"Reza Badiyi: Prolific TV Director, Dies at 81", "THE LAST TV TYCOON: Interview with Legendary director REZA BADIYI", "Reza Badiyi, Set Record for Directing Most Hours of Episodic Television", "Reza Badiei dies at 81; prolific TV director", The Interviews: An Oral History of Television, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reza_Badiyi&oldid=1127437729, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox person with multiple spouses, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2018, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 14 December 2022, at 18:15. She is a director and writer, known for 20 Fingers (2004), One 2 One (2011) and 10 + 4 (Dah be alaveh chahar) (2007). What I am very excited about is the next generation of Iranian-American entrepreneurs and the rising stars. Yara Shahidi was born on February 10, 2000 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Camera_department | Its a pro-choice film in many ways. 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. Partner at DCVC ($2Bn VC firm) and author of Super Founders. I am happy to call many of these people my friends and mentors. His father is Iranian and his mother, who was born in Germany, is of German, and some Polish, descent. She is a writer and actress, known for Zoolander 2 (2016), Iron Man 2 (2010) and Trash (2014). Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. How an Iranian-American Rom-Com Is Celebrating Different Ways He made several Daryush Shokof is an artist and film-maker who left Iran in the 1970s for the U.S. and under the name of AliReza Shokoufandeh. Please follow me here on medium and on Linkedin for more posts about tech, startups, Irans startup scene and entrepreneurs. Born in Mashhad, Iran, Navid Negahban's passion for acting led him to Germany where he spent eight years before embarking on Hollywood. WebIranian lobby organization that seeks to advance Tehrans interests in the U.S. Congress, and to influence American popular opinion regarding Iran. Maziar Bahari is known for And Along Came a Spider (2003), To Light a Candle (2014) and The Voyage of the St. Louis (1995). She is married to Mattias Ripa. Its about expectations or projections, all the things we didnt get to do or wish we had done, we project onto the next generation. He graduated from Madison West High School and was a city boys high school tennis champion. A mother-daughter relationship can come with a lot of tension. 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He also composed Clash of the Titans, A Wrinkle in Time, Pacific Rim, Westworld, Gears of War 4 and 5, Medal of Honor, Open Abbas Kiarostami was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1940. Sheila Vand was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. Shortly after graduating from the National Audiovisual School, he made his first short, immediately acclaimed by the local critics. The family had to flee Persia/Iran during the Revolution. Amir Mokri was born in Iran. He then joined the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, where he started a film section, and this started his career Asghar Farhadi was born in 1972 in Iran. I kind of shelved the project for a couple of years and worked on the screenplay on and off. His family moved back to Iran when he was 5 years old. David came to the United States as a teenager and completed high school in the Midwest. To learn more about each of our board members, simply follow the View Bio link below each member. I didnt want to get arrested. Arman Jahangiri: Founder of ResultCare, a digital healthcare company. With a low-budget film, Zandieh said the story was tailored for what she had, including cast. He started acting in Church and school plays at age two; his first role was as Baby Jesus!When he was cast in American Pie (1999), he was sixteen, and was GiGi Hessamian is known for The Young Parking Attendant (2014), Switchboard (2014) and The Orville (2017). IACC proudly announces the winners of the 2022 scholarship program as follows: Among its services to the Iranian-American community, the IACC is proud to have a college scholarship program. At a time when Iran is experiencing so much pain and conflict, especially the women of Iran, this was a beautiful film to watch. WebThe National Iranian American Council (NIAC) is an advocacy group which claims to advocate for nonpartisan action on behalf of the Iranian-American community in domestic and foreign policy issues. 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. But an Iranian one? WebPages in category "Iranian film directors" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 279 total. Board of Directors - Iranian-American Scholarship Fund Every film Ive ever made is about the resilience of women in difficult situations, be it patriarchal societies or governments that are not sympathetic to their situation. [2], Badiyi moved to the United States in 1955, in order to continue his film studies at Syracuse University. She then lucked out with Aghdashloo and Touzie, as she had always pictured Noushas parents as the two prominent Iranian actors. Among his plays are: The Demon and the Bald Hassan, Adam and Eve, The Fisherman's Story, City of Oranges, Majid Majidi was born on April 17, 1959 in Tehran, Iran to a middle class family. The Iranian Revolution thwarted him out of Iran and into the neon lights of the West. Blue Fox Entertainment secured domestic distribution and worldwide rights last February. Her siblings are Katja, Kaj, Kamilla, Ulf Jr and Jean Paul. Samira Khazai; Farnaz His 1999 first feature, 'The Child and The Soldier', has won several national and Kamal Mosaffa-ye Tabrizi is an Iranian film director. Rome Shadanloo was born In Tehran, Iran and grew up in Los Angeles, California.She has appeared on several notable shows and the independent instant classic "A Girl Walks Home At Night". URL and Full Description of Business (up to 6 lines). 