Mahdi Bemani Naeini
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Mahdi Bemani Naeini is an Iran
ian film director
, cinematographer
, TV news producer
and photographer.
For the first time he touched camera at the age of ten when he developed and printed his first photos personally in his home made atelier.
Throughout his early teens, Mahdi Bemani made amateur 8 mm movies with his family and friends. His films widely intended and presented in domestic and international film festivals and by the time he was 17, he gained many national and international prizes.
He graduated from IYCS, Iranian Young Cinema Society in 1984 where he experienced filmmaking
and photography
systematically. He holds an M.A. in International Economic Relations.
as Central Asia's news producer in Tajikistan.
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 director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
, TV news producer
News producer
A news producer is one of the most integral members of any news-production team. The news producer takes all the elements of a newscast and compiles them into a cohesive show....
and photographer.
Early life
Born into an Iranian middle class family in Mashad on November 3, 1968.For the first time he touched camera at the age of ten when he developed and printed his first photos personally in his home made atelier.
Throughout his early teens, Mahdi Bemani made amateur 8 mm movies with his family and friends. His films widely intended and presented in domestic and international film festivals and by the time he was 17, he gained many national and international prizes.
He graduated from IYCS, Iranian Young Cinema Society in 1984 where he experienced filmmaking
Filmmaking
Filmmaking is the process of making a film, from an initial story, idea, or commission, through scriptwriting, casting, shooting, directing, editing, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a theatrical release or television program...
and photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
systematically. He holds an M.A. in International Economic Relations.
Career
Before 2008, he worked for several IRIB TV channels in Iran as an independent producer and filmmaker. In 2008, he was assigned by Press TVPress TV
Press TV is a 24-hour English language global news network owned by the Iranian government. Its headquarters are located in Tehran, Iran, with bureaux in Beirut , Damascus , London , Seoul and Washington DC ....
as Central Asia's news producer in Tajikistan.
Filmography
- Ascent (1984)
- Silence (1985)
- Teacher's lesson (1985)
- To the dust again (1988)
- Those days (1991)
- Dream (1992)
- Statue (1993), documentary film.
- Smell of Wheat (1993), documentary film.
- Nowruz (1998), documentary film.
- Holiday (1998), documentary film.
- Cross Country (2000), animation.
- Straggle (2001), animation.
- One day for all (2001), animation.
- One Two Three (2002), animation.
- Pendulum (2002)
- City of God (2004), music video.
- Un Amore Grande (2005, Language: Italian), music video.
- Re-reading (2005), documentary film.
- Time contrast (2006), documentary film.
- Rumi's dance (2007), music video.
- Kindness (2007), music video.
- My prospect (2007), music video.
- Breeze of Moulian River (2008), documentary film.
- Documents of a letter (2008), documentary film.
- Vivaldi Azalia (2010), music video.
- Beads of Memories(2010), documentary film.