To advocate justice and equality for the Americans of Iranian heritage. Our mission is providing and broadcasting the Iranian American events & community news, and promoting businesses. As Pejman Nozad eloquently puts, The Persian Mafia in Tech gets $70B bigger!. He died on August 20, 2011 in Los Ramin Djawadi is an Iranian-German film score composer known for composing the hit HBO series Game of Thrones and the Marvel films Blade: Trinity, Iron Man and Eternals. I worked with them and I did a ton of rewriting for them, especially for Houshang, the father. WebFoster a greater understanding of Iranian Americans and their culture. Dorianne Pahlavan is known for Argo (2012) and Sunday (2013). I grew up in an insular community. 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She was recently Narges Rashidi was born in Iran, settled in 1987 with her family at first in Turkey and a year later to Germany. After receiving his high school diploma, he started studying art at the Institute of Dramatic Art in Tehran. Mosaffa's mother, Amir Banoo Karimi is also a leading scholar and professor of Persian literature at the University of Tehran (UT) and the Homayoun Ershadi was born in 1947 in Isfahan, Iran. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. He then joined the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, where he started a film section, and this started his career Asghar Farhadi was born in 1972 in Iran. Pouya Jamshidi, M.D. Highly partisan organization that supports Democratic Party candidates and agendas. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. You know, the film ends with the Persian version of Girls Just Want to Have Fun. Its sung by the mother, played by Niousha Noor. Her parents were Ulf Bjrlin (a Swedish conductor and composer, known to be the world's most active opera composer during the 20th century) and Fary Bjorlin. Naser Taghvai was born in Abadan, Iran. You reinvent yourself So I really started to think of my mother and I as a sort of reflection of each other and all the stories of my mythology as an immigrant coming here. He developed his knowledge of cinema by watching films at the theater where he worked as a boy, reading film criticism, and making relationships with leading film critics. Thats the same thing when youre an immigrant. He became well known when in 1969 he directed his second film, Gheisar (1969), which was considered a turning point in the Iranian cinema; he depicted the ethics and morals of the romanticized poor working class of the Croesus' Treasure (1965) genre Bahman Ghobadi was born in 1969 in Baneh, in the province of Iranian Kurdistan, near the Iran-Iraq border. He is married to Marianne Khondji. Board Chair Attorney, Venable LLP NIAC Action is Like the actress [Kamand Shafieisabet] who plays young Shirin is 14 she was telling me how meaningful it is to see all these protests around the world as they struggle. All my parents friends were Persians. He graduated from Madison West High School and was a city boys high school tennis champion. After early experiences as a story writer, he He has been married to Laura Regan since 2007. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Amour (2012), Se7en (1995) and Delicatessen (1991). The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. She is married to Mattias Ripa. I just felt compelled to tell a story that was nuanced and personal and flew in the face of the rhetoric that was being touted. She is a descendant of one of the oldest and most prominent Necar Zadegan is a versatile actress known for a career on stage and screen. Born in Mashhad, Iran, Navid Negahban's passion for acting led him to Germany where he spent eight years before embarking on Hollywood. Its a pro-choice film in many ways. As Nadia Bjorlin was born the fifth out of six children. David Diaan has built an impressive career as an Iranian American Actor, Writer, and Producer. She speaks Persian, Turkish, German, English, Kurdish. The son of orchestra conductor Andr Hossein, Paris-born Robert Hossein was trained at Ren Simon's acting school. This only fed his hunger to learn more about cinema and the visual arts. Mehdi Samadi: Founder of Solvvy, an AI-based CRM company which was featured in WSJ, etc. It was important for me to have this character. He became interested in cinema in his teenage years and started his filmmaking education by joining the Youth Cinema Society of Esfahan in 1986 where he made 8mm and 16mm short films. Its becoming an international story where people are stating that we are Iranian women too. This list may not reflect recent changes ( learn more ). In 2017 she moved to Boston to finish her Holistic Psychology Degree. Kaweh Modiri (1982) is a Dutch writer/ director of Iranian descent. Andy Madadian is known for House of Sand and Fog (2003), Guardian Angel (2014) and American Wrestler: The Wizard (2016). They have three children. Previously founded Genius. Perhaps his most famous work was crafting the title visualisation (i.e., the opening and closing credits) for the original Hawaii Five-O. Habib Zargarpour graduated from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design with Distinction after receiving a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of British Columbia. Robert Ravanshenas: Senior associate at Maven Ventures. She does get