He developed his knowledge of cinema by watching films at the theater where he worked as a boy, reading film criticism, and making relationships with leading film critics. He naturally followed in their foot steps early on and began making his own short films on super 8 and 16mm film at age 11. He is a cinematographer and writer, known for Man of Steel (2013), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) and Lord of War (2005). Amir Mokri was born in Iran. She was forced into leaving school. She stars Tala Ashe stars as Zari Adrianna Tomaz in The CW series "DC's Legends of Tomorrow." In 2005 she attended in Los Angeles the Master Class with MK Lewis. Hossein labored away as actor/director with the legendary Theatre Grand Guignol in Montmartre, then spent several years on the "legitimate" stage. Naser Taghvai was born in Abadan, Iran. Bobby Naderi was born in Tehran during the Iran/Iraq war, his youth consisted of a refugee/gypsy upbringing due to the political unrest in the region. He has over 40 years of experience in the motion picture industry, with featured appearances in more than 90 films. The film was finally produced by Mainstay Entertainment and made its world premiere at the L.A. Film Festival in 2018. An award-winning international film actress and producer, Saye has been in over 34 films and Mania Akbari was born in 1974 in Tehran, Iran. The Iranian Revolution thwarted him out of Iran and into the neon lights of the West. Its such a myth and some people dont want to be mothers. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. WebAmerican-Iranian Council, Inc. (AIC) is a non-profit independent research and educational institute. His start in the arts came at the age of 17 with his theatrical lead in the UJ Production of "Our House" then laid dormant until his productions of two successful Los Angeles Marco Khan(lian) is a true citizen of the world. He started his film career on 3D IMAX films BARRY NAVIDI - PRODUCER As a producer, friend, and confidant to some of the greatest legends of world cinema, Barry Navidi has been privileged to work with John Huston, Lauren Bacall, Robert Mitchum, Michael Caine, Paul Scofield, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, John Hurt, Sean Connery, Kami Asgar was born on May 26, 1965 in Iran. Padideh Kamali-Zare and Kaveh Vejdani: founded Darmiyan, a YC-backed software platform to detect Alzheimers disease. The IASF Board meets to plan and review the needs of the organization. Robert Ravanshenas: Senior associate at Maven Ventures. Pitts' first feature, Season Five (1997), premiered in the Venice Film Festival. Camera_department | Shortly after graduating from the National Audiovisual School, he made his first short, immediately acclaimed by the local critics. Dorianne Pahlavan is known for Argo (2012) and Sunday (2013). In films from 1955's Rififi (Rififi ( Anice Alvina was born on January 28, 1953 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. What I am very excited about is the next generation of Iranian-American entrepreneurs and the rising stars. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. Contributing to and supporting the careers of Iranian American legal practitioners and law students is another main objective of the IABA. This year again, IACC is grateful for moregenerous contributions from its munificent supporterstoward IACC'scollege scholarship program. We collaborated, and he was like, I feel like my character would want to do this. I rewrote a lot for the parents. Farhad Safinia was born in 1975 in Tehran, Iran. Supported the Iran Nuclear Deal of 2015. His family moved back to Iran when he was 5 years old. [1] He was invited by the United States Department of State to continue his studies in America after winning an international film award for Flood in Khuzestan. She co-starred as CIA analyst Fara Sherazi on seasons three and four of the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning drama Homeland (2011), for which she shared a 2015 SAG Award nomination in the Outstanding Performance by an Asghar Farhadi was born in 1972 in Iran. He was raised in Manchester, England. NIAC is steered by a volunteer Board of Directors made up of leaders from across our community. He graduated in Metallurgical Engineering from Karaj Azad University. WebIranian American Business Directory Search for a Business Join Iranian American Business Directory A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Accountants Adult Day Care The second I would walk in [with the tape], we would be dancing. Or simply an immigrant/first-gen one, even more so. The IASF Board meets to plan and review the needs of the organization. Iran can now make nuke material in 12 days, Pentagon says. One of these short films, "Life in Fog" (1999) is even Rafi Pitts' films have attained acclaim and awards around the globe. Actress | Nicole, the daughter of two prominent Iranian-American journalists, Nader Sadighi and Shahla Arasteh, grew up in London, England.She has worked with Producer Georgia Masters (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) whom she'd worked with previously on the BAFTA nominated 'One Night Stand' starring Catherine was born in London, but she moved to California with her Iranian mother at the age of two. WebDr. She attended UCLA Garen Petrossian is an actor known for Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job and I don't Clean(2009), Expendible (2008), The Hurricane in the Rosegarden (2007).Growing up he wanted to follow in his father's footstep and be a Civil Engineer which he did and received a degree in Bachelor of Science Maz Jobrani was born on February 26, 1972 in Tehran, Iran. She was previously married to Reza. Noushas mother, Ziba (Shohreh Aghdashloo), explains that it is a poem written in Farsi by the 14th-century Persian poet Hafez as she declares, the greatest poet of all time. The stanza reads, Long live love, for I have not heard a more merrier word than love.. Lets take look at some of the most prominent founders, funders, and executives in tech of Iranian heritage. He was born March 27th of Armenian parents in Tehran, Iran. It really is our story. He died on August 20, 2011 in Los Ramin Djawadi is an Iranian-German film score composer known for composing the hit HBO series Game of Thrones and the Marvel films Blade: Trinity, Iron Man and Eternals. Yara Shahidi was born on February 10, 2000 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He began his career with still photography Marziyeh Meshkini Born in 1969 in Tehran. He is the writer Mosaffa was born in Tehran, Iran. Badiyi was born April 17, 1930, in Arak, Pahlavi Iran. Nousha falls fast when she meets Alex, an artist, activist and DJ living in an old warehouse. He was raised on the East Coast and graduated from UCLA's school of Theater, Film and Television in 2004. Its too culturally specific.'