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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
11th (current) Board of Directors
Elections: July 11, 2007
Mohammad Mehdi Asgarpour,
Farhad Tohidi,
Kamran Maleki,
Mohammad Reza Sokout, Mohammad
Sarir, Amin Tarokh,
Morteza Razzagh Karimi,
Ebrahim Mokhtari (Monitoring Officer)
Born in 1963 in Tehran, Asgarpour is a graduate of the IRIB College of Radio and
Television.
Executive Background:
- Member of the Cultural Department of Farabi Cinema Foundation since establishment
- Deputy of the Department of War of Farabi Cinema Foundation
- Director of the Children and Young Adults Group of Sima 2 Network
- Acting Director of Sima 2 Network
- Managing Director of Farabi Cinema Foundation
- Deputy of the Department of Arts of Tehran Municipality’s Organization of Art
and Culture
- Chairman of the Board and Managing Director of the House of Cinema
- Secretary of the 17th and 18th Isfahan International Festival of Films for Children
& Young Adults
- Secretary of the 20th and 21st Fajr International Film Festival
- Secretary of the 9th Iran Cinema Celebration
- Secretary of the 1st Tehran International Sculpture Symposium
- Secretary of the World Award of Monotheistic Religions
Filmmaking Background
- Several short and semi long feature films (1987-1989)
- Feature films (director): Flying High, Ghadamgah (aka Sacred Footprints), Eghlima
(aka Climates), 7:05
- Series (writer/director): The Highest Point, Roohollah, Tropical Flowers
Born in 1956 in Rasht, Tohidi graduated in Performing Literature from the College
of Dramatic Arts. He began his artistic career in 1976 in Theater, cooperating with
the Panj- Azar (The Chosen of Azar) Group in Cannes. He was a member of the Iranian
Theater Association (1979-1982), and began writing screenplays professionally in
mid 1980s.
TV Series (as a screenwriter): Mr. Dollar, Last Day of Summer, Apartment, The Hidden
Half, Let the sun rise, Paradise Lost, Once upon a time, Green Call, Cactus 1 &
3, Mr. Nikbakht’s Heirs, Nowruz Stories, Search in the City, Circle of Doubt, Street
Children, A Fistful of Eagle Feathers
Feature Films (as a screenwriter): The man who was changed, Sweet Jam, Tokyo, Nonstop,
Donya, Look at the sky once in a while, Singles, Unfaithful, The Havana File, Reward
of Silence, 7:05, …
General Staff Background:
- Member of the Board of Secretaries at the Syndicate of Theater Artists and Staff
(1979, 1981)
- Former Monitoring Officer at the House of Cinema
- Chairman of the Central Council of the Screenwriters Guild of Iran (2001 to Present)
- Chairman of the Script Bank’s Board of Trustees (2007 to Present)
- Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at the House of Cinema (2008)
- Founder of the Section for Teaching Screenwriting at the Screenwriting Workshop
of the Art Section of the Islamic Propagation Organization
- Screenwriting Professor at Sooreh University, Tehran University (Faculty of Fine
Arts) and University of Art (Faculty of Cinema-Theater) (1996 to Present)
Published Books:
- The man who was changed “Screenplay” (Art Section of the Islamic Propagation Organization)
- Donya “Screenplay” (Tofigh Afarin)
- Noon of the 10th Day (Soroosh)
- Reward of Silence (Under Publication - Tofigh Afarin)
Born in 1953, Tarokh holds a BA in Performing Arts and an MA in Cultural Management.
He founded the Film Acting Studio in 1994, and has 37 years of experience in acting
and 15 years in teaching.
Theater:
- Lorenzaccio (Alfred de Musset)
- Othello (William Shakespeare)
- The Good Woman of Setzuan) (Bertolt Brecht)
- Electra (Sophocles)
- Becket (Jean Anouilh)
- The Possessed (Albert Camus)
- Death of Yazdgerd (Bahram Beizai)
- Lute Player (Mohammad Rahmanian)
- Poet (Masood Keramati)
Teleplay:
- Henry IV (Luigi Pirandello, directed by Dr. Mohammad Kousar)
- Lazaretti (Hochwälder, directed by Dr. Parviz Mamnun)
- Iranian Legacy (Akbar Radi, Mahmood Mohammad Yussef)
Television:
- My City, Shiraz (Kayhan Rahgozar)
- Sarbedaran (Mohammad Ali Najafi)
- Bu Ali Sina “Avicenna” (Kayhan Rahgozar)
- Sheikh Mofid (Siroos Moghaddam)
- Seven Stones (Navab Safavi)
- Apartment (Asghar Hashemi)
- Court of Justice (Reza Babak)
- Rain of Love (Ahmad Amini)
- Green Journey (Mohammad Hossein Latifi)
- Lost Innocence (Davood Mir Bagheri)
- Coma (Siroos Moghaddam)
Feature Films:
- Death of Yazdgerd (Bahram Beizai)
- Suitcase (Jalal Moghaddam)
- Payizan (Rasool Sadrameli)
- Little Bird of Happiness (Pooran Derakhshandeh)
- The Lead (Masood Kimiai)
- Searcher (Mohammad Motevaselani)
- Mother (Ali Hatami)
- Delshodegan “The Love Stricken” (Ali Hatami)
- Poppy Flower (Majid Gharizadeh)
- Statue (Ebrahim Vahidzadeh)
- Sara (Dariush Mehrjui)
- Saghar (Sirus Alvand)
- Conspiracy (Ali Ghavitan)
- Seven Stones (Navab Safavi)
- The Moon and the Sun (Hossein Haghighi)
- Bu Ali Sina “Avicenna” (Kayhan Rahgozar)
- Secrets (Mohammad Reza E’lami)
- The Havana File(Alireza Raisian)
- The Boss (Masood Kimiai)
- 25th Hour (Masood Abparvar)
- Barefoot in Paradise (Bahram Tavakkoli)
- Forgotten Trade (Ahmad Zarif Raftar)
Born in 1961 in Tehran, Maleki is a graduate of journalism and public relations,
and has also completed an advanced course of screenwriting. He began his cooperation
with the cinema press in 1991, and has cooperated in writing, screenwriting and
directing of 3 feature films and a number of shorts. He has worked as an expert,
critic and host of the TV Programs “Cinema of Iran” (Sima 1 Network) and “Another
Look” (Tehran Network).
