Hesam Dehghani

Hesam Dehghani

director, producer, writer

Hesam Dehghani was born on Sep 17, 1977 in Iran. Hesam Dehghani's big-screen debut came with One Damn Degree directed by Hesam Dehghani in 2010. Hesam Dehghani is known for Softwaring Hard directed by Alex Sebastian Laibach, Vanda Ciuban Serban stars as Self and Sebastian Deery as Self. Hesam Dehghani has got 15 awards and 19 nominations so far. The most recent award Hesam Dehghani achieved is New York Festivals. The upcoming new movie Hesam Dehghani plays is Trauma which will be released on Jul 18, 2020.

Hesam Dehghani was born on September 17, 1977 in Tehran, as the first child of a physics teacher father and a history teacher mother. As a young boy, he became intrigued with playing the violin.He attended Iran University of Science and Technology in 1995 and studied computer engineering. He made his first student short film, The Incredible Story of the Computer Campus (2000) for the university's Film Center. As a student, he directed 3 more short films, which brought him to the attention of Iran's National TV Organization. He was invited to join The Virtual Studio Project, one of the most important projects in IRIB. He worked both as a technical engineer and a film director.He learned the basics of screenplay writing and film making from his neighbor Ebrahim Hatamikia. he also attended various training courses, including Techniques of Non-Linear Editing in Harris Company's head office in Bracknell, United Kingdom in 2003.Hesam worked in various short and documentary film projects as a writer, director and producer. He became a permanent member of Iran's House of Cinema in 2002 and a member of Young Cineast House' Directors Guild in 2003.After a few years of working as a technical engineer in some film production companies, he returned to his filmmaking career in 2010. His short film One Damn Degree (2010) received international attention and was finally bought by a film distribution company based in Hollywood.Since 2011, he participated in many international projects as a director, producer and production manager.Hesam is a co-founder and manager at Persian Magic Art Group and he is also a Lead Producer in CollabFeature, the international team of independent filmmakers, whose second feature film Train Station (2015) won multiple awards from film festivals around the world.

  • Birthday

    Sep 17, 1977
  • Place of Birth

    Tehran, Iran

Known For

Awards

15 wins & 19 nominations

New York Festivals
2022
Television Programming & Promotion - Television Documentary and Information Programs - History & Society
Winner - Bronze Medal
Lost Empire of Persia (2022)
Art Color Digital Cinema International Film Festival (AC DC IFF)
2021
Feature Film
Winner - Best Feature Film
Trauma: The Darkest Side (2020)
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