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. They went to Israel, then to America where Tami is still based. Its too culturally specific.'. She was forced into leaving school. WebThe Board of Directors of the Iranian-American Scholarship Fund (IASF) is grateful to all who have supported this Scholarship Fund for the past 22 years. Travis Cody, the second of six brothers, was born in Laguna Beach California. Rostami is the founder of the Iranian Academic Association (IAA), Washington DC chapter. The second I would walk in [with the tape], we would be dancing. She does get pregnant by mistake. Soruosh Salehian: Co-Founder/CEO of Aeva. 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. 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. After graduating from high school, Tandees and her family moved to Vancouver, Canada, where she continued her studies in media, television and later on Atossa Leoni was born in October 1977 in Berlin, Germany. Sort by: View: 10 names 1. We always grew up with these big immigrant stories. He is a director and producer, known for Junk (2012), ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction (2009) and In Her Place (2015). [citation needed], Badiyi moved to Kansas to work for Calvin Co., an industrial film production company. Since then, he has been inspired to make movies. 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Its sung by the mother, played by Niousha Noor. So you have your own world and you learn to be American through television. Previously at SnapChat, Payam Banazadeh: Co-Founder/CEO at Capella Space, building space infrastructure, which has raised $12M. Babak Elmieh: Founder/CEO of Nascent Objects acquired by Facebook. So I felt like that should be the heart of it. Its such a myth and some people dont want to be mothers. His latest film "Mitra" is a political thriller that was released at International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2021. The Godfather and Joy Luck Club. All these films, but it was never our stories. Mahyar Salek & Mahdokht Masaeli: Founders of Deep Cell, a prenatal testing biotech company. WebList your business with Iranian American Business Directory! He has a background in medicine, having received a Doctor of Medicine degree, and later broadened his expertise by earning a Postgraduate degree in Marketing Analysis from MIT and a Master's in Artificial Intelligence from the University Actor | I think thats so beautiful. Alarm fr Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei. SAYE YABANDEH is an Iranian-born Hollywood actress focused on using her platform to bring awareness to global issues and to give back to refugees and underserved children and families around the world. He was 13 years old when he met the Swedish filmmaker, 'Ingmar Bergman'. After several years of making short films and working as an assistant director for fellow Iranian film-maker Abbas Kiarostami, Panahi achieved Mohsen Makhmalbaf is known as one of the most influential filmmakers and founders of the new wave of Iranian cinema in the world today.Many of his films like Salam Cinema, A Moment Of Innocence, Gabbeh, Kandahar and The President have been widely well received across the globe and have brought him Dariush Mehrjui was born to a middle-class family in Tehran. 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.. She speaks Persian, Turkish, German, English, Kurdish. They have two children. Weve been vilified in Western media but we also come from a beautiful tradition of Iranian film. He studied mathematics and physics at E.N.M.U. To learn more about each of our board members, simply follow the View Bio link below each member. Naser Taghvai Director | Nakhoda Khorshid Naser Taghvai is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. Sheila is an actor, known for A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014), Argo (2012) and We the Animals (2018). When you become an immigrant, you write your own story, you decide whats your narrative. Iranian American I think thats a struggle. Its been my whole career honestly, from The Color of Love to Circumstance. Its the world Ive always been interested in exploring for audiences. It really is our story. Our mission is providing and broadcasting the Iranian American events & community news, and promoting businesses. I think a lot of people feel that. He graduated from the College of Dramatic Arts and began his professional career as a writer of short TV screenplays and also as a playwright. His father was a lawyer. The Most Visited Iranian-American Website Please fill out the form below and follow the process online, OR call us at Toll Free 888.611.5478 , or email us at info@IranianHotline.com Annual Directory Listing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. 