Jamshed Usmonov

Jamshed Usmonov (Tajik: Ҷамшед Усмонов, Persian: جمشید عثمانف‎; born 13 January 1965), also credited as Djamshed Usmonov, is a Tajik film director, producer, scriptwriter and one of the most notable figures of contemporary Persian cinema.

Jamshed Usmonov
Born (1965-01-13) 13 January 1965
Asht, Tajikistan
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter, producer
Years active1998–present

He studied at the Dushanbe Fine Arts School in Dushanbe and Director's School in Moscow. His film To Get to Heaven, First You Have to Die was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Filmography

Awards and honors
  • FIPRESCI Prize at the 2002 London Film Festival.
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See also

References
  1. "Festival de Cannes: To Get to Heaven, First You Have to Die". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-12-14.


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