Babak Jalali

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1978-09-01 (46 years old)

Place of Birth Gorgan, Iran

Also Known As بابک جلالی

Babak Jalali

Biography

Babak Jalali (Persian: بابک جلالی; 1 September, 1978; Gorgan) is an Iranian–British-American film director and producer, notably directing Radio Dreams, for which he won the Hivos Tiger Award at the 45th International Film Festival Rotterdam. Jalali was born in Gorgan, Iran, and grew up in London, where he attended the London Film School. In 2006, Jalali was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film for his short "Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran." Jalali's first feature film, the 2010 Frontier Blues, was developed with support from the Cannes Cinéfondation. Frontier Blues premiered in Locarno Festival Competition and also screened in the 2010 "New Directors" series at the Museum of Modern Art and Lincoln Center. In 2016, Jalali's film Radio Dreams premiered at the 45th International Film Festival Rotterdam, winning for the Hivos Tiger Award, the festival's top honor. Jalali's third feature Land is an Italian-French-Dutch co-production, supported by CNC, TorinoFilmLab, Eurimages, Mibac and Doha Film Institute among others. It premiered in Berlin International Film Festival. Jalali co-wrote, edited, and directed his fourth feature Fremont, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2023.

Known For

Director

2023
Fremont

as Director

2018
Land

as Director

2016
Radio Dreams

as Director

2010
Frontier Blues

as Director

Writer

2025
Xoftex

as Writer

2023
Fremont

as Writer

2018
Land

as Writer

2016
Radio Dreams

as Writer

2010
Frontier Blues

as Screenplay

Editor

2023
Fremont

as Editor

2022
Amanda

as Editor

2012
Simon Killer

as Editor

2010
Frontier Blues

as Editor

Producer

2019
2015
Short Skin

as Producer

2013
White Shadow

as Co-Producer

2008
Lo zio

as Producer