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. He, Maziar Miri, was born on 1 February 1974 in Darband neighborhood in Tehran.He graduated in Film Editing, and started working in Editing Dept of Channel 2 IRIB in 1995. WebThe Iranian-American Scholarship Fund (IASF) is managed by a Board of Directors. Born in 1973, Majid Barzegar has been a major force behind the development and production of a great number of Iranian independent short and feature films, most of which have been awarded and showcased at prestigious international film festivals including Berlinale, San Sebastian, Rotterdam, So Tell us what you think about this feature. At the age of eight, she played in "The Cyclist" directed by her father, Mohsen Makhmalbaf the celebrated Iranian filmmaker.At the age of 17, she directed her first feature titled "The Apple" and She went on to become the youngest Abbas Ali Hatami was born in Tehran, Iran in 1944. She was previously married to Reza. This only fed his hunger to learn more about cinema and the visual arts. Andy Madadian is known for House of Sand and Fog (2003), Guardian Angel (2014) and American Wrestler: The Wizard (2016). He has been married to Bulle Ogier since April 1991. All Rights Reserved. She has since gone on to co-star in sitcoms such as Mulaney (2014), Scream Queens (2015), People of Earth (2016), and New Girl Leyla--AKA Lucky #13 can be seen on several hit network shows, several upcoming motion picture releases, as well as a new nationally televised Budweiser commercial.As Brittany, "the girl on the go in the 310," Leyla Milani adds to her ever growing list of film credits, appearing in this highly Lanna Joffrey was born on September 9, 1977 in Iran. When I was thinking about making an immigrant story, I thought, you know whats so interesting? Pop culture is the way that I learned to be American. 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 To promote and strengthen the ties among Iranian-American business owners and professionals. This film is based on my family. WebThe data show that the Iranian American community is quite diverse in terms of ethnicity, religion and political affiliation. He has over 40 years of experience in the motion picture industry, with featured appearances in more than 90 films. But its a struggle theyve been going through for 40 years of this regime, and with a previous regime in different ways. Amir Khalighi was born in Tehran Iran. The Iranian people have always found a way to have joy. Board of Directors - Iranian American Medical Association - IAMA Maryam Ziaei & Shadi Saberi: Founders of iSono Health, backed by Ycombinator. She was forced to get married. [1] His parents were from Isfahan, Iran. National Iranian American Council (NIAC At the age of 2, his father moved Peyman Maadi was born in 1972 in New York City to an Iranian couple. He became interested in cinema in his teenage years and started his filmmaking education by joining the Youth Cinema Society of Esfahan in 1986 where he made 8mm and 16mm short films. Demonstrations erupted in Iran and across the world after a 22-year-old Kurdish woman named Mahsa Amini died in September after being arrested by Irans morality Before awkward questions and heated comments commence, Alexs mother, Maggie (Rita Wilson), asks about the beautiful calligraphy framed on the wall. He was raised in Manchester, England. After early experiences as a story writer, he One of these short films, "Life in Fog" (1999) is even Rafi Pitts' films have attained acclaim and awards around the globe. He Marjane Satrapi was born on November 22, 1969 in Rasht, Iran. He worked with the Audio Visual Department in Tehran, (Honarhayeh Zeeba), and completed 24 documentary films, prior to leaving the country. Supported the Iran Nuclear Deal of 2015. He also started writing and staging his own plays at the age of eight for school and other public venues. February 28, 2023 Contact: Shannon Kuehn Email: shannon@paaia.org Phone: (202) 828-8370 Washington, DC The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization serving the interests of the Iranian American community, today released the findings of its 2023 National Read More Today marked another milestone for the Iranian-American tech community in Silicon Valley. Mosaffa's mother, Amir Banoo Karimi is also a leading scholar and professor of Persian literature at the University of Tehran (UT) and the Homayoun Ershadi was born in 1947 in Isfahan, Iran. Badiyi was born April 17, 1930, in Arak, Pahlavi Iran. It is the primary mission of the Iranian American Community Center: To foster and promote the Persian culture, art, and history. She was recently Narges Rashidi was born in Iran, settled in 1987 with her family at first in Turkey and a year later to Germany. CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Top 20 Best Iranian Film Directors of All Time. She was an actress, known for Friends (1971), Paul and Michelle (1974) and Successive Slidings of Pleasure (1974). Hundreds of cases of poisonings have been reported It was important for me to have this character. 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. An American of Irish and Iranian decent, she was raised in Iran until the age of ten when she and her family were forced to escape to Paris, then to Los Angeles.She began her stage career at 15 at several theaters in Santa Monica. He was honored by the Directors Guild of America for directing over 400 hours of television. But at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT, which concluded on Sunday, Iranian women's voices were heard. He is a producer and executive, known for Crash (2004), The Illusionist (2006) and Papa Hemingway in Cuba (2015). She began performing at an early age, starring in school plays and community events. Her mother still acts as her personal assistant. They have three children. Founder of the cybersafety organizations WiredSafety, StopCyberbullying and the consulting firm, WiredTrust NIAC was further found by a Federal Appeals Court judge to have withheld over 5500 emails from its outreach director to various parties. Ahead of Sara Zandieh's feature directorial debut, the Iranian-American director explains how 'A Simple Wedding' celebrates multiculturalism and feminism while also breaking down stereotypes. She is an actress, known for The Kite Runner (2007), Eyes (2005) and The Florist (2004). WebIACC is thrilled to hereby announce the 2022 board of directors. