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Shoja Azari

Iranian-born visual artist and filmmaker
Person human Q17305656

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
September 18, 1957, 1958[8]
Place of birth
Shiraz
Country of citizenship
Iran[9]
Occupation
film director, screenwriter, video artist, director, artist
Field of work
film, visual arts[10][11]
Award received
Category:Venice Best Director Silver Lion winners[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Copyright representative
reproduction right not represented by CISAC member[18]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[19]
Family name
Azari[15]
Given name
Shoja[16]
P14750
9697-3D21-4786-9C62-F0E5[20]
Unmarried partner
Shirin Neshat[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Shoja Azari ar شجاع اظهري fa شجاع آذری he שוחה עזרי ja シュジャー・アザリー ru Шоя Азари zh 索夏·亚萨瑞 zh 索夏·亞薩瑞 zh-hant 秀亞·艾札莉
🔖 Identifiers · 42
ISNI
0000000074138679
VIAF cluster ID
16921529
Library of Congress authority ID
no2003105729
GND ID
136066763
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Viennale talk, Shoja Azari.jpg ↗
AllMovie person ID
p470852
AlloCiné person ID
266838
BIBSYS ID
4054325
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16651824h
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10475752
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
132692
DACS ID (2022)
028022
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DACS ID (former)
fde12122-2fe3-e711-8b59-000c29e811b2
DDB person (GND) ID
136066763
Danish National Filmography person ID
191796
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
136066763
EDb person ID
n0015375
ElFilm person ID
921750
Film.ru person ID
shoya-azari
Filmportal ID
ea5c03d9924846b1b9e5ec110fd8d24b
Freebase ID
/m/0bsv6g3
IMDb ID
nm1250603
IdRef ID
087553228
Instagram username
xshoja
Kinobox person ID
1109371
Kinopoisk person ID
472231
LdiF person ID
235809
Le Delarge artist ID
29188_artiste_AZARI_Shoja
MovieMeter person ID
144493
NL CR AUT ID
xx0251690
NUKAT ID
n2013001446
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007425228505171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810668794405606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
331199769
Prabook ID
1888439
Scope.dk person ID
50466
Swedish Film Database person ID
401225
TMDB person ID
144493
Tabakalera ID
64002
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjtd6Y7DFdpxXrkRJWMT3
Yale LUX ID
person/45d65bf4-a7f1-4341-9add-8e797bbd2175
ČSFD person ID
137867

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Summary

Shoja Azari was born on September 18, 1957[1], in Shiraz[2]. He has worked as a film director[3], screenwriter[4], video artist[5], director[6], and artist[7].

FAQs

Where was Shoja Azari born?

Shoja Azari was born in Shiraz[2].

What did Shoja Azari do for work?

Shoja Azari worked as a film director[3], screenwriter[4], video artist[5], director[6], and artist[7].

What awards did Shoja Azari receive?

Honors received include Category:Venice Best Director Silver Lion winners[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 9697-3D21-4786-9C62-F0E5
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Shiraz
    Freebase ID → /m/0bsv6g3
    Library of Congress authority ID → no2003105729
    ElFilm person ID → 921750
    + 55 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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