In Search for the Persian Leopard

As the largest subspecies of leopards in the world, Iranian leopard is unfortunately threatened with extinction. This documentary is about the hard efforts of a group of researchers to take pictures of Iranian leopards and its behaviors. Sixty percent of all Iranian leopards live in Iran and if the leopards living in Iran become distinct, this subspecies will be doomed to extinct in the world

  • Fatholla Amiri
    Director
  • Majid Mohammaddoust
    Editor
  • Dr. Bagher Nezami Balouchi
    Cameraman
  • Morteza Eslami Dehkordi
    Cameraman
  • Dr. Bagher Nezami Balouchi
    Researcher
  • Mohammad Sadegh Farhadinia
    Researcher
  • Fathollah Amiri
    Writer
  • Dr. Bagher Nezami Balouchi
    Writer
  • Fathollah Amiri
    Producer
  • Majid Mohammaddoust
    Festival Distributor
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 5 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2012
  • Country of Origin:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Language:
    Persian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, 1080 50i
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • International Fadjr Film Festival
    Tehran
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
    February 9, 2012
    Crystal Simorq for the Best Documentary Film
  • Jahorina International Film Festival

    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    September 30, 2012
    The Silver Genian Prize for the Best Enviromental Documentary Film
  • Wildlife Conservation Film Festival
    New York
    United States
    September 24, 2015
    The Best Foreign Feature Film
  • 12th Tegernsee Mountain Film Festival
    Munich
    Germany
    October 23, 2014
    The Best Mountain Film
  • International Cinema Verite Film Festival
    Tehran
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
    December 14, 2012
    The Best Feature Environment Film
  • XVII INTERNATIONAL TV FESTIVAL BAR 2012

    Montenegro
    October 26, 2012
    Official Selection
  • 9th Al Jazeera International Documentary Film Festival
    Doha
    Qatar
    April 21, 2012
    Official Selection
  • Ekotop Film Festival

    Slovakia
    December 14, 2012
    Official Selection
  • Sunchild Environmental Film Festival
    Yerevan
    Armenia
    December 14, 2013
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Fatholla Amiri

Born in 1981, Iran
Producer & Director

* M.A in Broadcasting Production from IRIB’s University
* Member of the Iranian Documentary Filmmakers Association
* Member of the Iranian Documentary Producers Association

1- Sunset of Khojir (2007)
2- Life in Eclipse (2009)
3- In Search for the Persian Leopard (2012)
4- Life in Desert (2013)
5- "Iran Reptiles" Series (2013)
6- Alamto, a Reptile Wonderland (2014)
7- Tanhavash (2016)
8- In the Realm of the Spider-tailed Viper (2017)

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