Maleki’s other posts and responsibilities include:
- Member of the central council of the Association of Iranian Film Critics and Scriptwriters
(4th and 5th terms) and the monitoring officer of the same association (7th and
8th terms)
- Media Advisor and PR Manager of the Cinema Department of the Ministry of Culture
and Islamic Guidance (2001)
- Advisor to Managing Director and PR Manager of the Farabi Cinema Foundation (2002)
- PR Manager of the International Fajr Film Festival (19th, 20th and 21st)
- Permanent Reserve Jury Member for Iran Cinema Celebration
- Member of the central council of the Iranian Association of Screenwriters
- Secretary of the Board of Directors at House of Cinema (10th term)
Born in 1943 in Tehran, Sarir has a BA in Economy from Tehran University, an MA
in Political Science from Faculty of Political Science, and a PhD in Economy from
the University of Economy in Vienna, Austria. He has had continuous cooperation
with the central council of the Association of Iranian Composers, and has composed
original scores for feature films, TV programs and “Lasting Melodies” for more than
4 decades of artistic career. He has been a member of the arbitrary council of the
House of Cinema since establishment, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors
at the Iranian House of Music.
Born in 1964 in Kermanshah, Sokout is a graduate of Cinema from the University of
Art. He is a professor of Cinematography and Lighting at the Faculty of Cinema and
Theater, University of Art, a member of Board of Directors at the House of Cinema
and Vice President of the Association of Iranian Cinematographers.
Feature Films (as DP): The Dead Wave, Saghi, My Little Duckling, A few strands of
hair, Good Luck Bride, Childish, Silence of the Sea, Butterfly, I’m not Bin Laden,
Café Transit (aka Border Café), Gardens of Kandeloos, Secrets, Encounter, Mina of
the Silent City (aka Colors of Memory)
Born in 1963 in Tabriz, Karimi began film production planning and management while
still studying economy. He established “Dega Film” in 1992 and started to produce
and make documentaries and feature films in Iran while cooperating with European
countries in making documentaries. Some of his productions have been screened and
received awards and plaques of appreciation in national and international film festivals
(Fajr, Roshd, Yadegar, IRIB, Vancouver, Marseilles, Amsterdam, etc.) He is one of
the founders of the Association of Iranian Documentary Producers and has acted as
chairman of the board of directors for 5 terms. He is also the member of many guild
committees, assemblies and events, including:
- Member of board of directors of the House of Cinema
- Member of the Association of Iranian Film Producers
- Member of jury in the 3rd Yadegar Film Festival
- Member of the arbitrary academy of the House of Cinema
- Member of the policy revision council for the International Roshd Film Festival
- Member of the documentary jury in the 8th Iran Cinema Celebration
- Member of jury in the 1st Police Film Festival
- Member of the Selection Committee of the Tehran International Short Film Festival
- Member of jury in the Festival of Films on Ashura
- Member of the Selection Committee of the 2nd Urban Film Festival
- Member of Revision Committee for rewriting House of Cinema’s charter
- Member of jury in the 1st Martyr Avini’s Grand Prize
- Member of jury in the documentary and feature film competitions of the 11th Iran
Cinema Celebration
- Member of the Selection Committee of the 1st Cinema Verite, Iran International
Documentary Film Festival
- Member of the Selection Committee of the 1st Jam Film Festival (Buds of Resistance)
- Member of the Cultural Council and Research Council, Secretary of the Documentary
Council of the Documentary and Experimental Film Center of Iran
- Member of the Deliberation Room and the Production Council of the Cinema Department
of the Islamic Propagation Organization’s Art Section
- Member of the Cinema Research Center affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and
Islamic Guidance
- Member of jury in the 1st Rahbaran Film Festival
- Member of jury (cinema competition) in the 12th Iran Cinema Celebration
- Member of the Selection Committee (Iranian cinema competition) of the 27th International
Fajr Film Festival
- Executive Manager of the opening and closing ceremonies of Fajr International
Film Festivals
Born in 1947, Mokhtari graduated from the College of Television and Cinema. He started
to work in Television after receiving his BA in Paris, first as an assistant director
and planner in “The Gallant Men of Tangestan” and “Samak Ayyar” TV series, and then
a continued to work as a documentary writer-director. In 1993, he made his first
feature film titled “Zinat”, which was screened in the parallel section of the 1994
Cannes Film Festival, the Critics’ Week.
Mokhtari is the originator and member of the founding committee of the Iranian Documentary
Filmmakers Association. He was elected Chairman of the Board for the first two terms.
He was also appointed as the Monitoring Officer at the last General Assembly of
the House of Cinema.
Documentaries: The Jockey, Caviar, Baluchi Bread, Tenancy, The Fisherman’s Journey,
Saffron, Molla Khadijeh and her children, Zinat, One Special Day
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