Biografi
Narges Abyar holds a degree in Persian literature and began writing books in 1997. To date, she has authored over thirty stories and fiction books for children, young adults, and adults. In 2020, she was invited to join the Oscar Academy.
Her notable novels include: Mountain on the Shoulder of the Tree, A Boy with Insatiable Worms on His Body, Third Eye, The Legend of a Skinny Spring, It Was Neither a Day Nor a Night, The Poems of a Sky-Clad Fish, Story of Two Fives, and The Agitated Existence of a Prosperous Idol.
Abyar has written and directed five drama films, with her latest being Pinto. Since 2005, she has also produced several short and feature-length documentaries. Her debut fiction film was The Kind Dead-End. She has continued her directing career with seven feature films and documentaries along with four cinema films, as follows:
- The Kind Dead-End (fiction, 2006)
- The Story of a Believable Story (fiction, 2007)
- One Day After the Tenth Day (documentary, 2007)
* Best Documentary, Ismaili Festival, Egypt
* Grand Prize, Batumi Festival, Georgia
* Cinematic Success Award, AZA Festival, Greece
* Diploma of Honor, Iguana Festival, Italy
* Participated in 35 international festivals
- The Day of the End (documentary, 2008)
* Best Documentary, Cinema Verite Festival, Iran
- Mother of the City (documentary, 2008)
* Best Film Award and Best Semi-long Script, Yazd Short Film Festival, Iran
- Ulcer (Nasur) (fiction, 2009)
* Best Film, Three Decades of Presence Festival, Iran
* Official Selection, Plant Focus Festival, Greece
* Official Selection, Dhaka Lit Fest, Bangladesh
- Shirpooshan (documentary, 2010)
* Nominated for Best Documentary, Grand Ave Festival, Poland
- Objects in Mirror (2013)
* Nominated, 16th Shanghai International Film Festival, China
* Nominated, 30th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, USA
* Nominated, Heartland International Film Festival, USA, 2014
* Audience Award and Best Actress Award, Silver Akbuzat Film Festival, Ufa, Russia, 2014
* Best Film Prize, Festival International de Films de Femmes de Créteil, France, 2015
- Track 143 (2014)
* Seven nominations and three Crystal Simorgh wins: Audience Award, Jury Special Award, Best Actress; 32nd Fajr Film Festival, Iran
* Audience Choice Award and Jury Special Actress Award, 1st Reel Sydney Festival of World Cinema, Australia
* Best Direction and Best Actress Award, 8th International Film Festival "East-West," Orenburg, Russia
* Jury's Special Award, Volokolamsky Rubezh International Film Festival, 2015, Russia
* Best Women Film Award, 8th Jaipur International Film Festival, India, 2016
* Best Women Film Award, 14th Dhaka International Film Festival, Bangladesh, 2016
* Best Film Award, Golden Tower International Film Festival, Ingushetia, Russia, 2015
* Best Film Award, Busan International Film Festival, Korea, 2014
- Breath (2016)
* Selected as Iran’s entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards
* Best Director, 20th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia
* Special Jury Award and Best Actress, Fajr International Film Festival
* Best Director and Best Actor of Children and Youth, 24th Minsk Film Festival, Belarus
* Crystal Simorgh for Best Film in National View, 34th Fajr Film Festival, Iran
* Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actress, 34th Fajr Film Festival, Iran
* Best Supporting Actress, Celebration of Iran’s Critics and Writers Association
* Best Children's Film Award, 10th Asia Pacific Film Award, Australia
* Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Actor of Children and Youth, 1st Iranian Film Festival in Wisconsin, USA
* Screened at the 15th Pune Film Festival, India; 8th Sofia Film Festival, Bulgaria; Iranian Film Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland; and 27th Iranian Film Festival, Chicago, USA
- When the Moon Was Full (2019)
* Six Crystal Simorgh awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Makeup; 37th Fajr Film Festival, with seven additional nominations
* Audience Award, 23rd Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia
* Jury’s Grand Prize, Student Award, and Best Performance Award, Carcassonne International Political Film Festival, France, 2019
* Nominated for Merit Statue in fourteen categories at the 21st House of Cinema, Iran, achieving the record for most nominations
* Winner of three Merit Statues at the 21st House of Cinema, Iran
Jury experience at film festivals:
- Oscar Academy member, 2020
- Jury member, 37th Fajr National Film Festival, 2020
- Jury member, 38th Fajr International Film Festival, 2019
- Jury member, 25th Listapad Film Festival, Minsk, Belarus, 2018
- Jury member, 15th Pune International Film Festival, India, 2017
