Shauheen Daneshfar 31749 Alborz, Iran Website: shauheendaneshfar.com Email: [email protected] Phone: +98-935-431-8933
Education Diploma in Photography at Haft Honar School of Cinema, Karaj (2009) BA in Cinema (Cinematography) at Tehran University of Art, Tehran (2019) A One-Year Course of filmmaking at Iranian Youth Cinema Society (IYCS) Karaj, (2012) A Three-Day Course of Experimental Filmmaking by Dr Ahmad Alasti (2014) A Two-Term Course of Directing in Cinema (Primary to Advance) by Shahram Mokri at Karnameh Art and Cultural Institute (2015) A One-Week Filmmaking Course at Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) Dar-al-Fonun Campus (2017)
Photography: Exhibition Photography Solo Exhibition (Day for Night) at Ag Galerie [Ag Talent Platform] Tehran (2019)
Feature Film Still Photography
Finding Farideh “documentary feature film” (2018) Directed by Azadeh Mousavi and Kourosh Ataei (The elegate of Iranian cinema in Oscar Academy 2020)
The Termite “Experimental feature film” (2019) Competition of the 37th International Fajr Film Festival
Short Film Still Photography
The Third Person (2019) Directed by Pouya Amin Pouri, Winner of best short film at 16th Nahal International Student Short Film Festival
Better Than Neil Armstrong (2019) Directed by Alireza Ghasemi
Like A Good Kid (2018) Directed by Arian Vazir Daftari, In competition of short film “Cinefondation” at the 71th Cannes Film Festival
You’re Still Here (2018) Directed by Katayoun Parmar and Mohammad Rouhbakhsh, Participated in several International film festivals
Lunch Time (2017) Directed by Alireza Ghasemi, In competition of short film “Golden Palm” at the 70th Cannes Film Festival America (2017) Directed by Mehrnoosh Fetrat, Winner of best film at the 20th Diamond Screen Film and Media Arts Festival
Frequency “experimental short” (2014) Directed by Alireza Ghasemi, Nominated for best Experimental film at the 13th Nahal International Student Short Film Festival
Madness (2016) Directed by Raha Amirfazli
Scallop (2015) Directed by Farhad Taheri
The Pass (2014) Directed by Pouria Pishvaei and Omid Shams, winner of “Desire and hope” prize form the 33rd Tehran International Film Festival
Vow in the Sludge “Documentary short” (2013) Directed by Hossein Fazaeli about “White Nights” film directed by Farzad Motamen
Crowded City (2012) Directed by Hossein Fazaeli Manesh
Theatre Photography
Voicelessness (2019) Directed by Dr Azadeh Shahmiri
The Maids (2019) Directed by Ali Akbar Alizad
Secretly from Tehran (2018) Directed by Mojtaba Karimi
Beckett repertoire (2016) Directed by Ali Akbar Alizad
Mountain Language (2015) Directed by Ali Akbar Alizad Asylum (2015) By Ehsan Shayan Fard We came, You were absent, We left (2012) Drected by Reza Haddad One Minute Silence (2010) By Ida Keikhaei
Documentary Photography Photojournalism, Street Photography, Portrait
Advertising Photography Products, Industrial, Events
Major in Analogue
Minor in Digital
Cinematography: Director of Photography “Shine a light” Documentary Short (2018) [16mm Analogue] [It has been also my Bachelor’s degree thesis] Director of Photography “Ancient Cradle of Civilization” Documentary TV Series [7 Episodes] (2018) [Digital] Directed by Hamed Azizi, Ordered by National Documentary TV channel of Iran
Director of Photography “Alter Ego” Drama-Experimental Short (2017) [16mm Analogue] Directed by Reza Emamian Director of Photography “Genesis” Drama-Experimental Short (2016) [Digital] ) Directed by Mojtaba Pou Abdollah, In competition of Experimental Short Films at the 13th Nahal International Student Short Film Festival
Assistant Cinematographer “Vow in the Sludge” Documentary short (2013) Directed by Hossein Fazaeli Manesh
Assistant Cinematographer “Crowded City” short film (2012) Directed by Hossein Fazaeli Manesh
Directing Cinema Writer, Producer and Director: “Shine A Light” documentary short (2018) [Still Not Released Officially] once has been Screened at commemorate ceremony of professor Ali Loghmani (DOP)
Writer, Producer and Director: “Without Even” Silent Experimental Short (2015) In competition of short films at the 11th Nahal Student Short film Festval, In competition of Experimental short films at the 31st Tehran International Short Film Festival, and the 1st Globe International Silent Film Festival Video
Trailer for Theatre: The Maids by Jean Genet (2018) Directed by Ali Akbar Alizad
Trailer for Theatre: Mirza Reza’s Rifle is on the Wall…, by Mohammad Toluei (2017) Directed by Mohammad Ashkanfar
Trailer for Theatre: Beckett Repertoire by Samuel Becket (2017) Directed by Ali Akbar Alizad
Trailer for Theatre: Secretly from Tehran by Mojtaba Karimi, (2017) Directed by Mojtaba Karimi, Winner of best Performance at the 18th Iran International University Theatre Festival
Trailer for Theatre: Mountain Language by Harold Pinter (2016) Directed by Ali Akbar Alizad Advertising video: Café and Restaurant, etc. (2016-)
Film Festival Actuality Director of 12th Nahal International Student Short Film Festival (2015) Director of Commemorate Ceremony of 15th International Nahal Student Short Film Festival (2018) Juror of 4th Haft Honar school short film festival (2018) Juror of 3rd Globe International Silent Film Festival “creativity prize” (2017) Juror of 2nd Globe International Silent Film Festival “creativity prize” (2016)
Other Film Industries
Production Manager of “Finding Farideh” Feature Documentary (2017) Awards have been mentioned previously.
