Jamshed Usmonov (, ; born 13 January 1965), also credited as Djamshed Usmonov, is a Tajik film director, producer, scriptwriter and one of the most notable figures of contemporary Persian cinema.
He studied at the Dushanbe Fine Arts School in Dushanbe and Director's School in Moscow. His film To Get to Heaven, First You Have to Die, was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
The Flight of the Bee
Torino Film Festival 1998 : Grand Prix, Audience Award, Fipresci Prize
Thessaloniki Film Festival 1998 : Silver Alexander.
Cottbus Film Festival 1999: Don Quijote Award
Angel on the Right
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2002, âÂÂUn Certain RegardâÂÂ
Special Jury Prize Angers 2003,
Special Jury Prize Tokyo Filmex 2003,
Grand Prix Tromso 2003,
Grand Prix Barcelona Asian Film Festival,
FIPRESCI Prize at the 2002 London Film Festival.
To Get to Heaven, First You Have to Die
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2006, âÂÂUn Certain RegardâÂÂ
Grand Prix Tokyo Filmex 2006