Sadaf Foroughi (born 27 July 1976 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iran

Iran

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ian film maker, video artist and film editor.
Foroughi has a bachelor degree in French literature

French literature

French literature is, generally speaking, literature written in the French language, particularly by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak traditional languages of France other than French. Literature written in French language, by citizens...

. After receiving her master degree in film studies

Film studies

Film studies is an academic discipline that deals with various theoretical, historical, and critical approaches to films. It is sometimes subsumed within media studies and is often compared to television studies...

 from University of Provence

University of Provence

The University of Provence Aix-Marseille I is a public university mostly located in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille. It is one of the three Universities of Aix-Marseille and is part of the Academy of Aix and Marseille.-Overview:...

 in Aix-en-Provence, France, she continued her studies on PHD in film philosophy. She also completed the New York Film Academy

New York Film Academy

New York Film Academy - School of Film and Acting is a film school andacting school based in New York City, Universal City, California, USA and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. NYFA offers short-term film-making and acting courses, as well as one- and two-year conservatory and Master of Fine Arts...

’s film making courses. Her films and video art pieces have been screened in different venues and festivals around the world.

Director

• 2009 : The Kid and the Kite
• 2009 : Shoosh, Lab-e Khat
• 2007 : Féminin, Masculin
  Féminin, Masculin
  Féminin, Masculin is an Iranian documentary film, directed by Sadaf Foroughi, who also co-authored the screenplay with Kiarash Anvari.-Plot summary:In Iran there are different sections for men and women on public buses...
  
  
• 2007 : To be or not to be...
• 2007 : Les Mains Sales
• 2007 : Sara dar dah daghigh-eh
  Sara dar dah daghigh-eh
  Sara dar dah daghigh-eh is an Iranian short documentary film co-produced and directed by Sadaf Foroughi.-Plot summary:...
  
  

... aka Sara in 10 minutes (International: English title)

• 2005 : Nun

... aka Bread (International: English title)

• 2005 : Simple Comme Bonjour
• 2004: Une Impression

... aka An Impression (International: English title)

Editor

• 2009 : The Kid and the Kite (Co-edited with Kiarash Anvari
  Kiarash Anvari
  Kiarash Anvari is an Iranian film maker, video artist and script writer.Anvari received his BA in film making from Sooreh Higher Education Institute in Tehran. In 1998 he got a role in Eugene O'Neill's play, The Hairy Ape, which was the beginning of his experiences as an actor...
  
  )
• 2009 : Shoosh, Lab-e Khat (Co-edited with Kiarash Anvari
  Kiarash Anvari
  Kiarash Anvari is an Iranian film maker, video artist and script writer.Anvari received his BA in film making from Sooreh Higher Education Institute in Tehran. In 1998 he got a role in Eugene O'Neill's play, The Hairy Ape, which was the beginning of his experiences as an actor...
  
  )
• 2007 : Féminin, Masculin
  Féminin, Masculin
  Féminin, Masculin is an Iranian documentary film, directed by Sadaf Foroughi, who also co-authored the screenplay with Kiarash Anvari.-Plot summary:In Iran there are different sections for men and women on public buses...
  
  
• 2007 : Les Mains Sales
• 2007 : Sara dar dah daghigh-eh
• 2005: Nun
• 2005: Simple Comme Bonjour

Producer

• 2009 : The Kid and the Kite
• 2009 : Shoosh, Lab-e Khat
• 2007 : Sara dar dah daghigh-eh
• 2006: Duet (2006 film)
  Duet (2006 film)
  Duet is an 2006 Iranian short mockumentary, filmed in Damavand, Iran and written and directed by Iranian born filmmaker Kiarash Anvari.-Plot:...
  
   (Co-producer)
• 2005 : Nun
• 2005 : Simple Comme Bonjour
• 2004 : Une Impression

Writer

• 2009 : The Kid and the Kite (Story)
• 2009 : Shoosh, Lab-e Khat (Co-wrote with Kiarash Anvari
  Kiarash Anvari
  Kiarash Anvari is an Iranian film maker, video artist and script writer.Anvari received his BA in film making from Sooreh Higher Education Institute in Tehran. In 1998 he got a role in Eugene O'Neill's play, The Hairy Ape, which was the beginning of his experiences as an actor...
  
  )
• 2007 : Féminin, Masculin
  Féminin, Masculin
  Féminin, Masculin is an Iranian documentary film, directed by Sadaf Foroughi, who also co-authored the screenplay with Kiarash Anvari.-Plot summary:In Iran there are different sections for men and women on public buses...
  
  
• 2007 : To be or not to be...
• 2007 : Les Mains Sales
• 2007 : Sara dar dah daghigh-eh
• 2005 : Nun
• 2005 : Simple Comme Bonjour
• 2004 : Une Impression

External links

• Sadaf Foroughi at Berlinale Talent Campus
• Watch Sara dar dah daghigh-eh online at Green Unplugged Online Film Festival
• Sara in 10 minutes at Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
• Sadaf Foroughi at arte.tv
• Why Democracy Films: Feminin - Masculin; A Short Film by Sadaf Foroughi
• WHY DEMOCRACY? Filmmakers Respond
• "Feminin, Masculin" in Documenta Madrid 2008
• "Feminin, Masculin" in LIDF 2008
• "Feminin, Masculin" in Berlinale 2008
• "Feminin, Masculin" in Documentarist, Istanbul, Turkey 2008
• "Feminin, Masculin" in IDF, Institute of Documentary Film
• "Feminin, Masculin" in One World, International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival 08
• "Feminin, Masculin" in Regent Park Film Festival, Ontario, Canada 08
• Féminin, Masculin
  Féminin, Masculin
  Féminin, Masculin is an Iranian documentary film, directed by Sadaf Foroughi, who also co-authored the screenplay with Kiarash Anvari.-Plot summary:In Iran there are different sections for men and women on public buses...
  
   is nominated for the Best Non-European Film Award at Grand Off 2008 in Warsaw
  Warsaw
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• "Feminin, Masculin" won the best short film award from 7th Oxford Brookes University Annual Film and Music Festival, UK 09
• http://www.fhi.duke.edu/2009/04/screensociety-fvd-showcase-why-democracy-13-short-films-on-democracy-wed-april-15-2009/"Feminin, Masculin" in Franklin Humanities Institute
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   at Duke University
  Duke University
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  , Durham, North Carolina
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• "Feminin, Masculin" in VIS Vienna Independent Shorts, Vienna, Austria 09
• "Féminin, Masculin" in Senza Frontiere Film Festival, Rome, Italy 09
• "Féminin, Masculin" in 2nd Cyprus International Short Film Festival 09
• "Féminin, Masculin" in Multicultural Center Prague
• Cinema senza frontiere 2009 and "Féminin, Masculin"