Draft:Pouria Takavar

Pouria Takavar (born December 31, 1995) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and editor.

Early Life and Education
Pouria Takavar was born on December 31, 1995, in Tehran, Iran. He began his career as a child actor in commercials and showed an early interest in filmmaking.

Career
At the age of 6, Pouria shot his first short film, "Toy Store," which earned him a Young Artist Award from the Roshd International Film Festival in 2002. Over the years, he has written and directed eight short films and two documentaries, garnering several Iranian short film awards, including Best Short Film at the 13th Nahal International Student Short Film Festival in 2015.

In 2017, his documentary film "Zeytoon" premiered and was nominated at the Zoom-Zblizenia International Film Festival. Pouria gained international attention with his Instagram series "Tehrun" in 2016, which he wrote, directed, shot, and edited at the age of 21, funding it through his extensive work as an editor. "Tehrun" is a series of 90 episodes, each one minute long.

On March 23, 2018, Pouria entered the development phase with arte fr and Laonda Productions for his next web series "Happiness." The series follows a 17-year-old Iranian girl in her quest for happiness in Iran. In the meantime, he directed the music video for Ashkan Khatibi's hit single "Dasteto Bede Man" in 2020.

In 2021, he served as the second unit director and the first assistant director of the popular Iranian series “Roozegar Javani.” On July 1, 2021, "Happiness" was selected to compete in the Formats Courts at the Festival Séries Mania, held from August 26 to September 2, 2021, in Lille, Hauts-de-France, and online. "Happiness" was made available on several social media platforms, particularly on the arte_asuivre Instagram page, and various digital media outlets by arte France in mid-September 2021.

In October 2021, Pouria Takavar appeared at the "series camp" at the Munich University of Television and Film (HFF), sharing his experiences and the challenges faced by Iranian filmmakers, particularly the oppression of women and the fight for freedom in Iran.

Works

 * "Toy Store" (2002)
 * "Zeytoon" (2017)
 * "Tehrun" (2016)
 * "Happiness" (2021)

Awards and Nominations

 * Best Short Film, 13th Nahal International Student Short Film Festival (2015)
 * Young Artist Award, Roshd International Film Festival (2002)