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Pourya Azarbayjani Dow
About :
"Pourya Azarbayjani Dow is a filmmaker and writer with a mission to be both a great father and a storyteller who respects humanity."
Major Awards and Honors:
2019 GOLD WINNER for Hometime -Telly Award-GENERAL- ONLINE
2018 Boston Museum of fine art award for Feast of Sorrow
2017 Jury Award for Arvand - Fajr Film Festival - Tehran, Iran
2017 Best War and Peace Film for Arvand - Jaipur Film Festival - Jaipur, India
2016 Best Screenplay Award for Tajrish… An Unfinished Story - Casa Asia Film Festival - Barcelona, Spain
2014 Jury Award for Everything is Fine Here - Sonoma International Film Festival - California, USA
2014 Best Feature Film for Everything is Fine Here - Monaco International Film Festival - Monte Carlo, Monaco
2014 Best Producer for Everything is Fine Here - Monaco International Film Festival - Monte Carlo, Monaco
2014 Human Rights Award for Everything is Fine Here - Monaco International Film Festival - Monte Carlo, Monaco
2014 Best Actress for Everything is Fine Here - Monaco International Film Festival - Monte Carlo, Monaco
2013 Best Feature Film for Everything is Fine Here - Anchorage Film Festival - Anchorage, Alaska
2010 Best Screenplay for A Love Story for Rahmat - Fajr Film Festival - Tehran, Iran
2009 Best Director for Water and Mirror - Fajr Film Festival - Tehran, Iran
2008 Jury Award for Unfinished Stories - Warsaw film festival - Warsaw, Poland
2008 Best First Feature Film for Unfinished Stories - Third Eye Film Festival - Mumbai, India
2008 Best TV Commercial for Maskan Bank Tenerife Film Festival - Canary Islands, Spain
2007 Best First Feature film for Unfinished stories - Fajr Film Festival - Tehran, Iran
In addition to the above awards, my feature films have been programmed in international film festivals including the Toronto Film Festival (2007), the Montreal World Film Festival (2013, 2014), the Rotterdam Film Festival (2008), the Chicago Film Festival (2008), the Denver Film Festival (2008,2016), the Gothenburg Film Festival (2008), the Tiburon Film Festival (2008), the Anchorage Film Festival (2013), the Eko Film Festival (2014), the Warsaw Film Festival (2008), the Monaco Film Festival (2014), the Jaipur Film Festival (2016), the Dallas International Film Festival (2015), the Durban International Film Festival (2008), the Dhaka International Film Festival (2016), the Casa Asia Film Festival (2016), among others.
Directing for Film and Television:
2019-2022 Barf Biseda Mibarad ( Snow Falls Silently) 100-episode TV Series. Produced by Mohammadreza Shafiey. Distributed by IRIB
2018 Jashne Deltangi (Feast of Sorrow). Feature Film. Produced by Ali Ghaem maghami. Distributed by Bahman Sabz Co.
2017 Navare Zard (Yellow Line). 23-episode TV Series. Produced by Mohammadreza Shafiey. Distributed by IRIB.
2016 Arvand (Arvand). Feature Film. Produced by Mahdi Davari. Distributed by Crossfade Films.
2014 Tajrish...Natamam (Tajrish ...an Unfinished Story). Feature Film. Produced by Mahdi Davari. Distributed by Crossfade Films. 2013 Inja Hame Chiz Khoob Ast (Everything is Fine Here). Feature Film. Produced and distributed by Pourya Azarbayjani.
2011 Asheghaneh Ei Baraye Sarbaz Vazife Rahmat (A Love Story for Rahmat). TV Movie. Produced by Mahdi Abedin. Distributed by IRIB. 2010 Ebrahim va Atash (Ebrahim and Fire). TV Movie. Produced by Ramin Abbasi Zadeh. Distributed by IRIB.
2010 Jumong Nameh (About Jumong). Feature Length Documentary. Produced by Visual Media Institute. Distributed by Visual Media Institute
2009 Piremard va Donya (The Old Man and The World). Feature Length Documentary. Produced by Mohammad Davoudi. Distributed by IRIB.
