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Siddiq BarmakAfghan film director, producer and screenwriter.
Date of Birth: 07.09.1962
Country:  Afghanistan |
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Biography of Siddiq Barmak
Siddiq Barmak is an Afghan film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was born on September 7, 1962, in Panjshir, Afghanistan. In 1987, he became a professional in the film industry through his education at the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK). Barmak has written several screenplays and directed several short films. His first film, the drama "Osama" about the Taliban rule in Afghanistan, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2004. The film became a stylistic echo of the "Afghan" films of the Iranian Mahmahbaf dynasty - Mohsen Mahmahbaf and his daughter Samira Mahmahbaf (her film "At Five in the Afternoon").
Early Career
Barmak achieved significant financing for his film "Osama" and invited Mohsen Mahmahbaf as his assistant. The Iranian director invested thousands of dollars in the dramatic film, provided an Arriflex film camera for the work, and pushed Siddiq to submit his film to international film festivals. It was thanks to these film festivals that Barmak received further support from Japanese and Irish producers. In 2003, Siddiq was awarded the Fellini Silver Medal by UNESCO for his drama.
Later Career
In addition to the film "Osama," Barmak produced the short film "Kurbani" and the drama "Earth and Ashes." He also directed, produced and wrote the screenplay for the 2008 drama "Opium War," a joint project between Afghanistan and South Korea. The director can also be seen in the 2003 Japanese documentary "Marina."
Humanitarian Work
Barmak became the director of the Afghan Children Education Movement (ACEM), an association that focuses on literacy and instilling cultural and artistic values. ACEM was created by the Iranian director Mohsen Mahmahbaf. Barmak served as the manager of the Afghan government's film organization from 1992 to 1996, and he was re-elected to the position after a change of government to manage Afghan films.
All of Barmak's works were banned during the rule of the Taliban Islamic movement.