First Assistant Director and Planner of “Elephant Shadow” short film (2017) Directed by Arman Khansarian, Winner of “best directing” from the 34th Tehran International Film Festival Production Manager of “Shortcut” short film (2015) Directed by Alireza Ghasemi and Alireza Esfandiadnejad, Winner of “Jury Prize” at 13th Nahal International Student Short Film Festival
Teaching Teacher (Photography, Cinematography and Lighting) at Haft Honar school of cinema (2016-) Educational counselor and assistant teacher (Dramatic Arts Creativity and Photography) at Afarinesh institute of art (2014-2015) Summer course (Recognition of Analogue Image and Film Species) at Amir Kabir University of technology, Tehran (2018)
Research and Lecture Lecturer (Exploiting analogue instruments in Astrophotography) in TWAN international congress at Amir Kabir University of Technology, Tehran (2017)
Attendance in workshops and conferences
Cinematography Workshop by Luca Bigazzi (2019) Fajr International Film Festival
Conference on Independent Cinema by Godfrey Cheshire (2018) Fajr International Film Festival
Conference on Analogue and Digital Cinema by Dr Akbar Alami (2018) Iranian Art and Experience Cinema
Cinematography Workshop by Katsumi Yanagijima (2018) Fajr International Film Festival
Film Producing and Promoting by Guillaume de Seille (2017) Fajr International Film Festival
Cinematography Workshop by Mahmoud Kalari (2017) Fajr International Film Festival
Film directing Workshop by Alexander Sokurov (2017) Fajr International Film Festival
Script Writing Workshop by Asghar Farhadi (2017) Fajr International Film Festival
Pitching Workshop by Mehrdad Oskuei (2016) Tehran International Film Festival
Editing Workshop by Abbas Ganjavi (2014) Iranian Youth Cinema Society
Corporations Iranian Youth Cinema Society IYCS (2012-) Community of Silent Filmmakers CSF (2016-) 84 Theatre Group (2015-) Nahal Student Film Festival Academy (2015-)
Achievements Appreciation from cultural department of “Art University of Tehran” for holding commemorate ceremony of professor Ali Loghmani (DOP), as director of the event (2018) Winner of best Still Photography at 14th Nahal International Student Short Film Festival (2017) Nomination of best Still Photography 13th and 15th Nahal International Student Short Film Festival (2016) and (2018) Appreciation from cultural department of “Art University of Tehran” for producing the promotion video for 50th anniversary of Cinema and Theatre faculty (2016)
Appreciation from cultural department of “Art University of Tehran” for holding 12th Nahal Student Film Festival as director (2015) Appreciation from Municipality of Karaj, Alborz (2015)
Skills Analogue film developing process (Black & white and Color) Analogue photo printing process (Black & White and Color) Film Editing (Montage), Photo Editing, Color Correction, Photo Retouch Lighting, Chroma Key, Professional film Scanning
Software Proficiency Major: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Light Room, Adobe Premiere Minor: Da Vinci
In Progress Projects: Shots of a silent hall (Documentary-Experimental short film) about one of the oldest theatre halls in Tehran, Built in Qajar age (2019) [35mm Film]
Interests Art, Literature, Poetry, Painting, Theatre, Sculpture, Architecture, Music
Hobbies Swimming, Reading Books, Travelling, Night Walking
Languages Persian (Mother Tongue), English