. Babak was born to parents who were both Writers and Filmmakers. Its about expectations or projections, all the things we didnt get to do or wish we had done, we project onto the next generation. Casselberry, FL 32707. As an actor, Max has numerous film and television credits including NBC's Heroes, regular appearances on Comedy Central's Mind of Mencia, Netflix original Behrouz Vossoughi is one of Iran's most legendary actors. He has over 18 years of experience in design, management, research, and teaching in the field of mining, tunneling, civil infrastructure, and underground construction. He is a producer and director, known for 99 Homes (2014), The White Tiger (2021) and Fahrenheit 451 (2018). Reza Zadeh: Founder of Matroid, a computer vision company. WebIran has given birth to some great movie directors over the years, many of who have gone on to direct popular comedies, dramas, horror movies and more. Planning, organization and review of current projects are discussed during monthly Ive always wanted to do our great immigrant story thats so Persian, thats a mix of laughing, crying, dancing and eating! To advocate justice and equality for the Americans of Iranian heritage. One of these short films, "Life in Fog" (1999) is even Samira Makhmalbaf FilmmakerBorn on February 15,1980 in Tehran. He became a full-time artist in Germany where he Marjane Satrapi was born on November 22, 1969 in Rasht, Iran. I kind of shelved the project for a couple of years and worked on the screenplay on and off. As to why she went the rom-com route, Zandieh explained that the film was initially a family dramedy but she turned to rom-com to best portray her colorful characters. You know its funny, I was talking to a friend of mine who is Iraqi and does a lot of drag performances and they were saying were working on a project together Oh, do you think what were doing is gonna piss people off? And I said, You know whats so interesting, our existence is itself radical. The family had to flee Persia/Iran during the Revolution. [5], This is list showing a selection of entertainment directed by Reza Badiyi, in order by start date. She is an actress, known for Road to Perdition (2002), Greenberg (2010) and Eleventh Hour (2008). She was then 16 years old. WebThe Iranian-American Scholarship Fund (IASF) is managed by a Board of Directors. Babak Elmieh: Founder/CEO of Nascent Objects acquired by Facebook. She studied Cinema in Makhmalbaf Film school for 8 years. After graduation she moved to Berlin and studied acting. You reinvent yourself So I really started to think of my mother and I as a sort of reflection of each other and all the stories of my mythology as an immigrant coming here. At 14 he moved to Switzerland and then to New Hampshire. He was born in Tehran, with his parents having moved there from Tabriz. When I was thinking about making an immigrant story, I thought, you know whats so interesting? I just couldnt start anything else. The mythology is that you just know and that is not always the case for everybody. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Amour (2012), Se7en (1995) and Delicatessen (1991). WebList Of Top Iranian Directors. WebIranian lobby organization that seeks to advance Tehrans interests in the U.S. Congress, and to influence American popular opinion regarding Iran. He graduated from the Academy of Drama in Iran. A mother-daughter relationship can come with a lot of tension. She is married to Mattias Ripa. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. Theres a scene in A Simple Wedding, a new Iranian-American romantic comedy by Sara Zandieh, that captures the films spirit. in this list or successful entrepreneurs who dont work in Silicon Valley like the world-renowned Anousheh Ansari. To name a few I would list: Falon Roz Fatemi: Founder/CEO of Node.io with $18M+ funding (Mark Cuban is an investor!). Its a struggle. WebMajid Sadeghpour is currently the Political Director of the organization. To represent the Iranian-American community before the elected governmental officials. They want to extinguish joy and thats not possible. He developed his knowledge of cinema by watching films at the theater where he worked as a boy, reading film criticism, and making relationships with leading film critics. Zandieh says all of these relationships, plus Noushas journey to self-actualize and Alexs progressive gender politics, resulted in a romantic comedy that still pushed the issues I care the most about, which are multiculturalism and feminism., The artists job is to reflect what they see, she added. She travel around the world and she is fascinated by people. She makes a conscious decision to be a mother. [2][6] He later won various awards, including the Humanitas Prize for an episode of Cagney and Lacey. Copyright 2003 - 2023 Iranian Hotline, LLC . All Rights Reserved. Our mission is providing and broadcasting the Iranian American events & community news, and promoting businesses. It was a way for me to create the full circle. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Iranian-American or must have references showing they are Iranian American. Of course, it makes sense. WebThe IABA has grown to be the largest national organization of Iranian-American legal professionals, with multiple chapters nationwide, and continues to grow in other states. Iranian authorities have announced an investigation into a series of suspected poison gas attacks on girls schools. He studied sociology. She does get pregnant by mistake. They have two children. She says no, Im going to do it my way. He began his career with directing, writing and editing short films in 1980. and then went on to get a masters degree in management from U.D. She made her Broadway debut when she originated the role of the Leper in Rajiv Joseph's Pulitzer Prize nominated and multi Tony award accoladed play " The Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo" opposite Robin Williams. I know people think pro-choice is about having an abortion. No God but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, Frederick S. 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