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At the age18, she made her first feature “Buddha Collapsed Out Of Shame” in Bamian of Afghanistan. The film went to receive enormous reception around the world receiving many prestigious awards. She also won the Crystal Bear" from Berlin Film Festival 2008, Special "Peace Award" Berlin Film Festival 2008, "Grand Jury Award" San Sebastian Film Festival 2007, The TVE Award “La Otra Mirada” Spanish TV Spain 2007, Unicef "Paolo Ungari" special award Rome Film Festival 2007, "Daniel Langlois Innovation Prize" Festival du nouveau cinéma Montreal 2007, "Woman & Equality Award" Thessaloniki Film Festival 2007 ….. and has been nominated to receive the Best Asian Film Award from Hong Kong Film Festival 2008.

Hana has also published her first book of poetry ‘Visa for One Moment’ in 2003. She has been continuously working in Makhmalbaf Family films as Still Photographer, Script Supervisor and Assistant Director. She studied Cinema in Makhmalbaf Film School for 8 years before she graduated at the age 16.

Synopsis:

Amidst the wreckage beneath the ruined statue of the Buddha, thousands of families struggle to survive. Baktay, a six-year-old Afghan girl is challenged to go to school by her neighbour's son who reads in front of their cave. Having found the money to buy a precious notebook, and taking her mother's lipstick for a pencil, Baktay sets out. On her way, she is harassed by boys playing games that mimic the terrible violence they have witnessed, that has always surrounded them. The boys want to stone the little girl, to blow her up as the Taliban blew up the Buddha, to shoot her like Americans. Will Baktay be able to escape these violent war games and reach the school?

 Titles:

Film:Buddha collapsed out of shame
Director:Hana Makhmalbaf
Cast:
Bakhtay: Nikbakht Noruz
Talib boy: Abdolali Hoseinali
Abbas: Abbas Alijome
Script writter: Marziyeh Meshkini
Cinematographor: Ostad Ali
Sound: Farid Pirayesh
Set designer: Akbar Meshkini
Executive manager: Fakhrodin Ayam
Still photographor: Mehrdad Zonnour
Editor: Mastaneh Mohajer
Mix: Hossein Mahdavi
Music: Tolib Shakhidi
Lab: Arri Film, Germany
Production: Wild Bunch
Makhmalbaf Film House
Production Date: 2007, Afghanistan
Running time: 84 minutes
Colour, 35 mm

International Awards:

1) The youngest filmmaker on the world from Venice international Film Festival 2003.

2) Special Mention Award from Associazione Cultrale le tre Ghinee in Venice Film Festival 2003.

3) The Special Jury Prize in the 4th International Film Festival of Tokyo Filmex 2003.

4) The Special Jury Prize From the 55th San Sebastian International Film Festival, Spain, 2007.

5) The TVE Award “La Otra Mirada” by Spanish TV, San Sebastian International Film Festival 2007.

6) Unicef "Paolo Ungari" special award, Rome International Film Festival 2007.

7) "Daniel Langlois Innovation Prize", Festival du nouveau cinéma in Montreal 2007.

8) "Woman & Equality Award", Thessaloniki Film Festival, Greece, 2007.

9) "Discovery Prize", Sarlat Film Festival, France, 2007.

10) "Crystal Bear", Berlin Film Festival, Germany, 2008.

11) " Special Peace Award", Berlin Film Festival, Germany, 2008.

12) " Special Award", Association Club de las 25, Spain, 2008.

13) "ENI Windows on the World Prize" for the Best Feature Film, African Asian and Latin American Film Festival of Milan, Italy, 2008.


Born on September 3rd, 1988 in Tehran. At age 7, she acted in Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s, her father, film titled “A moment Of Innocence”.

At age 8, she made her first short film with a handycam camera titled “The Day My Aunt Was ill”. The film received international attention at Locarno Film Festival in 1997 when she was only 9 years old.

At age 14, Hana shot a documentary titled “Joy of Madness” in Afghanistan. This film premiered at Venice Film Festival 2003 and received 3 international awards.

Hana has also published her first book of poetry ‘Visa for One Moment’ in 2003. She has been continuously working in Makhmalbaf Family films as Still Photographer, Script Supervisor and Assistant Director. She studied Cinema in Makhmalbaf Film School for 8 years before she graduated at the age 16.