Firoozeh Fozouni

Born in Tehran, Iran, Firoozeh is a poet, author, visual artist and musician. She left Iran in 2014 to seek refuge in the UK, as an artist in exile. A member of the recognised Classical Persian Music Society, she is a Master of Classical Persian Setar and Persian song. Firoozeh has published 5 books of poems, which have been translated to German, French, Spanish and Chinese. She is a recognised visual artist by galleries and critics in Iran. Now based in Manchester, she has conducted charity and benefit concerts in conjunction with other prolific musicians for organisations such as UNICEF, and has contributed to several successful theatrical productions in Manchester with CAN, PANDA ​and Commonword.​ She is currently in the process of translating her written works into English.

Valeriia Lukianets

Valeriia Lukianets is Ukrainian actress and film director who has been displaced from Ukraine to Manchester in May 2022. As she settles in the UK, Valeriia continues to deliver her creative work and projects with different communities and organisations around the city as an actress, film director, drama facilitator and creative practitioner.

Peyman Mandegar

I started making films in 1996. Right then the Iranian security forces

detained me and I was imprisoned till 1997. Since then I have been

prohibited from making films or being employed by any governmental

department nor am I allowed to do any activity. That’s why I have made 12

shorts so far. I am interested in participating in your channel and wish to

present my films on television. My films are not permitted in IRAN.

 


 

SHORT FILMS:

  • PROTECTOR – 1999 – 14 min
  • NICK OF TIME – 2000 – 23 min
  • SOUTH – 2000 – 25 min
  • INFECTION – 2001 – 24 min
  • CONFESSION – 2002 – 5 min
  • CODEINE – 2005 – 20 min
  • THE TEMPEST – 2004 – 25 min
  • COLLECTION – 2005 – 24 min
  • RESURRECTION – 2007 – 20 min
  • UNLAWFUL – 2009 – 20 min
  • SENSORSHIP – 2010 – 20 min
  • SUPPRESS – 2013 – 31 min
  • THE TORTURE – 2023

FUTURE FILM:

  • HOLY CRIME – 2024 (Filming is in progress)

TV SERIAL:

  • THE CITY OF GOOD DOERS – 2003
  • THE SUNSHINE CITY – 2006
  • THE CITY OF GOOD – 2010
  • THE SWEET TEA- 2011
  • GMT TO ABADAN’S TIME – 2023

DOCUMENTARY:

  • MINES OF KHOOZESTAN – 2001
  • FOOTPRINT – 2006
  • CENTRAL MOSQUE OF KHORAMSHAHR – 2009
  • BIOGRAPHY OF MOAZEN ZADEH ARDEBILY – 2009
  • WITH STARS – 2009

CLIP MUSIC:

  • KISH PARTY 1 – 2001
  • KISH PARTY 2 – 2001
  • FARHAD – 2007
  • REMEMBERING A FRIEND – 2008
  • ABADAN – 2013

ASSISTANT IN CINEMA:

  • MERCEDES – DIRECTOR: MASOUD KIMIAIE – 1997

PHOTOGRAPHER IN CINEMA:

FLATMATE – DIRECTOR: MEHRDAD FARID – 2007

SOME OF AWARDS:

  • BEST SHORT FILM IN IRANIAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL: SOUTH – 2000
  • BEST SHORT FILM IN IRANIAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL: INFECTION – 2001
  • BEST SHORT FILM IN IRANIAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL: CODEINE – 2002
  • NOMINATE BEST SHORT FILM 8TH THE IRANIAN ALLIANCE MOTION
  • PICTURE GUILDS: THE TEMPEST – 2003
  • BEST FILM ASOLO SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ITALY: CODEINE – 2005
  • BEST FILM PRIX PLONK SWITZERLAND: COLLECTION – 2007
  • BEST FILM KIMERA ITALY: RESURRECTION – 2010
  • BEST EUROP SHORT FILM ROHIP INDIA – 2023

 


 

Haleh Jalali

International prize winner Haleh has been a professional theatre maker with over 25 years experience. She studied theatre at Tehran Art University and since internationally with diverse group from universities to communities as a teacher and facilitator for stage theatre work. As a professional actor she has acted on long running TV series and is trained in TV and Radio.

Haleh is the leader of Odyssey theatre group which is an independent cross countries theatre collective in Manchester. She specialised in find the talents in who likes to act and give them strength to them.
She is also a portrait photographer and worked as a festival judge in both field, theatre and photography.

  • Previous employers includes The Royal Exchange Theatre and …
  • She is a published poet and a keen of Soofi dance.
  • She also has been a teacher in theatre and myths for 20 years.

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