Mini biography

Farhad Mehranfar _{(November 27, 1959, Bandar-e Anzali, Gilan, Iran )}

Farhad Mehranfar was born on November 27th, 1959 in Bandar-e Anzali. He has studied cinema at the film-Theatre faculty of the University of Art in years 1977-1985.

Mehranfar has made more than 50 documentary films and 4 long films, most of which he has wrote and edited besides directing.

Most of Mehranfar’s films have been rewarded in national and international festivals.

In 2000, he was granted the first rate art license by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.

They include: Koaj, Feast of the Sunni, Lambs Are Born in Snow, That Night When ... , Land of Green Dreams, My Birds and I and Children of the Marshes.

His features are: Paper Airplanes and THE Tree of Life and The Legend of Love. 

Farhad Mehranfar, a graduate of the Cinema College, has already made some 30 documentaries and three feature films, Paper Airplane, Tree of Life, and Legend of Love.

In all his films, he has been concerned with Iranian national culture, thus attempting to unearth and revive what is unknown about this culture.

Though his films have never been publicly screened in Iran, many critics and festivals have praised them.

"Any filmmaker's prime concern is to firstly address and relate to his own nation". 


1.  Selection of Documentary films

. Kowaj (1985)
. the kid fishermen (1086)
. Talesh (1987)
. coal making (1988)
. the lambs are born in the snow (1988)
. the night in which ( Gilan earh quake) (1990)
. the roots (1990)
. Zieran (1993)
. the girl of corn-poppy mountains (1994)
. Gilan, the land of the green dream (1995)
. a class in the mist (2002)
. chemistry ( Water, Wind, Fire, Soil) (2002)
. the new year (2006)
. Water ( Documentary Series, 13 episodes) (2006)
. Deylaman, The Paradise Lost (2007)
. Deylaman, The Unreachable Land (2007)
. The Anthem Of Water

2.  Selected Feature films

1996  Paper Airplanes      
1997  The Tree of Life         
1999  The Legend of Love
2001  The Winter song 

3.  Other Activities:

Establisher of Dehkhoda publications in Bandar Anzali
One of the establishers of Bandar Anzali film club
Cinematographer of the 16 mm film ‘ The Threshold ‘ by Alireza Gharooyani
Re-establisher and manager of Rasht film club
Executive secretary of Cinamaye Javan local festival and Omid photograph festival
Executive secretary of the Iran Annual Photograph Festival, Rasht
Art director of ‘ Life and Nothing Else’ by Abbas Kiarostami
One of the members of the jury of Iran long films in the 17th Fajr film Festival
One of the members of the jury of documentary films in the 21th Fajr film Festival
One of the members of of the jury of documentary films in the 22th Fajr film Festival
One of the members of the jury in the international part of Roshd film Festival
One of the members of the jury in the 2nd International Short film Festival of Isfahan
One of the members of the jury in of the documentary films in Filme Shahr Festival

Director - Selected filmography

1. The Dream of Water | Khab-e Ab (2016)
   
2. On the Wings of Imagination | Sarzamin-e Raha (2013)
   
3. The Winter Song | Ghate-ye zemestani (2002)
   
4. The Legend of Love | Afsaneh-e eshgh | Tcherike-ye Hooram (2000)
   
5. Tree of Life | Derakhte Jaan (1998)
   
6. I and My Birds - Man va parandehayan (1997)
   
7. Paper Airplanes - Mooshak-e Kaghazi (1997)
   
8. The lambs are born in the snow (1989 | Documentary, Short)
   
9. CHARCOAL COOKERS | Zoghal Pazan (1988 | Documentary, Short)