Mohammad Ahmadi was born in 1962 in the city of Yazd. He finished his elementary and intermediate school in Tehran. After the revolution he returned to his birthplace and started his activities in the cinema field in the year 1983 in Yazd’s youth cinema.

Ahmadi started working in the film production unit of the artistic center of the Islamic advertisement organization in the year 1989 and continued his cooperation up to the year 1992. In the year 1991 he graduated from the Fine arts university of Tehran in the photography course. Mohammad Ahmadi was the manager of photograph and advertising affairs of Iran’s Handicraft organization for ten years from the year 1991.

He has been active in the following fields:

 


- Lost Truth , Feature , 81 minutes, 2008

- Nature's Humor , Documentary, 67 minutes, 2009

- Poet of the wastes , Feature , 81 minutes, 2005

- Captive, Waiting,…, Documentary, 23 minutes, 2002

 

- Come, It's Already Dusk, Director: Ensieh Shah Hosseini, 2004

- Gypsy, Director: Ali Shah Hatami, 2002

- The sound of the water's footsteps, Director: Kourosh Taheri, 2001

- Sewed lips, Director: Mehdi Naderi, 2001

- The cherries that turned into compote, Director: Mohammad Shirvani, 2001

- The charmers, Director: Abolfazl Jalili, 2000

- Hava (An episode from “The day I became a woman”), directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 1999

- Door (An episode from “The Kish stories”), directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 1999

- Apple, directed by Samira Makhmalbaf, 1996


 

-abbeh, directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 1995
- A moment of innocence, directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 1996

- The School blown away by the wind, directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 1996

- Prayer-carpet of fire, directed by Ahmad Moradpour, 1993 (and set secretary)

- The last identification, directed by Ali Shah Hatami, 1993

- Because of Hanieh, directed by Kioumars Pour Ahmad, 1995

- September 11, directed by Samira Makhmalbaf, 2001

- Two angels, directed by Mohammad Haghighat, 2002

 


- Gabbeh, directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 1995
- A moment if innocence, directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 1996
- The school blown away by wind, directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 1996
- Silence, directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 1997
- Blackboard, directed by Samira Makhmalbaf, 1998
- Kish Stories, directed by Naser Taqvaii, Abolfazl Jalili and Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 1999
- Two angels, directed by Mohammad Haghighat, 2002

 


- Gabbeh photo book, Publications: Nashr-e-Ney, 1996, published twice
- Fars Handicrafts photo book, Publications: Shiraz handicrafts, 1998

 


- Public photography exhibition in the University of Fine arts, 1988
- Individual exhibition from Gabbeh photos in Seyhoun Galery, 1995
- Gabbeh photos exhibition in Iran’s house of arts in Paris, 1996
- Golpouregan pottery exhibition (at the same time with pottery exhibition) in the museum of contemporary arts, 1999
- Photography and honoring exhibition in Isfahan’s museum of contemporary arts, September 2002

 


- Special UNESCO award from Japan for the movie “Coexistence”, 1996
- Honorary diploma for best director for the movie “Strangers” from the 3rd Yazd youth cinema film and photography festival, 1989
- Honorary diploma for best script for the movie “Strangers” from the 3rd Yazd youth cinema film and photography festival, 1989
- Honorary diploma for best sound for the movie “Strangers” from the 3rd Yazd youth cinema film and photography festival, 1989
- Honorary diploma and second runner up in the documentary photography competition, Life signs’ section, 1996
- Golden statue of The holy efforts festival for selection of handicraft photos, 1996
- Golden plate and honorary diploma from the 4th Kish documentary festival for the movie “Captive, Waiting,…”, 2002
- Honorary diploma from the 9th holy defense festival for the movie “Captive, Waiting,…”, 2002
- Best documentary film from Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia 2003

- Silver statue of 4th Tehran sport international Film & TV Festival for the script "Asghar's world", Iran 2005

- City of Milan” Proze awarded by the Milan City Council to the feature film receiving the greatest number of votes from the public from 16th African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival, Italy 2006

- ReelWorld's Award for Outstanding International Feature from 6th Reel World International Film Festival, Canada 2006

- ECUMENICAL Award from 36th Molodist International Film Festival, Ukraine, 2006

- Film Award form  2nd Didar Film Festival, Tajikistan 2006