Atefeh Khademolreza is a graduate of SOOREH University with a BA Degree in Cinema Directing and she holds a Master’s degree in Animation, and a second Masters in Film Production from York University in Canada. Atefeh worked as a freelance director and writer in Iran and Canada. During 14 years, besides directing 2 feature fiction films for TV and 20 short films, she was involved in some short films as a producer, editor and director’s assistant. She attended different kinds of international film festivals and sometimes she was nominated or won prizes. After all, she is ready to make her first professional fiction feature film for cinema.

 

Awards

2013 Won First Prize for the best editing, 7th Parvin Etesami Film festival. (IRAN)

Improvisational Life

2012 Diploma of merit for the best experimental, 6th Parvin Etesami Film festival. (IRAN)

Resonance

2012 Diploma of merit for achievements in short filmmaking, 29th Tehran International Short Film Festival. (IRAN)

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2011 Golden Butterfly of Best child actor, 25th International Children Film Festival. (IRAN)

Once open a time

2011 Won First Diploma as the best Fiction Film, XIII International film and TV Festival «DetectiveFEST». (Russia)

Are you a cop?

2011 Nominated for the Golden Lotus as the best experimental film, 5th Parvin Etesami Film Festival. (IRAN)

Dream of Dragonfly

2011 Diploma of merit for directing “Are you a cop? “From president of the affairs international center (IRIB)

Atefeh Khademolreza

2010 First Prize for the best short experimental film, 1st Tarighat national short film festival. (IRAN)

Resonance

2010 Won Second prize as the best director, 1st Hemghadam short film festival. (France)

Dream of Dragonfly

2010 Won the First prize for cinematography and second prize for editing, 1st Haghadam Film Festival. (France)

Empty Fish Bowl

2010 Won the Golden Lotus, 4th Parvin Etesami Film Festival. (IRAN)

Empty Fish Bowl

2010 Selected as the best short film, ChelCheragh Magazine. (IRAN)

Empty Fish Bowl

2010 First prize for the best short film, Sun and Mirror Film festival. (IRAN)

Walk in the paradise

2009 Won First Prize for the best editing, 26th Tehran International Short Film Festival. (IRAN)

Resonance

2008 Won First Prize for the best directing, 3th international urban film festival. (IRAN)

Resonance of a city

2008 Won the best prize of sound designing, 12th great celebration of Iranian cinema .( In part of Iranian Short Film Festival). (IRAN)

Dream of Dragonfly

and Nominated as the best experimental film, the best cinematography and the best Editing from 12th great celebration of Iranian cinema .( In part of Iranian Short Film Festival). (IRAN)

2008 Won the best prize of experimental short film and Nominated as the best directing, 25th Tehran International Short Film Festival. (IRAN)

Dream of Dragonfly

2008 Won the best prize of experimental short film, 6th Image of the year film festival. (IRAN)

Dream of Dragonfly

2008 Won the best prize for script writing, 3rd Police Film Festival. (IRAN)

Empty Fish Bowl

2008 Receiving Bronze Medal, Austria's 36th Festival of Nations in the city of Ebensee. (Austria)

Empty Fish Bowl

2008 Receiving Bronze Medal, UNICA Film Festival. (Tunisia)

Empty Fish Bowl

2008 Won Diploma, VI rahvusvaheline harrastusfilmide festival Tallinn. (Estonia)

Empty Fish Bowl

2008 Won the best experimental short film, 2nd Parvin Etesami Film Festival. (IRAN)

Café 469

2008 Diploma of merit as one the most successful young filmmakers in Iran from Art and culture organization of Teheran municipality.

Atefeh Khademolreza

2008 Asian film Academy (AFA) scholarship in Korea. Made a short film “One last goodbye” as a writer and editor

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2008 New York Film Academy (NYFA) scholarship from Asian film academy (AFA) as the best student.

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2007 First Prize for the best short film and First Prize for the best Cinematography, 7th Local Youth Cinema Festival. (IRAN)

Empty Fish Bowl

2007 First Prize for the best short film, 11th great celebration of Iranian cinema.(In part of Iranian Short Film Festival). (IRAN)

Empty Fish Bowl

2007 First diploma for the best directing, audiences’ prize for the best film, 24th Tehran international short film Festival (IRAN)

Empty Fish Bowl

2007 Nominated as the best Script, CINEMA VERITE film festival. (IRAN)

Inside the circle

2007 First prize for the best short film, 5th Azra National film Festival. (IRAN)

Walk in the paradise

2006 Won first prize, Slow Food on Film Festival. (Italy)

Café 469

2006 Won First prize of critics and Nominated for the best experimental short film, 23th Tehran international short film Festival. (IRAN)

Café 469