pregnant by mistake. He also directed the definitive "fashion show" sequence of the third season of the popular Doris Day Show. The film follows Nousha, who has a habit of sabotaging her relationships and frustrating her parents, as she is their only hope for a real Iranian wedding. [3][4] Badiyi often worked with Robert Altman. He graduated from the Academy of Drama in Iran. Planning, organization and review of current projects are discussed during monthly I just really felt like I never saw anything that represented us. For there to be LGBTQIA+ representation as well in an Iranian film is so refreshing. Leila, of course, does not get pregnant on purpose. I just felt like I needed to release this story into the world, Zandieh said. He naturally followed in their foot steps early on and began making his own short films on super 8 and 16mm film at age 11. For instance, Noushas character was initially more timid; after casting Grammy, Zandieh restructured the character to match her actors rambunctious personality Celine Dion impersonations and all. In May 2010, Badiyi was honored at UCLA for his 80th birthday and his 60th year in the entertainment industry. While at Newcastle he played American football for the UK national Nicholas Guilak was born in Houston,Texas and raised in La Jolla, California, moved to Los Angeles in 1991 and received his Bachelors of Arts from USC in Theatre, Humanities and Film. I think thats so beautiful. Amir Mokri was born in Iran. WebList your business with Iranian American Business Directory! He has been married to Preetha since 2006. I dont know how to write anything else. She is married to Mattias Ripa. Reza Sayed Badiyi (also known as Reza Badiei; Persian: ; April 17, 1930 August 20, 2011) was an Iranian-born American film and television director. and then went on to get a masters degree in management from U.D. Photography, Videography, Video Conversion, Search Engine Optimization, Online Advertising, Dentists - www.IranianAmericanDentists.com, Attorneys - www.IranianAmericanAttorneys.com. Dr. Majid Rafizadeh, an Iranian-American political scientist, Harvard-educated, and president of the International American Council. He graduated in Metallurgical Engineering from Karaj Azad University. All Rights Reserved. I think thats a struggle. We collaborated, and he was like, I feel like my character would want to do this. I rewrote a lot for the parents. Hossein labored away as actor/director with the legendary Theatre Grand Guignol in Montmartre, then spent several years on the "legitimate" stage. Samira Khazai; Farnaz They were like Nah, screw them! and go to the parties. Theres a scene in A Simple Wedding, a new Iranian-American romantic comedy by Sara Zandieh, that captures the films spirit. He is married to Winnie Mokri. We learned to be American by watching TV. To me, it was important that thats part of the conversation of choice. But she has a choice. In the mid-1970s he received the Golden Ribbon of Art award from the reigning Shah of Iran. Nikka Far is known for Argo (2012) and Paranoid Activity (2011). SAYE YABANDEH is an Iranian-born Hollywood actress focused on using her platform to bring awareness to global issues and to give back to refugees and underserved children and families around the world. She was born in Dubai, United Arab Emirates to Iranian parents and later moved to Canada. More specifically, OIAC supports the 10-point plans by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi [5] for a democratic Iran that aligns with security for America and peace in the Middle East and beyond. This brings our total to 369 scholarships awarded to date. He is an actor and editor, known for The Salesman (2016), The Past (2013) and A Separation (2011). Pop culture is the way that I learned to be American. In 2005 she attended in Los Angeles the Master Class with MK Lewis. Hundreds of cases of poisonings have been reported An award-winning international film actress and producer, Saye has been in over 34 films and Mania Akbari was born in 1974 in Tehran, Iran. As the film shows, from when I was a little kid, even when I was in high school or college it was like you couldnt show one piece of hair and then people would push the boundary. WebThe National Iranian American Council (NIAC) is an advocacy group which claims to advocate for nonpartisan action on behalf of the Iranian-American community in domestic and foreign policy issues. (Each sibling have a Actress | He graduated from university with a degree in fine arts before starting work as a graphic designer. Rabeah Ghaffari is an Iranian-born writer and filmmaker. Ghaffari's debut novel "To Keep The Sun Alive" was selected for the Indie Next List and Samira was born in Los Angeles, California. In the 1970s at age 20, she achieved nationwide stardom in her homeland of Iran, starring in some prominent pictures such as The Report (1977) directed by the renowned Abbas Kiarostami, which won critics awards at the Golshifteh started her acting career in theater at the age of 6 and has always kept a strong link with theater, but it was at the age of 14 that she acted in her first film The Pear Tree (1998), for which she won the prize for the Best Actress from the international section of the Fajr film Nazanin Boniadi is rapidly making her mark in both film and television. Tell us what you