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. Watch The Iranian Americans | Prime Video - amazon.com He is a producer and director, known for 99 Homes (2014), The White Tiger (2021) and Fahrenheit 451 (2018). People are still projecting onto Leila what it means. He is an independent director, writer and producer. At 14 he moved to Switzerland and then to New Hampshire. This list may not reflect recent changes ( learn more ). National Iranian American Council It got us through war, immigration, language barriers, and social exclusion, she said. And I feel like any good story starts with a secret. After making a few short films, working as an assistant in the cinema, and editing a few films and serials, He made His first Naser Taghvai is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. 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. It really started to make me think about immigrant identity. Of course, it makes sense. [3][4] Badiyi often worked with Robert Altman. She is the daughter of Manijeh and Hamid Soomekh, who owned a women's high fashion company. Nasim Pedrad (born November 18, 1981) is an American actress and comedian best known for her five seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live (1975) from 2009 to 2014. The IASF Board meets to plan and review the needs of the organization. In films from 1955's Rififi (Rififi ( Anice Alvina was born on January 28, 1953 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. The list of successful Iranian-Americans in Silicon Valley is definitely much larger than the above and I have for sure missed some prominent names in this list. Omid Nooshin was born on May 2, 1974. He is a director and producer, known for Our Lady of the Assassins (2000), Murder by Numbers (2002) and Barfly (1987). She was previously married to Reza. All Board members volunteer their time and resources. Photography, Videography, Video Conversion, Search Engine Optimization, Online Advertising, Dentists - www.IranianAmericanDentists.com, Attorneys - www.IranianAmericanAttorneys.com. Pouya Jamshidi, M.D. I rewrote a lot for Nousha. In 2017 she moved to Boston to finish her Holistic Psychology Degree. I just really felt like I never saw anything that represented us. Bahar Soomekh was born on March 30, 1975 in Tehran, Iran, to a Persian Jewish family. His father, Mozaher Mosaffa is a renowned Persian poet and professor of Persian literature at the University of Tehran (UT). Arash Mokhtar is known for Ramy (2019), New Amsterdam (2018) and FBI (2018). He graduated in Metallurgical Engineering from Karaj Azad University. About the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans - PAAIA WebThe Iranian-American Scholarship Fund (IASF) is managed by a Board of Directors. My cousins were so much braver than me. His credits also include developing the opening montages for Mission: Impossible, Hawaii Five-O, Get Smart, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. His father, Levon was born in Lebanon and raised in Iran where he met his wife Anna, born in Babol, Iran. But I really wanted to see our stories up there. Iranian Directors His debut feature film debut "Bodkin Ras" had it's world premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2016 and Hossein Amini was born in Iran, and when he was 11 years old, he and his family moved to England. His cinema activities began in 1987 with a series of shorts followed by two TV series aimed at young people. Mehdi Samadi: Founder of Solvvy, an AI-based CRM company which was featured in WSJ, etc. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. At age 6, she appeared in the show "Kids Say The Darndest Things" which began her acting career. He is married to Karen Robson. After receiving his high school diploma, he started studying art at the Institute of Dramatic Art in Tehran. She sang soprano with the Voices of Shiva Negar is a Canadian Actress, Model, and Producer, who rose to prominence starring as Annika Ogden in CBS Films/Lionsgate Blockbuster Movie "American Assassin" and made the short list of Variety Magazine's "10 Canadians to watch".Shiva can be seen on numerous Films and Network Television shows Taies Farzan was born in Tehran, Iran. That is what binds the mother and daughter together, in every generation. This year again, IACC is grateful for moregenerous contributions from its munificent supporterstoward IACC'scollege scholarship program. One of these short films, "Life in Fog" (1999) is even Samira Makhmalbaf FilmmakerBorn on February 15,1980 in Tehran. Athar GhassemiCultural Committee ChairView Bio, Mandana GhadamianNetworking Committee ChairView Bio, Radin AmoueiMembership Committee ChairView Bio, Our mailing address is:
He then joined the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, where he started a film section, and this started his career Bahman Ghobadi was born in 1969 in Baneh, in the province of Iranian Kurdistan, near the Iran-Iraq border. Her father, Professor David Stronach, was a notable expert on Persian antiquities. Babak Karimi was born on March 22, 1960 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. Build an influential voice for the Iranian American community through networking, electioneering, and public Shiva Rose was born in Santa Monica, Los Angeles. OIAC is an Iranian-American organization dedicated to the promotion of a free and democratic Iran where human rights are celebrated, where different religions After the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Amir Naderi is one of the most influential figures of 20th century Persian cinema. I think people are speaking their voice and its not just their story. After long trip and so many short movie and documentary she start her Rosie Malek-Yonan is an Assyrian born in Tehran who lives in the U.S. She is an actress, award winning writer, director, producer, published author, documentary filmmaker, a classically trained pianist, composer, and an Assyrian advocate.