Mr. Alireza Raiisian


Born in 1955 in Tehran. Graduate of Seda Va Sima Faculty in film direction. Head of the Association of Iranian Film Directors. Member of the Art Academy. Once, a member of the Fajr Film Festival Jury, and three times a member of the Cinema House Film Festival.

Filmography: 16 mm short " The Third Possibility" (thesis for graduation with high grade), the short documentary "Molk-e-Rey" (Tokyo and Montreal Film Festivals), producer of more than ten short documentaries along with directors such as Jafar Panahi, Bahman Kiarostami, Hassan Makhmalbaf, Manouchehr Tayyab… that have been presented in many film festivals like Locarno, Tokyo, Chicago, Marseille, …

Feature Films: Assistant director of " The Cold Roads" and " Report of a Murder" (both presented at Montreal Film Festival), screenwriter and director of "Reyhaneh" (1989) which was presented at some film festivals such as Montreal, Berlin, Nantes, and Turin.
Director of " The Journey" written by Abbas Kiarostami (1996) shown at San Sebastian, Sao Paulo, Hong Kong, and London Film Festivals
Director of "The Deserted Station, based on a story by Abbas Kiarostami, and a screenplay by Kamouzia Partovi (2002), partially financed by French Cultural Ministry (Fond Sud Foundation).

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