Mahmoud Shoolizadeh (Persian: ????? ?????????) is a film director, film producer, screenwriter, a film judge at several international film festivals.
He has been the recipient of several awards including best film at the 49th Taormina International Film Festival for Noora, best short fiction film at Hollywood Cinerockom International Film Festival for The Prisoner, best film at 15th Moondance International Film Festival and 10th Voyage Studios at the Flagler International Film Festival for The Debt, best director and best feature film for kids at Madrid's The Kids Film Festival, best American film at Toronto International Film Festival, best feature film at Melbourne's Phoenix International Film Festival, best feature film and best drama at the American Global Independent Film Awards for Daddy, best fiction half-length film at Venezuela's Five Continents International Film Festival for The Lover.
He has been a final judge as part of film festival panel of jurors nationally and internationally including in Gwinnett Center International Film Festival in Duluth Georgia, Amelia Island International Film Festival in Florida, Startfest Film Festival in Orlando Florida, Red Dirt International Film Festival in Stillwater Oklahoma, 48 Hour Film Project in Jacksonville Florida, WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival,, Texas Cinemania International Film Festival 2016 and 2017, Southeast Regional Film Festival, Harvard College International Film Festival, Jacksonville Dance Film Festival, and Americal Golden Picture International Film Festival.