Zahra Dowlatabadi
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Zahra Dowlatabadi (September 14, 1962 in Tehran
, Iran
) is an Iranian filmmaker. She received her Masters degree at USC
in Film Studies in 1986. She has been tapped by ASIFA-Hollywood
to produce the 39th Annie Award
s which will be taking place at UCLA’s Royce Hall
on Feb. 4th 2012.
Dowlatabadi’s most recent film credit is as an executive producer
on the documentary entitled Lady of Roses (2008) written, produced and directed by Mojtaba Mirtahmasb.
Dowlatabadi partnered with Catherine Winder
to write Producing Animation. Published by Focal Press
in 2001 and translated in Chinese, Korean and Persian, the 2nd edition of Producing Animation was released in Sept. 2011.
In 1996, Dowlatabadi first started as a production manager and was later promoted to associate producer on Warner Bros. Feature Animation Studio’s Quest for Camelot
. She also managed a small team to help Space Jam
meet its production goals. Additionally she produced a PSA for Unicef on the topic of Children’s Rights.
Prior to working at Warner Bros. Feature Animation, Dowlatabadi first served as co-producer and then producer on the Land Before Time
sequels at Universal Cartoon Studios for which she won an Annie award in 1996. Eager to explore the feature live action production, she assisted the legendary director, Joe Johnston
on The Pagemaster
.
In 1991 Dowlatabadi joined the feature animation team at Hanna-Barbera Studios. She worked on Once Upon a Forest
where she learned to navigate animation production in studios located in Spain
, Argentina
, Australia
, Denmark
and Taiwan
.
From animation to documentary production, Dowlatabadi was hired to work with director Albert Magnoli and producer Alastair Bates to create a short film about Prince
in 1989. Beforehand, she took the job of the production manager on the TV series Peter Pan and the Pirates
. Subsequent to that project, Dowlatabadi joined Disney Television Production as an associate producer on Goof Troop
.
Dowlatabadi entered the animation world when she joined the world famous Japanese animation studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha
, serving as an art coordinator for 65 episodes of Bionic Six
and then as the post-production coordinator for Visionaries
. She was the production manager on the feature adaptation
of Winsor McCay
’s Little Nemo
working with Brian Froud
, Corny Cole, Ken Anderson
and Ken Mundie.
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
) is an Iranian filmmaker. She received her Masters degree at USC
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
in Film Studies in 1986. She has been tapped by ASIFA-Hollywood
ASIFA-Hollywood
ASIFA-Hollywood, a non-profit organization in Los Angeles, California, USA, which is a branch member of the "Association Internationale du Film d'Animation" or "ASIFA"...
to produce the 39th Annie Award
Annie Award
The Annie Awards have been presented by the Los Angeles, California branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood since 1972...
s which will be taking place at UCLA’s Royce Hall
Royce Hall
Royce Hall is a building on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles . Designed by the Los Angeles firm of Allison & Allison in the Italian Romanesque Revival style and completed in 1929, it is one of the four original buildings on UCLA's Westwood campus and has come to be the...
on Feb. 4th 2012.
Dowlatabadi’s most recent film credit is as an executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
on the documentary entitled Lady of Roses (2008) written, produced and directed by Mojtaba Mirtahmasb.
Dowlatabadi partnered with Catherine Winder
Catherine Winder
Catherine Winder is the executive producer at Lucasfilm Animation, where she oversees development and production on the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated television series; she also served as a producer for the 2008 film of the same name...
to write Producing Animation. Published by Focal Press
Focal Press
Focal Press is a publisher of media technology books and it is an imprint of Elsevier. It was founded in 1938 by Andor Kraszna-Krausz, a Hungarian photographer who immigrated to England in 1937 and eventually published over 1,200 books on photography....
in 2001 and translated in Chinese, Korean and Persian, the 2nd edition of Producing Animation was released in Sept. 2011.
In 1996, Dowlatabadi first started as a production manager and was later promoted to associate producer on Warner Bros. Feature Animation Studio’s Quest for Camelot
Quest for Camelot
Quest for Camelot is a 1998 animated feature film from Warner Bros. Animation, based on the novel The King's Damosel by Vera Chapman, starring the voices of Jessalyn Gilsig, Cary Elwes, Gary Oldman, Eric Idle, Don Rickles, Jane Seymour, Pierce Brosnan, Bronson Pinchot, Jaleel White, Gabriel Byrne,...
