Melody (2023 film)

2023 Tajik film

Melody

Promotional release poster

Directed by| Behrouz Sebt Rasoul
Written by| Behrouz Sebt Rasoul
Produced by| Behrouz Sebt Rasoul
Starring| Diman Zandi
Cinematography| Ali Mohammad Ghasemi
Edited by| Behrouz Sebt Rasoul
Music by| Fouad Samiei

Production
company

NAMA Film

Distributed by| DreamLabFilms

Release date

* November 2023 (2023-11) (54th International Film Festival of India,GOA)

Running time

| 85 minutes
Countries| Tajikistan
Iran
Language| Persian

Melody (Persian: ملودی; Tajik: Мелодия, romanized: Melodiya) is a 2023 Tajik-Iranian mystery drama film written, directed, produced and edited by Behrouz Sebt Rasoul.[1]

The film is about a music teacher, Melody who wants to compose a heartfelt piece for children fighting cancer, using the sound of 30 birds.[2] The film was selected as the Tajik entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards,[3] though it did not appear on the final list because Tajikistan did not submit the film on time.[4][5]

The movie Melody selected at the 54th International Film Festival of India and had its first international screening in the Cinema of the World section.[6][7]

The movie Melody was selected in the 21st Chennai Film Festival and will be screened on December 14–21.[8][9] [10]

The movie Melody was selected in the 24th Keswick Film Festival united kingdom february 29-march 3, 2024 competition section.[11][12][13]

The movie Melody was selected in the 42th Fajr International Film Festival 2024 Iran country.[14]

The Melody movie participated in the competitive section in the 23th ImagineIndia Int’l Film Festival, Madrid – Spain and won in three sections and was nominated in two sections.[15][16][17][18]

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] This is a collaborative effort of the state-owned Tajikistan broadcaster, TV Safina and directors's own film company in Tehran, Nama Film.[19]

A scene from "Mango" in the movie Melody

## Cast

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The actors participating in this film are:[20]

* Diman Zandi as Melody
* 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 movie melody movie

## Critical reception

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Melody has been well received among The Union of Cinematographers of Tajikistan and etc. See full article at IMDB and See full article at ScreenDaily. [21]

Sadullo Rahimov the film critic, FIPRESCI member, Doctor of Philosophy, professor, said about Melody and etc. See full article at NAMAFILM.[22]

* “I must go where the birds are free.”and etc.

See full article at International feature saite.[23]

Director & Producer

## Awards and nominations

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Award  | Date of ceremony  | Recipient(s)  | Result  | Ref(s)

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96th Academy Awards | 2024

96th Academy Awards

| Behrouz Sebt Rasoul | Tajikistan could not send that list on time  | [24][25]
54th International Film Festival of India,GOA | 24 November 2023  | Behrouz Sebt Rasoul | first international screen at Cinema of the World section  | [26][27]
21st Chennai International Film Festival | 21 December 2023  | Behrouz Sebt Rasoul | screen at World Cinema section  | [28][29]
24th keswick film festival | 1 March 2024  | Behrouz Sebt Rasoul | Competitive section  | [30][31][32]
42th Fajr International Film Festival | 3 February 2024  | Behrouz Sebt Rasoul | Competitive section  | [33]
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

| [34][35][36][37]

## Release

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before being released commercially in September 2023 in Tajikistani cinemas.[38] International sales are being managed by France's Dreamlab Films.[39]

## See also

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* List of submissions to the 96th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
* List of Tajik submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

## References

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1. ^ "Iranian director's "Melody" represents Tajikistan for Oscar 2024". EciEco. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
2. ^ a b "Iranian director's "Melody" represents Tajikistan for Oscar 2024". Tehran Times. 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
3. ^ "'Melody' chosen to represent Tajikistan for 2024 Oscars". DreamLab Films. 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
4. ^ Pond, Steve (2023-10-30). "89 Films Enter International Race at 96th Academy Awards". The Wrap. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
5. ^ "Kyrgyzstan declines Oscar invitation after international entry rejection". screendaily. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
6. ^ "Iranian directors represent six countries at International Film Festival of India". tehrantimes. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
7. ^ "سفر "شهربانو" و "ملودی" به جشنواره‌های هندی". mehrnews (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-11-19.
8. ^ "Highlights of 21st Chennai International Film Festival – Press Meet Stills". chennaivision. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
9. ^ ""سونسوز" به جشنواره حقوق بشر می‌رود/ "ملودی" در هند". mehrnews. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
10. ^ "Chennai International Film Festival hosting eight Iranian movies". tehrantimes. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
11. ^ "Films". keswickfilm.org. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
12. ^ "Festivals". dreamlabfilms. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
13. ^ ""Melody", "Maman" to go on screen in Keswick film festival". tehrantimes. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
14. ^ "2024 Fajr Film Festival announces international lineup". tehrantimes.
15. ^ "Nominations 2024". tehrantimes. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
16. ^ "ملودی برنده ۳ جایزه جشنواره اسپانیایی شد". isna (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-07-18.
17. ^ "Melody (Behrouz Sebt Rasoul) Iran/Tajikistan. Official Section". imagineindiafestival.
18. ^ "Iran's Melody to go on screen at ImagineIndia festival". tehrantimes. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
19. ^ 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. (2023-09-11). "International Oscar Race: Israel Picks Ayelet Menahemi's 'Seven Blessings,' Armenia Selects Michael A. Goorjian's 'Amerikatsi'". Variety. Retrieved 2023-09-11.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
20. ^ "Melody". DreamLab Films. 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
21. ^ "Tajikistan enters 'Melody' as third ever submission in international Oscar race". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
22. ^ "Critique Reception". namafilmco. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
23. ^ "FILM REVIEW". International-feature .com.
24. ^ "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.
25. ^ "Kyrgyzstan declines Oscar invitation after international entry rejection". screendaily. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
26. ^ "Iranian directors represent six countries at International Film Festival of India". tehrantimes. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
27. ^ "سفر "شهربانو" و "ملودی" به جشنواره‌های هندی". mehrnews (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-11-19.
28. ^ "Chennai International Film Festival hosting eight Iranian movies". tehrantimes. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
29. ^ "21th Chennai International Film Festival Press Release". chennaifilmfest. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
30. ^ "Films". keswickfilm.org. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
31. ^ "Festivals". dreamlabfilms. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
32. ^ ""Melody", "Maman" to go on screen in Keswick film festival". tehrantimes. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
33. ^ "2024 Fajr Film Festival announces international lineup". tehrantimes.
34. ^ "Melody (Behrouz Sebt Rasoul) Iran/Tajikistan. Official Section". imagineindiafestival.
35. ^ "Iran's Melody to go on screen at ImagineIndia festival". tehrantimes. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
36. ^ "Nominations 2024". tehrantimes. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
37. ^ "ملودی برنده ۳ جایزه جشنواره اسپانیایی شد". isna (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-07-18.
38. ^ "داستان فیلم ایرانی در اسکار ۲۰۲۴ چیست؟". خبرآنلاین (in Persian). 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
39. ^ Rosser2023-08-10T09:34:00+01:00, Michael. "Tajikistan enters 'Melody' as third ever submission in international Oscar race". Screen. Retrieved 2023-09-11.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

## External links

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* Melody at IMDb
* Official Page
* List of submissions to the 96th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
* List of Asian films

*[Ref(s)]: Reference(s)