Band Bazi (2021)

In 2021-2022, Nima Bank, directed Bandbazi, the biggest music competition for bands that hosted bands from all over Iran. The competition had more than a thousand bands registered and a total of hundred and ten bands were chosen by the selection committee to participate in the audition phase. Bandbazi was hosted by Omid Hajili; one of the very well-known artists in Iran, along with four respected and experienced judges Alireza Assar, Omid Nemati, Mehraveh Sharifinia, and Behrooz Saffarian. This show was streamed on Filmnet. Filmnet, founded in 2014, is a newly re-constructed VOD service currently active in the country of Iran with thousands of Iranian Movies and TV shows ready to be streamed. Nima Bank was the director, producer and set designer/decorator of this TV talent show. Bandbazi, raised the bar high in Iran, as the biggest TV talent show production ever to be created in the country and pushing the boundaries and crossing the line in Iran, in particular with the musical restrictions and laws in Iran. He described the competition as "The Easiest Way to Stardom".