Ashkan Najafi was born in 1983 in Tehran. He began his career as a journalist with special focus on the liberalization and reform movements in Iran. He immigrated to Germany in 2005, where he studied Film and Media Technology at the University of Hamburg. The political and social environment in Iran has been the main area of his interest since then. The Red-Hatchback is his first feature film.
The Red Hatchback 2019 (screenwriter and director)
Mantel 2018 short movie (screenwriter and director)
Traumhaft short movie 2014 (screenwriter and director)
Den liebe ich 2013 Imagefilm (screenwriter and director)
Hauwks Racing 2012 Imagefilm (screenwriter and director)
Britta lacht 2012 short movie (screenwriter and director)
Temptation 2011 short movie (screenwriter and director)
Heile Welt 2010 short movie (screenwriter and director)