Hossein Jafarian
Topics
Video Index
– Childhood and School Years
– Hossein Jafari – Military Service and University
– Marriage and Immigration
– Work in Television
– Collaboration with Keyumars Pourahmad
– Collaboration with Rakhshan Banietemad
– Collaboration with Asghar Farhadi
– Collaboration with other filmmakers in the first phase
– Collaboration with other filmmakers in the second phase
– Best Work as a Cinematographer
– Regrets from the Career Era
– Professional Ethics
– Greatest Challenge as a Cinematographer
– Secret of Success
– Working Style
– What cinema has given you and what you have given to cinema?
– Criteria for selecting projects
– Most important duty of a cinematographer
– Confrontation with Audience Feedback
– Dealing with Negative Criticism
– Status of Criticism in Iranian Cinema
– Cinema Education in Iran
– Outlook on Iranian Cinema
– Different Styles of Cinematography
– Hossein Jafarian – Policy-making in the Cinema Arena
– Hossein Jafarian – Cinema After the Revolution
– Digital Cinema
– Status of Screenwriting in Iran
– Characteristics and Differences between Old and New Generations of Iranian Cinematographers
– Characteristics of a Lasting Artwork
– Commitment and Social Responsibility of Artists
– Influential Figures in Cinema
– Poems
– Self Description
– Written Memories
– In the current world, what surprises you the most?
– Relationship with Other Arts
– Evolution of Personal Development and Perspective
– Unconditional Love
– Interest in Writing
– Personal Interests
Biography
Born in 1944 in Tehran, Hossein Jafarian is an Iranian cinematographer renowned for his work on over 50 feature films. With a combined 16 nominations at the Fajr International Film Festival and the House of Cinema Celebrations, he has secured four victories.
Jafarian received the Best Cinematography Crystal Simorgh at the Fajr Film Festival for “The Wall.” and “Hussein, Who Said No.” An Honorable Mention was granted for “Nargess.” In addition, he earned the Best Cinematography Award at the House of Cinema for “Afflicted Generation” and the Iranian Critics Choice Award for “Che.”
Hossein Jafarian is the first, and as of this writing, the only cinematographer from Iranian cinema to be invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He has been a member since 2018. Hossein Jafarian is the author of the book “Lens: In Cinematography and Photography,” now in its seventh edition published by Soroush Publications. His book “The Auteur Camera” is currently in its third edition, printed by Cheshmeh Publications. Additionally, a book titled “The Art of Cinematography by Hossein Jafarian” was published as part of his Lifetime Achievement Award at the 33rd Fajr International Film Festival. This book features interviews with Jafarian, alongside prominent Iranian directors, cinematographers, production designers, and film critics.
Hossein Jafarian Selected Filmography includes the following titles:
- Nargess, Dir. Rakhshan Bani-Etemad
- Through the Olive Trees, Dir. Abbas Kiarostami
- The May Lady, Dir. Rakhshan Bani-Etemad
- Two Women, Dir. Tahmineh Milani
- The Afflicted Generation, Dir. Rasoul Molagholipour
- Under the Skin of the City, Dir. Rakhshan Bani-Etemad
- Yalda’s Night, Dir. Kioumars Pourahmad
- Crimson Gold, Dir. Jafar Panahi
- One Night, Dir. Niki Karimi
- Fireworks Wednesday, Dir. Asghar Farhadi
- A Piece of Bread, Dir. Kamal Tabrizi
- Eternal Children, Dir. Pouran Derakhshandeh
- Gold and Copper, Dir. Homayoun Asadian
- About Elly, Dir. Asghar Farhadi
- Hussein, Who Said No, Dir. Ahmad Reza Darvish
- Che, Dir. Ebrahim Hatamikia
- Retribution, Dir. Hassan Fathi
- Sara and Aida, Dir. Maziar Miri
19. A Salesman, Dir. Asghar Farhadi
- Birthday: 1944
- Birthplace: Tehran, Tehran, Iran
- Interview date: 01.01.2018 – 11.10.2018
Director of Photography, Cinematographer