian Armenian |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer and director |
Biography
editVaezian was born in 1918 in the city of Kermanshah. He was a businessman before turning to cinema. Having an interest in art, he co-founded, with Aramais Aghamalian, Arman, and Samuel Khachikian, the Armenian Troup Theater in 1947. Ten years later he set up «Azhir Film Studio» with Khachikian and Shahrokh Rafie and started a new career as film producer. Storm in Our Town (Khachikian, 1958), produced by him and Rafi'e, was the first of 15 films he produced up to 1967. In the mid 1960s, he left Azhir Film to try his hands in other capacities, and wrote and directed The Wandering Man (1966) which was followed only by two films: Desperados and Fighting the Devil. Vaezian died in 2001, in Tehran.[1][2][3][4]
Filmography
edit- As a producer
- 1964 The Devil Is Knocking
- 1964 The Strike
- 1963 Victim of Sinful Desire
- 1962 Anxiety
- 1962 A Girl Is Screaming
- 1961 One Step to Death
- 1961 The Neighborhood Kids
- 1960 Lovers' Spring
- 1959 The Hill of Love
- 1959 In Search of a Groom
- 1958 A Messenger from Heaven
- As a director
- 1968 Az-jangozashtegan
References
edit- ^ Sayyed Morteza Sayyed Mohammadi (1999). A Guide To Iranian Cinema Directors 1930-1999. Tehran: Simroo Publishing House. p. 931. ISBN 964-5685-35-4.
- ^ Armenians And Iranian Cinema. Tehran: Film Museum Of Iran. Summer 2004. p. 95. ISBN 964-6728-44-8.
- ^ Andranik Hovian (2002). Iranian Armenians. Tehran: Center for International Cultura. p. 320. ISBN 9643630072.
- ^ "Iranian Movie DataBase ژوزف واعظيان". sourehcinema. Retrieved 2 September 2015.