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Melody (2023 film)

Melody (Persian: ملودی; Tajik: Мелодия, romanized: Melodiya) is a 2023 Tajikistani-Iranian drama film written, directed, produced and edited by Behrouz Sebt Rasoul.[1] The film follows a music teacher, Melody who wants to compose a heartfelt piece for children fighting cancer, using the sound of 30 birds.[2]

Melody
Promotional release poster
Directed byBehrouz Sebt Rasoul
Written byBehrouz Sebt Rasoul
Produced byBehrouz Sebt Rasoul
StarringDiman Zandi
CinematographyAli Mohammad Ghasemi
Edited byBehrouz Sebt Rasoul
Music byFouad Samiei
Production
companies
NAMA Film
Serafina TV
Distributed byDreamLabFilms
Release date
  • November 24, 2023 (2023-11-24) (Goa)
Running time
85 minutes
CountriesTajikistan
Iran
LanguageTajik Persian

The film was twice selected as the Tajikistan entry for the Best International Feature Film, at the 96th and 97th Academy Awards.[3] In 2023, the film did not appear on the final list because it was not submit on time,[4][5] one year later the country officially submitted the film again.[6][7]

Dance scene

Plot

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At a children's cancer center, Melody teaches music to 30 children. He wants to compose a piece of music using the sounds of 30 different birds. A simple task, but when they only find 20 birds, Melody accompanied by Mango, a mute housekeeper, will embark on an old singer who knows where the rest of the birds that are being hunted are.[2]

 
A scene from "Mango" in the movie Melody

Cast

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  • Diman Zandi as Melody[8]
  • Alireza Ostadi as Old Singer
  • Meghdad Eslami as Mango
  • Safar Hakadodov as Groom's father
  • Zulfiya Sadikova as Groom's mother
 
A scene of feeding a parrot in Melody
 
Melody

Production

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This is a collaborative effort of the state-owned Tajikistan broadcaster, TV Safina and directors's own film company in Tehran, Nama Film.[9]

Release

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The movie was selected to be screened at the 54th International Film Festival of India and had its first international screening in the Cinema of the World section.[10][11] The film was also selected for the 21st Chennai Film Festival,[12][13][14] the 24th Keswick Film Festival competition section,[15][16][17] the 42th Fajr International Film Festival,[18] the Competition section in 10th Iranian Film Festival Zurich 2024[19]

the Panorama section of 11th the Silk Road Festival 2024.[20][21] The film participated in the Competition section in the 23th ImagineIndia Int’l Film Festival, Madrid – Spain and won in three sections and was nominated in two sections.[22][23][24][25]

The film was released in Tajikistan on December 25, 2023.[26] International sales were managed by France's Dreamlab Films.[27]

 
Director & Producer

Awards and nominations

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Award Date of ceremony Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
96th Academy Awards 2024

96th Academy Awards

Behrouz Sebt Rasoul Tajikistan could not send that list on time [28][5]
97th Academy Awards 2025

97th Academy Awards

Behrouz Sebt Rasoul pending [29]
54th International Film Festival of India,GOA 24 November 2023 Behrouz Sebt Rasoul first international screen at Cinema of the World section [30][10]
21st Chennai International Film Festival 21 December 2023 Behrouz Sebt Rasoul screen at World Cinema section [31][32]
24th keswick film festival 1 March 2024 Behrouz Sebt Rasoul Competitive section [33][34][35]
42th Fajr International Film Festival 3 February 2024 Behrouz Sebt Rasoul Competitive section [36]
23th imagineindia Film Festival, Madrid – Spain 2024 Behrouz Sebt Rasoul Competitive section:

Won

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  • Best Director of Photography:

Ali-Mohammad Ghasemi

  • Best Set Designer:

Payam Hossein Souri

  • Best Original Music:

Foad Samiei

Nominated

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  • Best Actress:

Diman Zandi

  • Best Sound Design:

Mahmoudreza Mousavinejad

[37][38][39][40]
Iranian Film Festival of Zurich (IFFZ) 11 September 2024 Behrouz Sebt Rasoul Competitive section [41][42][43]
11th Silk Road International Film Festival, Xi'an, China 16 September 2024 Behrouz Sebt Rasoul Panorama section [44][45]
Izmir film festival 30 October 2024 Behrouz Sebt Rasoul Competitive section:

Won

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  • Best Original Music:

