Atefeh Khademolreza

Atefeh Khademolreza is an award-winning writer and director born in Iran and living in Toronto, Canada with over fifteen years of experience making films internationally. She studied under the late maestro, Abbas Kiarostami before immigrating to Canada. Atefeh's films have been screened at prestigious film festivals around the world. Atefeh is the 2021-2022 Writer-in-Residence at the Toronto International Film Festival's (TIFF'21) Micki Moore Residency. She is also an alumnus of the Berlinale Talent Campus (2006), the Asian Film Academy in Korea (2008), the Serbia Interaction Film Camp (2006, 2016), and Reelworld E20 (2019). She also served as a jury member on multiple festivals including the Oscar-qualifying Tehran International Short Film Festival and Writer-in-Residence at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF'22) Micki Moore Residency. Atefeh is driven to tell stories about women, immigration, and identity. Her work explores the experiences of disorientation and reorientation, both culturally and socially. Atefeh holds a Master's Degree in Film Production from York University (2019). She is a member of the Writers Guild of Canada and a member of the Iranian Short Film Association (ISFA).