Abbas Ranjbar is a contemporary film composer, director and producer of several movies and shows for private companies and

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organization in

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Biography

Abbas Ranjbar was born in 1960 in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

. He received his bachelor's degree in

Visual Arts The visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, filmmaking, design, crafts and architecture. Many artistic disciplines such as performing arts, conceptual art, and textile arts al ...

from the

University of Tehran The University of Tehran (Tehran University or UT, fa, دانشگاه تهران) is the most prominent university located in Tehran, Iran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as its research and teaching pro ...

in 1982, his master's degree in cultural management from the

Allameh Tabataba'i University Allameh Tabataba'i University (ATU; �ælɒːˈme tæbɒːtæbɒːˈʔiː fa, دانشگاه علامه طباطبائی, ''Danushgah-e 'lâmh-e Tâbatâbai'') is one of the largest and the leading specialized public university in humanities and ...

in 1985. He serves as a faculty member of Iran's

Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research The Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR) ( fa, جهاد دانشگاهی) is an Iranian private non-governmental higher education institution established in 1980. Mission ACECR engages in innovative research and developmen ...

( fa, جهاد دانشگاهی), the director of Sadaf Film, a leading private film making company and a member of the visual effects institute, Faradid Group. Ranjbar has a daughter and a son, who are both married.

Career history

* Head of Artwork office of Iran's

( fa, جهاد دانشگاهی) at

Sharif University of Technology Sharif University of Technology (SUT; fa, دانشگاه صنعتی شریف) is a public research university in Tehran, Iran. It is widely considered as the nation's most prestigious and leading institution for science, technology, engineering, ...

, 1988-1991. * Head of department of Television at the central office of Iran's

( fa, جهاد دانشگاهی), 1991-1996. * Founder and Dean of the academic institut
''Rasaam Higher Education Institute''
( fa, رسام هنر), 1995-2000. * Administrative Assistant of cultural section in Tehran municipality, 1998-2000. * Designer and consultant fo
houses''
for towns in Tehran, 1999-2002.

Awards and honors

Abbas Ranjbar has participated in numerous film and theater festivals as a jury member. Also his works have been nominated in several festivals. Hereunder are some representatives: * Golden Statuette Award as the best director for the theater play ''Purple Cloak'' ( fa, خرقه ارغوانی) in the 2nd Fadjr international theater festival * Golden Statuette Award for the best play and the best director for the theater play ''Gray bundles'' ( fa, خوشه های خاکستری) in the 5th Fadjr international theater festival * A plaque for the film ''Tiam'' ( fa, تیام) in short films festival, Isfahan, 2007.

References

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