. She also managed a small team to help Space Jam
Space Jam
Aside from Jordan, a number of NBA players and coaches appeared in the film. Larry Bird portrays a friend of Jordan who joins him for a game of golf. When the Monstars steal the NBA players' talent, they invade a game between the Phoenix Suns and the New York Knicks, causing the Knicks' Patrick...
meet its production goals. Additionally she produced a PSA for Unicef on the topic of Children’s Rights.
Prior to working at Warner Bros. Feature Animation, Dowlatabadi first served as co-producer and then producer on the Land Before Time
The Land Before Time (series)
The Land Before Time is a series of animated films centered on dinosaurs. The series began in 1988 with The Land Before Time, directed and produced by Don Bluth and executive produced by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. It was followed by a total of 12 direct-to-video sequels, though none...
sequels at Universal Cartoon Studios for which she won an Annie award in 1996. Eager to explore the feature live action production, she assisted the legendary director, Joe Johnston
Joe Johnston
Joseph Eggleston "Joe" Johnston II is an American film director and former effects artist best known for such effects-driven movies as Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Jumanji, The Rocketeer, Jurassic Park III, the period drama October Sky, The Wolfman, and Captain America: The First Avenger.- Life and...
on The Pagemaster
The Pagemaster
The Pagemaster is a 1994 adventure fantasy film starring Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Patrick Stewart, Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Welker, and Leonard Nimoy...
.
In 1991 Dowlatabadi joined the feature animation team at Hanna-Barbera Studios. She worked on Once Upon a Forest
Once Upon a Forest
Once Upon a Forest is an animated film produced by Hanna-Barbera in association with HTV Cymru/Wales, Ltd. and released on June 18, 1993 by 20th Century Fox....
where she learned to navigate animation production in studios located in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
.
From animation to documentary production, Dowlatabadi was hired to work with director Albert Magnoli and producer Alastair Bates to create a short film about Prince
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
in 1989. Beforehand, she took the job of the production manager on the TV series Peter Pan and the Pirates
Peter Pan and the Pirates
Peter Pan & the Pirates is an American animated television series based on J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan that originally aired on Fox Broadcasting Company from September 8, 1990 to September 10, 1991. Repeats continued to air until September 11, 1992. A repeat of the series' Christmas episode was aired...
. Subsequent to that project, Dowlatabadi joined Disney Television Production as an associate producer on Goof Troop
Goof Troop
Disney's Goof Troop is an American animated television series from The Walt Disney Company featuring Goofy as a father figure and bonding with his son Max.-Premise:...
.
Dowlatabadi entered the animation world when she joined the world famous Japanese animation studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
, formerly known as , is a Japanese animation studio, founded on October 1946. One of the oldest and most prominent anime studios in Japan, it has also produced numerous animated series airing in other countries such as France, the United States, and Italy. The company currently uses "TMS...
, serving as an art coordinator for 65 episodes of Bionic Six
Bionic Six
Bionic Six is an American/Japanese animated television series from 1987, produced by TMS Entertainment and distributed by MCA TV...
and then as the post-production coordinator for Visionaries
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light was originally a range of action figures from Hasbro, released in 1987. This action figure range was promoted by two different media, telling the stories of the characters...
. She was the production manager on the feature adaptation
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, known in Japan as simply Nemo, is a 1989 animated film directed by Masami Hata and William T. Hurtz. Loosely based on the comic strip Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay, the film went through a lengthy development process with a number of screenwriters...
of Winsor McCay
Winsor McCay
Winsor McCay was an American cartoonist and animator.A prolific artist, McCay's pioneering early animated films far outshone the work of his contemporaries, and set a standard followed by Walt Disney and others in later decades...
’s Little Nemo
Little Nemo
Little Nemo is the main fictional character in a series of weekly comic strips by Winsor McCay that appeared in the New York Herald and William Randolph Hearst's New York American newspapers from October 15, 1905 – April 23, 1911 and April 30, 1911 – July 26, 1914; respectively.The...
working with Brian Froud
Brian Froud
Brian Froud is an English fantasy illustrator. He lives and works in Devon with his wife, Wendy Froud, who is also a fantasy artist...
, Corny Cole, Ken Anderson
Ken Anderson (animator)
Ken "Kenneth B." Anderson was an art director, writer, and animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios for 44 years.Anderson studied architecture at the University of Washington, graduating with a B.Arch. in 1934...
and Ken Mundie.
External links
- http://www.producinganimation.com