Born in 1990 in Bojnourd, he started his career as a filmmaker when attending the filmmaking courses of Iran's Young Cinema Society in 2007. He also got a B.A in film directing and a M.A in dramatic literature from the Cinema & Theatre Faculty of Tehran University of Arts. After some experiences in making short films and working as an assistant director in a couple of short and long features and TV series, he continued his career with a focus on documentary films and he has directed a mid-length documentary titled "From Iran,A Separation" in 2013, and a feature documentary titiled "Finding Farideh" in 2018, which both were acclaimed in different festivals around the world and received some awards. Also, he is member of association of Iranian documentary producers.

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Kourosh Ataee

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Writer

Producer

Second Unit or Assistant Director