Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sara Zandieh

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The result was no consensus. Sandstein 09:46, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sara Zandieh

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The prod was contested because of Google hits. I can't find significant coverage for this director. Joe Chill (talk) 14:41, 16 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Keep - As per WP:ANYBIO, this individual has won a notable award in the form of a 2009-2010 grant to the Fulbright Program. ----moreno oso (talk) 19:21, 16 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- That's not a major award. "The Fulbright Program awards approximately 6,000 new grants annually." Joe Chill (talk) 19:24, 16 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Please read WP:ANYBIO criteria one. It reads notable award as per my debate. Being a Fulbright Scholar is very notable. ----moreno oso (talk) 20:51, 16 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - It's just an educational grant that is given to 6,000 people annually so that they can study abroad. Do you think that all those thousands upon thousands of people are notable? How is it a notable award? Joe Chill (talk) 20:53, 16 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      - Nope, if you knew anything about the Fulbright Program, it is exactly as described in the article here on Wikipedia. The article read, The Fulbright Program is one of the most prestigious awards programs worldwide.----moreno oso (talk) 21:04, 16 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        Answer my question: Do you think that all those thousands upon thousands of people deserve an article? And if it's so major, what about this debate? Joe Chill (talk) 21:06, 16 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        
        The truth is, that alone is not enough to be notable. Joe Chill (talk) 21:11, 16 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        Correct, Joe Chill. But not all of those Fulbright Scholars have achived a Special Jury Mention at the Tribecca Film Festival.The Fulbright Program adds to the credibility (and the notability) of the ostensibly already notable subject. Evalpor (talk) 22:30, 16 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        A special mention doesn't show notability. Joe Chill (talk) 22:33, 16 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        Not to be argumentative, but that depends entirely on the film festival in question. The Tribecca Film Festival is a pretty big deal, with huge competition. Any distinction given a neophyte film maker at such an event seems notable to me. A festival like that gets thousands of submissions, especially in the short film category, so it might even be argued that acceptance alone is notable (but I won't push that particular notion). Evalpor (talk) 23:22, 16 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment WP:ANYBIO has a specific criteria regarding notability. #1 states notable award. Let's not get into WP:OTHERSTUFF. ----moreno oso (talk) 21:22, 16 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Say what you want, but it's just an educational grant (albeit well known). Joe Chill (talk) 21:24, 16 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 20:08, 16 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - she seems to have done one short movie which won some minor awards (second place at some relatively unknown film festival, special mentions...) and got a grant (like 6000 other people every year). That is not sufficient to pass WP:N.--70.80.234.196 (talk) 21:15, 16 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Sara Zandieh won Special Jury Mention at a major New York film festival, an honor which received ample coverage online and in print. That in and of itself sets her apart from the pack. I consider that to be a notable achievement. As I said above, Ms. Zandieh's scholarship simply adds further credibility to her achievement. Evalpor (talk) 01:22, 17 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per the Tribeca film festival mention. IMO, that satisfies WP:ANYBIO--Sodabottle (talk) 08:46, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep also as per the award from the Tribeca Film Festival, which has become one of the most prominent film festivals in the world. NYCRuss ☎ 22:16, 20 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep for the reasons I cited above. Evalpor (talk) 23:12, 21 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Fails WP:ARTIST. SnottyWong talk 23:25, 21 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep [1] Won an award. Dream Focus 07:27, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Shouldn't this have closed? ----moreno oso (talk) 17:13, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Coverage does not appear to be significant.--Pink Bull 18:28, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.