Pirouz Nemati

Pirouz Nemati (born 1987) is an Iranian Canadian actor and screenwriter based in Montreal, Quebec.[1] He is most noted as a performer in, and cowriter with Matthew Rankin and Ila Firouzabadi, of the 2024 film Universal Language, for which he received Canadian Screen Award nominations for Best Lead Performance in a Comedy Film and Best Original Screenplay at the 13th Canadian Screen Awards in 2025.[2]

In 2025, he appeared in Ryan McKenna's short film Solitudes, which premiered at the 78th Locarno Film Festival.[3]

He has also had credits as a film editor and director. His documentary film Hemela, about Iranian Canadian restaurateur Hemela Pourafzal, premiered at the 2025 Vancouver International Film Festival.[4]

References

  1. ^ Félix Poncelet-Marsan, "Pirouz Nemati et Ila Firouzabadi vantent la dimension communautaire d’« Une langue universelle »". Qui Fait Quoi, February 3, 2025.
  2. ^ Nicholas Sokic, "Universal Language leads CSA 2025 film noms". Playback, March 26, 2025.
  3. ^ "Solitudes". Locarno Film Festival. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  4. ^ Jamie Casemore, "Ten Canadian films to world premiere at VIFF". Playback, August 27, 2025.
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