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Amir Mohammad Dehestani
Born in Tehran in 1969, he studied cinema (BA degree) and animation (M.A
degree) at University of Art.
He started his career as a professional animator in 1993 and has made
numerous 3D computer animation commercials since then. Some of his works
as writer and director are:
"Kind Sweetheart" TV series, (1996), "Story of the History" educational
series (1999), "The Story of Prophets" feature animation (2000), "Rize
Mize" TV series (2002) and "The Holy Kings" sries.
Dehestani teaches cinema and animation in Art and Tarbiat-Modarres
universities and co-oprates with Hoor Cultural and Art Institution as
production advisor and production designer. He was a jury member in 3rd
edition of Tehran International Animation Festival and also two editions
of Roshd International Film Festival and National Visual Arts Festival. |
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Hamid Navim
Born: 1943, Tehran, Iran. Studied painting at the High School of Fine
Arts in Tehran and continued his studies to take a master degree in
graphics from the University of Fine Arts in Braunschwieg, Germany. He
also studied film design, film production and animation directing at
Hochschule der Kunste (University of Fine Arts) in Berlin.
Navim worked as a director of German documentaries and advertising films
at Deutsche Dokumentar und Werbe Film and founded the Zentrum fur Film
und Grafik (Center for Film and Graphics) at FU (Free University) in
Berlin. He is the key animator of the feature film "Agaton Sax", the
first animated feature film in Sweden at Team-Film A.B. As an animation
teacher, he has taught at the Farabi University of Tehran, IRIB Facualty
and Tehran University while directing and producing animated films in
IRIB Channel 1.
Founding Navim Film Studio in Tehran, Film Folket association and
Scanimation Production Company in Sweden, directing and producing films
Hunnar Film in Bombay (India), New Vision and Medesing Company (Sweden)
and making more than 40 short films are the main parts of his career as
a filmmaker.
Nawim's works were acclaimed in different international festivals, such
as prizes from Chicago and Mill Valley Film Festivals for "Regal, the
Golden Eagle" and golden prize of Tehran Animation Festival for "The
Birth".
He works on his new project, titled "Question Mark". |
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Mohammad Mehdi Asgarpour
Born in 1963, Tehran. Graduated from I.R.I.B faculty. He started
filmmaking by making a 16mm titled. "The friend's letter" in 1987 and
the next yea, he joined Farabi Cinema Founded (FCF) as a member of the
cultural section. He was responsible as the director of war section of
FCF and then other different positions, such as deputy at Experiment of
Cinema of Iranian Ministry of Culture, director of Children and Youth
Group of I.R.I.B Channel 2, deputy manager of I.R.I.B Channel 2and
managing director of FCF.
Besides, he was a teacher at I.R.I.B faculty and director of 20th and
21st editions of Fajr Intl' Film Festival, 16th and 17th editions of
Isfahoan Intl' Festival of Films for Children & Youth and the 9th
edition of Iranian Cinema House Awards. His debut feature film was
"Flight to Infinity" (1991). His second feature film titled "The scared
Footsteps", was acclaimed by the audience and the critics and won
various prizes.
He has recently finished his third feature film, "Climates", and is
currently working as the head of the Artistic Department of the Cultural
Section of Tehran Municipality. |
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Nasser Golmohammadi
Got his BA in "TV Production-Animation" from IRIB Faculty in 1988, and
since then has been a steady teacher of the same faculty. He got his MA
in animation in 1995 from Art University of Tehran and his PhD in "Art:
Industry in Animation" in 2003 from Nottingham Trent University.
Golmohammadi is a member of ASIFA, and ASA, has written several essays
about animation (including his PhD thesis: "An Analysis of the
Circumstances and Factors that have Influenced the Development of the
Animation Industry in Iran, 1960 to 2002 "), has made some TV Ads,
educational, and experimental short animated films – such as
"Cigarette", Man & Line", "ME", etc.) and has designed and managed a few
cultural-artistic magazines. |
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Parwin Tajvid
She was born in Mashhad in 1961. She studied animation direction in IRIB
faculty. She started her career in KANOON as a painting instructor in
1982 and after finishing her thesis in 1993, joined the "Cinematic
Affairs" department of the KANOON.
Some of her works are:
The Lonely Cuckoo, The Veil of Illusion, The Stories of Aunt Rana and
Aunt Nessa, The story of Panirak, The Most Beautiful Song, Adventures of
Atlasi (TV Series), The Child (TV Series), as well as an number of TV
Ads.- icluding Tehran International Animation Festival and Children's
book & Press Festival. She has been working with Saba Culture and Art
Company since 1995.
"The God Memorandum" is her last work. |
