Farzad Khoshdast
Farzad Khoshdast Born in 1978 Iran. He has been making both fiction and non-fiction films since 1993, when he wrote and directed the film “How Hard It Is to Fly.” She is a graduate of directing and graphic design. made feature films in 8m.m, 16m.m, and 35m.m formats, he became more serious about […]
Payam Razi
Payam Razi, born in Tehran, is an Iranian-American writer, director, and radio producer based in Prague, Czech Republic. A graduate of FAMU International, Payam began directing short films at 17, building a portfolio that includes five shorts and a documentary. As the former founder of Screenshot Film House, he has participated in […]
Mohammad Rasoulof
Mohammad Rasoulof (born November 16, 1972; Shiraz) is an Iranian independent filmmaker. He is known for several award-winning films, including The Twilight (2002), Iron Island (2005), Goodbye (2011), Manuscripts Don’t Burn (2013), A Man of Integrity (2017) and There Is No Evil (2020). For the latter, he won the Golden Bear at the 2020 Berlin […]
Farhad Vilkiji
Farhad Vilkiji is a Persian/Dutch film director and film production designer, born in 1972. After his graduation at University in 1996 Iran, he joined the cinema world as a film production designer assistant. In 1999 he became an independent Film production designer, art director and costume designer. He worked on many feature films […]
Baktash Abtin
Baktash Abtin, whose birth name was Mehdi Kazemi (December 15, 1974 – January 8, 2022), was an iranian poet, filmmaker, and member of the Iranian Writers’ Association. He began writing poetry in the early 1991’s, and a short time later, due to his interest in the world of documentary cinema, he began making his own films with […]
Mohammad Valizadegan
Mohammad Valizadegan Born in 1986 in Tehran is an Iranian actor, dancer and filmmaker. He is a master degree graduate in theater directing from the School of Art and Architecture. While studying , he continued his career as a dancer and an actor with professional theatre groups in 2003. Since then he has been active in the cinema […]
Majid Barzegar
Born in 1973, Majid Barzegar holds a BcA. in film studies and MgA. in literature. His first feature film, Rainy Seasons, was included in the main competition at film festivals in Rotterdam, Montreal and Zlín. For his film Parvíz, Barzegar received a Special Recognition at the San Sebastian International Film Festival in Spain. His latest […]
Ghazaleh Razavi
Ghazaleh Razavi is an Iranian documentary filmmaker, photographer, and cultural researcher. Since 2005, she has been engaged in ethnographic research and writing, and from 2005 to 2012, she worked as a book editor in Publishing.She began her journey in documentary photography in 2012, focusing primarily on women’s lives and experiences. Since 2018, she has directed […]
Mahnaz Mohammadi
Mahnaz Mohammadi, Iranian filmmaker & women’s rights activist She was refused visa to attend Cannes IFF 2011 for the screening of Serkanian’s Marriage Ephemeral in which she was the lead actress. In a ceremony, Greek director Costa Gavras read out statement from Ms. Mohammadi:“I am a woman, I am a filmmaker; 2 sufficient grounds to […]
Reza Bird
Reza Bird, is an Iranian filmmaker who has been forced into exile due to his political and social activism. Reza has previously worked with networks such as Arte, BBC, and VOA and also notable brands such as Twitch, Apple, and Gravity Sketch. 2002: “A Gravestone for Ardi” (Documentary, 20 mins) 2006: “Flying Misters” (Documentary, Arte […]