Director - Animator

Personal Information

• Full Name: Iraj Mohammadi Razini
• Date of Birth: 31/07/1974
• Country of Birth: Iran
• Mobile: +989355913960
• Email: [email protected]
• Gmail: [email protected]
• Instagram: @iraj_razini

Education

• University: Shahid Rajaiee University of Tehran
• High School: Kermanshah Fine Arts School (Graphic)
• Artistic Activities: Started at the Intellectual Development Center of Children and Adolescents at age 12. Entered Art School at age 15. Completed Filmmaking Course at Iranian Youth Cinema Society.

Workshops

• Teaching stop-motion at Fine Arts School of Tehran and other cities in Iran
• Teaching stop-motion at HAKATOM Festival
• Teaching stop-motion (Animation) at Damghan Art University
• Teaching (Animation) at Maad Film School

Festivals

• Tehran International Short Film Festival (2001-2005, 2017-2021)
• Tehran International Animation Festival (2005, 2017, 2019)
• London Kurdish Film Festival (2013, 2015)
• Black International Cinema Berlin (2014)
• 24th Mediawave International Film and Music Festival (2014)
• 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
• 44th Nashville Film Festival (2013)
• 17th Religion Today Film Festival
• A Long Week of Short Films Shanghai (2016)
• Duhok International Film Festival (2012, 2013, 2016, 2017)
• 29th Exground Film Festival (2015)
• Baghdad International Film Festival (2016)
• MONSTRA Lisbon Animated Film Festival (2023)
• ANIFILM International Film Festival
• Lucania Film Festival Italy (2023)
• Girona Film Festival (2023)
• Slemani Film Festival
• Kirkuk Film Festival Animation

Director - Producer - Animator (Short Animations)

• "And now the MAN" (2013)
• "Simorgh" (2013)
• "Zalzalak" (2016)
• "King's Garden" (2021)
• "Darza" (2017)
• "Khorshid" (2018)

Animation Awards

• Tehran International Short Film Festival: Best Animation (2013)
• London Kurdish Film Festival: Special Jury Award (2013)
• Black International Cinema Berlin: Best Animation (2019)
• Slemani Film Festival: Best Animation (2022)
• Tehran International Animation Film Festival: Best Film of the Fine Arts Department (2014)

Memberships

• ASIFA - Member of the International Animated Film Association
• Member of ASIFA Iran
• Member of the Iranian Short Film Association (ISFA)

Jury

• Slemani International Film Festival
• HAKATOM Film Festival

Director - Producer (Short Films)

• "Limitation" (1992)
• "The Color of Need" (1993)
• "The Board of Life" (1995)
• "Sarisa" (1998)
• "Lover's Adobe" (1999)
• "A Song for Bistoon" (2002)
• "Reflection" (2008)
• "Ghi Ghoo" (2012)
• "Dandelion's Fly" (2012)
• "Lafav" (2015)