Farbod Khoshtinat (

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: فربد خوش‌طینت; born August 11, 1988) is an LA-based Iranian director, editor and cinematographer.

Career

Farbod founded P.U.C.A., Persian's Underground Cinematic Arts. The Bureau of International Information Programs,

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has announced that Khoshtinat's short film, ATTN: Mr. Democrat, is the 2010 Democracy Video Challenge Winner for the

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and North Africa. Jeff Baron, Staff Writer, America.gov, Washington reported that, "Khoshtinat said that his work on music videos and other underground, unauthorized short films led to an order by the Iranian government about a year ago that he stop making films. Instead, he said by e-mail, he moved to

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to continue his studies. 'I am sure now that I cannot go back to Iran, but here I am safe and sound to work and publicize my art,' he said." He has produced 20 feature films, some of which have premiered at festivals such as Sundance and Cannes including ''A Persian Affair, Love and Fear''. His award-winning short film about democracy in Iran has aired at the United Nations, the Directors Guild of America, and the Motion Picture Association of America, and was personally presented by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Farbod Khoshtinat won the

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for Best Visual Effects for ''

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''. He has also received a prize as one of six winners of the State Department's Democracy Video Challenge in Washington.

Filmography

Feature films

* ''Cultures of Resistance'' (April 2010) – Directed by

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, Cameraman * ''

'' (2012) – Directed by

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, VFX Director

As director

* Two Little Boys (2020)

Notable music videos

* ''Ye Mosht Sarbaz'' (

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) * ''Broken Angel'' (

Arash Arash the Archer ( fa, آرش کمانگیر ''Āraš-e Kamāngīr'') is a heroic archer-figure of Iranian mythology. According to Iranian folklore, the boundary between Iran and Turan was set by an arrow launched by Arash, after he put his own ...

feat. Helena) * ''

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'' (Arash feat.

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) * ''Dasa Bala'' (Arash feat.

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, Aylar, YAG) * ''Trash The Club'' (

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) * ''One Day'' (Arash feat. Helena) * ''Sex Love Rock N Roll'' (''SLR'') (Arash feat. T-Pain) * ''OMG'' (Arash feat.

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) * ''Goalie Goalie'' (

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)

References

External links

Official visual artist website
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''Two Little Boys''- Brooklyn Film Festival

Profile at Hyperleap

An Interview with Director Farbod Khoshtinat
{{DEFAULTSORT:Khoshtinat, Farbod 1988 births Living people Iranian cinematographers Iranian writers People from Tehran Iranian directors Iranian film editors