2008 Doordast (Far Away). Produced by Mohammad Davoudi. Distributed by IRIB.
2008 Ab va Ayeneh (Water and Mirror). TV Movie. Produced by Kiumars Pourahmad. Distributed by IRIB.
2007 Ravayathaye Natamam (Unfinished Stories). Feature Film. Produced by Pourya Azarbayjani. Distributed by Katayoon Shahabi.
TV commercials:
In addition to my work on the aforementioned films and television projects, I have also served as a creative director, writer, and director for over 530 TV commercials produced by Aftabnet Ad Co. in Tehran from 2003 to 2018. Currently, I continue to work in this capacity for Conductor Productions in Boston, MA.
Writing for Film and Television:
2018 Jashne Deltangi (Feast of Sorrow). Feature Film. Produced by Ali Ghaem Maghami. Distributed by Bahman Sabz Co.
2016 Arvand (Arvand ). Feature Film. Produced by Mahdi Davari. Distributed by Crossfade Films.
2014 Tajrish...Natamam (Tajrish ...an Unfinished Story). Feature Film. Produced by Mahdi Davari. Distributed by Crossfade Films. 2013 Inja Hame Chiz Khoob Ast (Everything is Fine Here). Feature Film. Produced and distributed by Pourya Azarbayjani.
2011 Asheghaneh Ei Baraye Sarbaz Vazife Rahmat (A Love Story for Rahmat). TV Movie. Produced by Mahdi Abedin. Distributed by IRIB. 2010 Jumong Nameh (About Jumong). Documentary. Produced by Visual Media Institute. Distributed by Visual Media Institute.
2009 Piremard va Donya (The Old Man and The World). Documentary. Produced by Mohammad Davoudi. Distributed by IRIB.
2008 Doordast (Far Away). TV Movie. Produced by Mohammad Davoudi. Distributed by IRIB.
2007 Ravayathaye Natamam (Unfinished Stories). Feature Film. Produced by Pourya Azarbayjani. Distributed by Katayoon Shahabi.
Producing for Film and Television:
2013 Inja Hame Chiz Khoob Ast (Everything is Fine Here). Feature Film. Produced by Pourya Azarbayjani. Distributed by Pourya Azarbayjani.
2007 Ravayathaye Natamam (Unfinished Stories). Feature Film. Produced by Pourya Azarbayjani. Distributed by Katayoon Shahabi.
Editing for Film and Television:
2013 Inja Hame Chiz Khoob Ast (Everything is Fine Here). Feature Film. Produced and distributed by Pourya Azarbayjani.
2010 Jumong Nameh (About Jumong). Documentary. Produced and distributed by the Visual Media Institute.
Directing for Theatre:
2006 Barf Biseda Mibarad (Snow Falls Silently). Produced by Pourya Azabayjani and Mona Sartoveh.
2006 Bad Harkoja ke Bekhahad Mivazad (Anywhere the Wind Blows). Produced by Pourya Azarbayjani and Mona Sartoveh.
Writing for Theatre:
2017 Nameh haye Asheghane az Khavarmiyaneh (Love Letters from Middle East). Directed by Kiomars Moradi.
2012 Shahre Bedoneh Aseman (The Skyless City). Directed by Kiomars Moradi.
2009 Yek Samfonyeh Nakook (The Tuneless Symphony). Directed by Atila Pesyani.
2006 Barf Biseda Mibarad (Snow Falls Silently). Directed by Pourya Azarbayjani.
2006 Bad Harkoja ke Bekhahad Mivazad (Anywhere the Wind Blows). Directed by Pourya Azarbayjani.
Short Story Compilations:
2008 Roya Ke Nabood (Roya Was Absent). Published by Nila Co. Tehran, Iran.
2004 Madar Toye Ghabe Aks (Mother in The Frame). Published by Nila Co. Tehran, Iran
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