Fereshteh Taerpour
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Fereshteh Taerpour (born 1953, Tehran
) is an Iran
ian film producer. She also writes children's books, one of which, Adventure of Ahmad and Sara, was translated into Japanese
.
She received her Bachelor in English Literature from University of Literature & Foreign languages. She is the President of “Khaneh”, House of Literature and Art for Young Adults, since 1989. She has been the president of the "Khaneh Cinema", the Iranian alliance of motion guide (2000–2002) and Member of the Board of Directors of “CIFEJ”, the International Center of Film for Children and Young People (2000–2002).
From 1982 to 1991 she was the Head of Writing and Editorial Center of “KANOON”, the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults
in Iran and the first Iranian member of “CIFEJ”, International Center of Film for Children & Young People since 1994.
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
) is an Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian film producer. She also writes children's books, one of which, Adventure of Ahmad and Sara, was translated into Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
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She received her Bachelor in English Literature from University of Literature & Foreign languages. She is the President of “Khaneh”, House of Literature and Art for Young Adults, since 1989. She has been the president of the "Khaneh Cinema", the Iranian alliance of motion guide (2000–2002) and Member of the Board of Directors of “CIFEJ”, the International Center of Film for Children and Young People (2000–2002).
From 1982 to 1991 she was the Head of Writing and Editorial Center of “KANOON”, the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults
Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults
Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults is an Iranian institution with a wide range of cultural and artistic activities in the field of mental and cultural development of children and young adults among its tasks.-History:In consequence of about four decades...
in Iran and the first Iranian member of “CIFEJ”, International Center of Film for Children & Young People since 1994.
Filmography
- Second Woman, Directed by: Cyrus Alvand/ IRAN, 2007
- When All Were Asleep, Directed by: Freidoun Hassanpour/ IRAN, 2006
- Persepolis, a documentary for Arte T.V channel/ German-French, IRAN, 2005
- Bob Aziz, Directed by: Naucer Khamir/ Iran, France, England, Tunisia & Germany, 2005
- It's Winter, Directed by: Rafi Pitts /IRAN, 2004
- Once Upon a Time, Directed by: Iraj Tahmasb & Hamid Jebelli/ IRAN, 2002
- Son of Mary (1999), Directed by: Hamid Jebelli
- Beyond the Veili Directed by: Steven Lawrence and Kim Spencer, /IRAN, USA, 1998
- Bread & Poetry, Directed by: Kiumars Pourahmad/ IRAN, 1994
- Ilia, The Young Painter, Directed by: Abolhasan Davoodi/ IRAN, 1993
- The Shadows of Attack, Directed by: Ahmad Amini/ IRAN, 1992
- Old Men's School, Directed by: Ali Sajadi/ IRAN, 1991
- Patal & Small Wishes, Directed by: Masoud Keramati/ IRAN, 1991
- Golnar, Directed by: Kambuzia Partovi /IRAN, 1990
- The Silence, Directed by: Ali Sajadi /IRAN, 1989
- The Fish, Directed by: Kambuzia Partovi / IRAN, 1988