Hana Makhmalbaf
Hana Makhmalbaf | |
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حنا مخملباف | |
Hana Makhmalbaf receiving the Cyclo d'Or at the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema in 2009 | |
| Born | September 3, 1988 |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Spouse | Hani Washian |
| Children | Nickan Washian |
| Parent(s) | Mohsen Makhmalbaf (father) Marzieh Meshkini (mother) |
| Relatives | Samira Makhmalbaf (sister) Meysam Makhmalbaf (brother) |
Hana Makhmalbaf (Persian: حنا مخملباف; born September 3, 1988, in Tehran) is an Iranian filmmaker. She is the younger sister of filmmaker Samira Makhmalbaf and daughter of filmmakers Mohsen Makhmalbaf and Fatemeh Meshkini. She is known for her films Joy of Madness (2003), Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame (2007) and Green Days (2009). Makhmalbaf won the Lina Mangiacapre Award at the Venice Film Festival in 2003 for Joy of Madness (2003), which also won the Special Jury Prize at Tokyo Filmex. Makhmalbaf's film Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame won various awards as well, such as the Paolo Ungari UNICEF Prize at the Rome Film Festival and the Peace Film Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.