Hamy Ramezan
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Hamy Ramezan is a Finnish-Iranian film director and screenwriter. He graduated from the film school at UCA, Franham in 2007 and has since completed several short and documentary films.
Ramezan won Best Narrative Short at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2015, Oscar-qualifying the short film Listen (Kuuntele, 2014, co-directed/co-written with Rungano Nyoni). His work has also been nominated for the European Film Awards (2015) and selected for the Directors' Fortnight during the Cannes Film Festival in 2014.
Ramezan's short film Keys of Heaven (Paratiisin Avaimet, 2014) impressed the international festival circuit and took four prizes at the Tampere Film Festival, including the prestigious Risto Jarva Prize.
Over the Fence (Viikko ennen vappua, 2009) was a worldwide hit, having screened at more than 40 international festivals and earning eight prizes, including Best Live Action Short at the Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival, Best Fiction at Curtocircuito Santiago de Compostela and a Special Mention at the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival.
Ramezan won Best Narrative Short at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2015, Oscar-qualifying the short film Listen (Kuuntele, 2014, co-directed/co-written with Rungano Nyoni). His work has also been nominated for the European Film Awards (2015) and selected for the Directors' Fortnight during the Cannes Film Festival in 2014.
Ramezan's short film Keys of Heaven (Paratiisin Avaimet, 2014) impressed the international festival circuit and took four prizes at the Tampere Film Festival, including the prestigious Risto Jarva Prize.
Over the Fence (Viikko ennen vappua, 2009) was a worldwide hit, having screened at more than 40 international festivals and earning eight prizes, including Best Live Action Short at the Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival, Best Fiction at Curtocircuito Santiago de Compostela and a Special Mention at the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival.
