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Line 1: {{short description\|Iranian filmmaker and film producer (born 1971)}} {{Infobox person \| name = مجتبی میرطهماسب<br/>Mojtaba Mirtahmasb \| image = Mojtaba Mirtahmasb 2018-08-25.jpg \| caption = \| birthname = Line 8 ⟶ 9: \| occupation = Film director, producer \| yearsactive = 1992 – present ~~\| influences =~~ ~~\| influenced =~~ \| known_for = ''[[This Is Not a Film]]'' ~~\| residence =~~ \| nationality = [[Iran]]ian \| education = University of Art Mojtame’-e Daneshgahiyeh Honar \| spouse = \|children =[[Yasna Mirtahmasb]] \| awards = }} '''Mojtaba Mirtahmasb''' ({{lang-fa\| مجتبی میرطهماسب }}; born in 1971) is an ~~[[Iran]]ian~~Iranian filmmaker and film producer. He ~~is most famous for~~ co-~~directing the 2011 film~~directed ''[[This Is Not a Film]]'' (2011) with [[Jafar Panahi]]. ==Life== Mirtahmasb was born in Kerman, Iran in 1971. From 1992 until 1995 he attended the University of Art “Mojtame’-e Daneshgahiyeh ~~Honar”~~Honar" in [[Tehran]], studying ~~Visual~~visual ~~Art~~art and ~~Handicrafts~~handicrafts. At school he was primarily interested in Shiite ~~Rituals~~rituals and ~~Ceremonies~~ceremonies, but also studied photography and filmmaking. After graduating heMirtahmasb directed nine documentaries for the Islamic Art and Material Culture of Iranian Shiism in 1996 and 1997. The subjects of these films included calico making, the art of glazing, enamel work, Islamic tile work, and Islamic ~~needle work~~needlework. During this period he also directed three short videos during his military service called ''The Story of Khoramshahr'', ''Motherland'', and ''Stars''. He has worked with Iranian film directors [[Kambozia Partovi]], [[Mohsen Makhmalbaf]] and Afghan filmmaker [[Siddiq Barmak]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/mec/MEClectures/mojtaba.pdf \|title=Mojtaba ~~Mirtahmasb’s~~Mirtahmasb's Films in The Middle East Centre \|work=St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford (Trinity Term 2006) \|accessdate=December 25, 2012 \|~~deadurl~~url-status=~~yes~~dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906174315/http://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/mec/MEClectures/mojtaba.pdf \|archivedate=September 6, 2011 ~~\|df=~~ }}</ref> In the Fall of 2011 Mirtahmasb and five other Iranian filmmakers were arrested by Iranian authorities for their participation in the [[BBC Persian]]'s documentary on [[Supreme Leader of Iran\|Supreme Leader]] [[Ali Khamenei]]. The Iranian Intelligence Minister accused the six filmmakers of "anti-national missions for the British Intelligence service's centre for psychological and secret operations, also known as the BBC." He was released in December 2011.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.payvand.com/news/11/dec/1109.html \|title=Iranian Filmmaker Released After Three Months \|publisher=Radio Zamaneh \|date=2011-11-12 \|accessdate=2012-12-25}}</ref> In December 2012 ''[[This Is Not a Film]]'' was shortlisted as one of 15 films eligible for [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature\|Best Documentary Feature]] at the [[85th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2012/20121203.html \|title=15 Documentary Features Advance In 2012 Oscar® Race \|publisher=Oscars.org \|date=2012-12-22 \|accessdate=2012-12-25}}</ref> Line 62 ⟶ 61: [[Category:Iranian film directors]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Kerman province]] [[Category:People from Kerman]]