Mohammad Reza Fartousi

Mohammad Reza Fartousi is an Iranian independent producer, director and screenwriter who was born in 1982 in Ahwaz. He's a cinema graduate of Iran's Soureh University, a member of the Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture Guilds and has attended the workshops in film-making by Abbas Kiarostami. Most of his films have been shown in respected Iranian and foreign film festivals, receiving many critical acclaims and awards. His films have also been shown in remarkable academic places, namely UCL University of London, Tehran University, Cairo University and the University of St. Andrews. Moreover, a film of his has been shown in United Nations Office at Geneva. He is the founder of Filmival, a film distribution and marketing studio which is aimed at supporting the regional Ind. remarkable filmmakers from Middle East and North Africa and presenting their films to the main film festivals and markets all around the world.