Foad Samiei

[46][47][48][49]
11th Duhok film festival 9-16 december 2024 Behrouz Sebt Rasoul Competitive section [50]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Iranian director's "Melody" represents Tajikistan for Oscar 2024". EciEco. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Iranian director's "Melody" represents Tajikistan for Oscar 2024". Tehran Times. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Tajikistan enters 'Melody' as third ever submission in international Oscar race". IMDb. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  4. ^ Pond, Steve (30 October 2023). "89 Films Enter International Race at 96th Academy Awards". The Wrap. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Kyrgyzstan declines Oscar invitation after international entry rejection". screendaily. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Tajikistan Submits Iranian director's "Melody" for 2025 Oscars". tehrantimes. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Oscars: Tajikistan Re-Selects 'Melody' For Best International Feature Film Race After Missing Deadline Last Year". deadline. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Melody". DreamLab Films. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  9. ^ Yossman, Elsa Keslassy,Leo Barraclough,Patrick Frater,John Bleasdale,John Hopewell,Naman Ramachandran,Nick Vivarelli,K J.; Keslassy, Elsa; Barraclough, Leo; Frater, Patrick; Bleasdale, John; Hopewell, John; Ramachandran, Naman; Vivarelli, Nick; Yossman, K. J. (11 September 2023). "International Oscar Race: Israel Picks Ayelet Menahemi's 'Seven Blessings,' Armenia Selects Michael A. Goorjian's 'Amerikatsi'". Variety. Retrieved 11 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ a b "سفر "شهربانو" و "ملودی" به جشنواره‌های هندی". mehrnews (in Persian). 18 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Iranian directors represent six countries at International Film Festival of India". Tehran Times. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Highlights of 21st Chennai International Film Festival – Press Meet Stills". chennaivision. December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  13. ^ ""سونسوز" به جشنواره حقوق بشر می‌رود/ "ملودی" در هند". mehrnews. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Chennai International Film Festival hosting eight Iranian movies". Tehran Times. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Films". keswickfilm.org. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Festivals". Dreamlab Films. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  17. ^ ""Melody", "Maman" to go on screen in Keswick film festival". Tehran Times. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  18. ^ "2024 Fajr Film Festival announces international lineup". Tehran Times. 3 February 2024.
  19. ^ "10th Iranian Film Festival Zurich underway in Switzerland". Tehran Times. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Melody at the China Silk Road Festival". isna. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Iran's Melody participates in Silk Road film festival". Tehran Times. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  22. ^ "Nominations 2024". Tehran Times. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  23. ^ "ملودی برنده ۳ جایزه جشنواره اسپانیایی شد". isna (in Persian). 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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  25. ^ "Iran's Melody to go on screen at ImagineIndia festival". Tehran Times. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  26. ^ Rosser (14 February 2023). "Melody". Screen. Retrieved 11 September 2023.[dead link‍]
  27. ^ Rosser, Michael (10 August 2023). "Tajikistan enters 'Melody' as third ever submission in international Oscar race". Screen. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  28. ^ "Iranian director's "Melody" represents Tajikistan for Oscar 2024". Tehran Times. 6 August 2023. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  29. ^ "Oscars best international feature 2025: all the films submitted so far". screendaily.org. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  30. ^ "Iranian directors represent six countries at International Film Festival of India". tehrantimes. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  31. ^ "Chennai International Film Festival hosting eight Iranian movies". tehrantimes. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  32. ^ "21th Chennai International Film Festival Press Release". chennaifilmfest. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  33. ^ "Films". keswickfilm.org. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  34. ^ "Festivals". dreamlabfilms. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  35. ^ ""Melody", "Maman" to go on screen in Keswick film festival". tehrantimes. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  36. ^ "2024 Fajr Film Festival announces international lineup". tehrantimes. 3 February 2024.
  37. ^ "Melody (Behrouz Sebt Rasoul) Iran/Tajikistan. Official Section". imagineindiafestival. 11 March 2024.
  38. ^ "Iran's Melody to go on screen at ImagineIndia festival". tehrantimes. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  39. ^ "Nominations 2024". tehrantimes. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  40. ^ "ملودی برنده ۳ جایزه جشنواره اسپانیایی شد". isna (in Persian). 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  41. ^ "Melody". iranianfilmfestival.
  42. ^ "دیروز و امروز سینمای ایران در زوریخ". isna (in Persian). 21 August 2024.
  43. ^ "10th Iranian Film Festival Zurich underway in Switzerland". tehrantimes. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  44. ^ "Melody at the China Silk Road Festival". isna. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  45. ^ "Iran's Melody participates in Silk Road film festival". tehrantimes. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  46. ^ "4. İzmir Uluslararası Film ve Müzik Festivali'nin programı ve jürileri açıklandı". izmirdesondakika (in Turkish).
  47. ^ "Iran's "Melody" wins award at Izmir film festival". tehrantimes.
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  49. ^ "4th Izmir International Film and Music Festival Award Ceremony".
  50. ^ "Films in International Competition this year". duhokiff.
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