think about this feature. IACC They reside side by side in the film. Throughout the film, we see love story after love story unfold new love budding between Nousha and Alex, love found later in life by Noushas uncle Saman (Maz Jobrani) and Maggie, love built over time in the arranged marriage of Ziba and Reza (Houshang Touzie), as well as the tumultuous love that comes with blending families. The list of successful Iranian-Americans in Silicon Valley is definitely much larger than the above and I have for sure missed some prominent names in this list. In addition, according to the 2000 U.S. Census, Iranian Americans are perhaps the most highly educated community in the country, with household incomes that considerably exceed that of the U.S. population at large. He received his Bachelors in Theater from University of Tehran's School of Bahram Beizai started skipping school from around the age of 17 in order to go to movies which were becoming popular in Iran at a rapid pace. Its a struggle to know what that means and thank God we have the ability to define what that means. This year again, IACC is grateful for moregenerous contributions from its munificent supporterstoward IACC'scollege scholarship program. IACC proudly announces the winners of the 2022 scholarship program as follows: Among its services to the Iranian-American community, the IACC is proud to have a college scholarship program. They went to Israel, then to America where Tami is still based. He then joined the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, where he started a film section, and this started his career Bahman Ghobadi was born in 1969 in Baneh, in the province of Iranian Kurdistan, near the Iran-Iraq border. He is a writer and producer, known for Apocalypto (2006), The Professor and the Madman (2019) and Boss (2011). At age 6, she appeared in the show "Kids Say The Darndest Things" which began her acting career. WebDirector | Taxi Jafar Panahi (Born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly identified with the Iranian New Wave film movement. His father, Levon was born in Lebanon and raised in Iran where he met his wife Anna, born in Babol, Iran. I didnt want to get arrested. She attended Trinity High School and Southern Methodist University, studied opera and majored in English. He came to the United States in the mid '70s and joined the Persian Theater Group and traveled extensively through out the US, Anthony Azizi started his career many years ago, as a child, acting in plays for the Touchstone Theater run by Bill and Bridget George in Bethlehem, PA. Rostami is the founder of the Iranian Academic Association (IAA), Washington DC chapter. He was born March 27th of Armenian parents in Tehran, Iran. He has a background in medicine, having received a Doctor of Medicine degree, and later broadened his expertise by earning a Postgraduate degree in Marketing Analysis from MIT and a Master's in Artificial Intelligence from the University Actor | Nasim Pedrad (born November 18, 1981) is an American actress and comedian best known for her five seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live (1975) from 2009 to 2014. She is an actress, known for Alarm fr Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996), Traveling Light (2021) and Blackstone (2023). It was important for me that she [Leila] doesnt reject her culture and she doesnt reject her identity because of her queer identity. His start in the arts came at the age of 17 with his theatrical lead in the UJ Production of "Our House" then laid dormant until his productions of two successful Los Angeles Marco Khan(lian) is a true citizen of the world. Mahbod Moghadam: Founder of Everpedia, a next-gen encyclopedia. Theyve given so much up for us to have a different life than they had.What was your goal with exploring motherhood through Shirin and Leilas stories? He showed interest in painting miniatures, music, and playing santoor and piano. The mythology is that you just know and that is not always the case for everybody. To represent the Iranian-American community before the elected governmental officials. By this marriage to Turner he was the stepfather of actress Jennifer Jason Leigh and Carrie Morrow. To name a few I would list: Falon Roz Fatemi: Founder/CEO of Node.io with $18M+ funding (Mark Cuban is an investor!). In 2009, he was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Noor Iranian Film Festival in Los Angeles, and after his passing in 2011, the festival made the award his namesake. Her collaborative fiction with artist Shirin Neshat was featured in "Reflections on Islamic Art" and her documentary, "The Troupe", featured Tony Kushner. Dancing through the Iran-Iraq war when I was a little kid and we would go back and forth [between Iran and the U.S.] and smuggle tapes. 66. She is an actress, known for RoboCop (2014), Alfie (2004) and The Book of Henry (2017). Barbet Schroeder was born on August 26, 1941 in Tehran, Iran. He was a writer and director, known for Last Passenger (2013), Kill Switch (2017) and Invade. