Manoosh Nabavi

Manoosh Nabavi was born in Tehran, Iran. Nabavi grew up in an artistic family; her father Reza Nabavi a cinematographer, and Sholeh Tehrani, a production designer and costumer, were her biggest influences. The young Nabavi started working in the movie and entertainment industry at the age 10, quickly progressing herself to starting her own media company at the age of 18. She continued her career path in Tehran until 2010 when she immigrated to Los Angeles, California. During Nabavi's first couple years in Los Angeles, she established herself as an international award winning photographer. Her work was showcased around the world in several cities such as Moscow, Tokyo, Thailand, Paris, Los Angeles, and New York. In addition to her esteemed international exhibitions, Nabavi has received various photography awards such as the PX3 bronze award in Paris 2014, Mosco International Foto Awards (MIFA) 2014 and 2015, Tokyo International Foto Award (TIFA) in 2014, and the Exposure award in 2015 which resulted in her work being displayed at the Louvre Museum in Paris. As time progressed and Nabavi reached new heights, she was awarded as one of the 'Top 6 Photographers in LA' by Expertise Publication three years in a row and 'Top 10 Talented Photographers in LA' by Create Fixate and MOPLA in 2012. With these headlines under her belt, she quickly progressed to being published as a cover photo of Apparel News for LA Mode 2017, Eastern Eye Magazine UK 2013, Photographer's Forum magazine 2015, Photography Vibes 2011, LA Fashion week 2017 and 2019, Porsche Design Magazine 2017, and ESCADA 2017 Nabavi's other focuses in the film and TV industry have been Producing, Casting, and Live Event Coordinating. She's coordinated over 40 massive live shows internationally in her tenure. Lastly, Nabavi was pinnacle in helping open a motion picture studio in Los Angeles called Cinema Town Studios to bring it to life. Being an enthusiastic filmmaker herself, it was important to her to help create a space that can give back to the eager independent film community.