Tehran Times: Iranian cinematography director Morteza Pursamadi died on Saturday while working on a project. He was 70.

The artist was in the midst of filming “Angelic Sin” directed by Hamed Anqa when he began experiencing symptoms consistent with a stroke, leading to his hospitalization and eventual passing on Saturday morning, Honaronline reported on Sunday.

Pursamadi was the cinematography director of several cinema and television projects such as “Gilaneh” by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, “Tambourine” by Parisa Bakhtavar, “Hush! Girls Don’t Scream” by Puran Derakhshandeh as well as the TV series “Zero Degree Orbit” by Hassan Fat’hi.

He was also one of the most active documentary filmmakers and collaborated with some of the most prominent contemporary documentary filmmakers.

Morteza Pursamadi (right) at the opening of his photography exhibition in Tehran with his friend, Iranian photographer and cameraman Javad Safa

Exappie: Morteza Poursamadi (مرتضی پورصمدی) is a renowned cinematographer and photographer, born 1952, Tehran, Iran. He has famous for having a filmography of over 100 documentaries and 23 films traveling more than 500000 kilometers to shoot documentaries ethnic groups and cultures and has housed exhibitions across Europe and Canada. Morteza Poursamadi has worked on award-winning titles such as Hiss Dokhtarha Faryad Nemizanand (2013) which won the best film for narrative feature at the Women’s Independent Film Festival, Paper Airplanes Mooshak e Kaghazi (1997), best film at the Isfahan International Festival of Films for Children & Young Adults and the documentary The Old Man of Hara Pire Hara (2002), which won the New Asian Currents – Award of Excellence at the Yamagata International Documentary Festival. He has won various awards for his cinematography, International Roshd Festival, Miras Farhangi (cultural heritage) Festival and he also received a Crystal Sigmor at the Fajr International Film Festival for best director.

IMDb: Morteza Poursamadi was a cinematographer, known for Endless Night (1999)The Rose (1990) and Third Floor (2010). He died on September 2, 2023 in Iran.

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