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Zandieh says her feature directorial debut aimed to show the different ways love can exist.A Simple Wedding, in select U.S. theaters and on VOD this Valentines Day, includes plenty of examples. WebThe data show that the Iranian American community is quite diverse in terms of ethnicity, religion and political affiliation. She died on November 10, 2006 in Paris, France. Ali Kashani,: Founder of Lux.io (AI in food company) acquired by PostMates and now an executive at PostMates. A high-level Defense I think thats a difference in the two different cultures. Its been my whole career honestly, from The Color of Love to Circumstance. Its the world Ive always been interested in exploring for audiences. Adjunct Professor at Stanford. His family moved back to Iran when he was 5 years old. Copyright 2003 - 2023 Iranian Hotline, LLC . This was an independent film made outside the Hollywood system with private equity, Zandieh said. To learn more about each of our board members, simply follow the View Bio link below each member. Adrian Pasdar was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to Rosemarie Pasdar (ne Sbresny), who owns a travel agency, and Homayoon Pasdar, a prominent heart surgeon. He became interested in cinema in his teenage years and started his filmmaking education by joining the Youth Cinema Society of Esfahan in 1986 where he made 8mm and 16mm short films. The relationship between the Iranian American population and the surrounding population since the 1979 revolution appears to be one characterized by fear and prejudice on the one side, and by anger and sadness on the other. WebSAYE YABANDEH is an Iranian-born Hollywood actress focused on using her platform to bring awareness to global issues and to give back to refugees and underserved children After several He was previously married to Tania Harley, Barbara Turner and Gwendolyn M Dennis. When her parents discover that she and Alex are living together before marriage, chaos unspools as they prepare for her wedding. I mean, I loved Good Times growing up because it was like this family struggling in New York and that seemed pretty close to us, or Eight Is Enough. When I got older, all these huge films that were so influential to me, from The Godfather to Namesake to My Big Fat Greek Wedding I took a lot of joy in them. An American of Irish and Iranian decent, she was raised in Iran until the age of ten when she and her family were forced to escape to Paris, then to Los Angeles.She began her stage career at 15 at several theaters in Santa Monica. At the age of 2, his father moved Peyman Maadi was born in 1972 in New York City to an Iranian couple. OIAC is an Iranian-American organization dedicated to the promotion of a free and democratic Iran where human rights are celebrated, where different religions His father is Iranian and his mother, who was born in Germany, is of German, and some Polish, descent. Ben Nader: Founder/CEO Butterfleye, a security solutions company with $4M+ in funding. Its too culturally specific.'. I kind of shelved the project for a couple of years and worked on the screenplay on and off. Omid Nooshin was born on May 2, 1974. His debut feature film debut "Bodkin Ras" had it's world premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2016 and Hossein Amini was born in Iran, and when he was 11 years old, he and his family moved to England. He was the father of three children which included Mina, Alexis and Natasha.[6][5]. What always surprises me is how similar we all are, she said. IACC is thrilled to hereby announce the 2022 board of directors. He was raised in Manchester, England. [1] He graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in filmmaking. Pop culture is the way I taught Americans what Iran was about and what I learned about what Iran was. He is a producer and director, known for 99 Homes (2014), The White Tiger (2021) and Fahrenheit 451 (2018). Nousha falls fast when she meets Alex, an artist, activist and DJ living in an old warehouse. He was honored by the Directors Guild of America for directing over 400 hours of television. With a low-budget film, Zandieh said the story was tailored for what she had, including cast. She is a former NFL cheerleader and a descendant of a 19th-century Persian Shah. But its been the case forever theyve been fighting against expectations. WebNIAC is steered by a volunteer Board of Directors made up of leaders from across our community. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Iranian-American or must have references showing they are Iranian American. He began his career with still photography Of Iranian descent, he was born in Boulder, Colorado, and grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. After two years of college in Massachusetts, Shaun transferred to USC where he graduated.Toub has received accolades for several of his appearances in over 100 Marshall Manesh was born in Iran. Up until I was shooting, I was rewriting, honestly. Its been ongoing for women. He graduated from university with a degree in fine arts before starting work as a graphic designer. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He was born in Tehran, with his parents having moved there from Tabriz. https://getbook.at/superfounders. And I feel like any good story starts with a secret. That means shes constantly fighting against the status quo. Sheila Vand was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. The film premieres Jan. 21 at Sundance. He is the writer Mosaffa was born in Tehran, Iran. 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