The Director and Actress “Niki Karimi” with family in London

In addition to the film, Karimi has also done some translating work. In 1999 she released her first translation work, Marlon Brando’s biography Songs My Mother Taught Me, which she translated from English to Persian. She also translated two books by Hanif Kureishi, a Pakistani-English writer. Her third film as director, Final whistle (2011), won three awards at the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema in Vesoul , France. She has been nominated for the best actress award in Fajr Film Festival in 2011 for I Am His Wife (2011), directed by Mostafa Shayesteh. She has been awarded recently by the jury of the Fajr Film ّFestival for her last film as best director, actress and producer. She also got a jury award for acting in two films, Wednesday, May 9 and Death of Fish.

November 14, 2021 | 10:27 pm