Biography:

Maysam Makhmalbaf

Born on July 30th 1981, in Tehran. He is born to a family of filmmakers. He is the brother of Samira & Hana Makhmalbaf and his father is the celebrated Mohsen Makhmalbaf.

He studied cinema for 8 years in Makhmalbaf Film school. He directed his first documentary titled “How Samira Made The Blackboard” in 2000.

Maysam has been active in film industry as, Still photographer, Cinematographer, Editor, Documentary maker and Producer. One of the recent film he has produced is the feature by Hana Makhmalbaf “Buddha Collapsed Out Of Shame”, which has won more than 17 international awards including the Chrystal Bear from Berlin Film Festival, Grand Jury Award from San Sebastian.... and has been nominated for the Best Asian Film Award from Hong Kong Film Festival.

As Still Photographer:

1. The Apple (1998, Samira Makhmalbaf)

2. The Silence (1998, Mohsen Makhmalbaf)

3. The Blackboard (2000, Samira Makhmalbaf)

4. The Day I Became a Woman (2000, Marziyeh Meshkini)

5. At five in the afternoon (2002, Samira Makhmalbaf)

6. Stray Dogs (2004, Marziyeh Meshkini)

The publishing:

1. Book: Pictures of the Silence (1998)

As Producer:

1. How Samira Made The Blackboard 2000

2. At five in the afternoon, by Samira Makhmalbaf, 2002

3. 11.09.2001 (11 September), by Samira Makhmalbaf, 2002

4. Stray Dogs, by Marziyeh Meshkini, 2003

5. Joy Of Madness, by Hana Makhmalbaf, 2003

6. Buddha Collapsed Out Of Shame, by Hana Makhmalbaf, 2007

7. Samira & Nonprofessional Actors, by Hana Makhmalbaf, 2008

8. The Man Who Came With The Snow, by Mohsen Makhmalbaf & Marziyeh Meshkini

As Editor:

1. The Door, by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 1999

2. Hava, by Marziyeh Meshkini, 2000

3. How Samira Made The Blackboard, by Maysam Makhmalbaf, 2000

Director:

1. How Samira Made The Blackboard, 2000

Exhibition:

1. Tehran university, Iran, 1998

2. Pusan International Film Festival, South Korea, 2000

3. Bulgaria, 2001

Cinematography:

1-The Day My Aunt Was ill, by Hana Makhmalbaf, 1996

2-How Samira made The Blackboard, By Maysam Makhmalbaf, 1997-2000