Sharmin Mojtahedzadeh

Sharmin Mojtahedzadeh (she/her/hers) is Iranian film director and producer. She was born in Tehran, Iran. She started her carrier as filmmaker on 2012. Her body of work focuses mostly on aspects of humanity, human rights and women issues that have rarely been told.

In October 2022, Sharmin Mojtahedzadeh won the best documentary award (Mecenat Award) from Busan International Film Festival (Republic of Korea) for co-directing and co-producing The Football Aficionado long feature documentary film along with Paliz Khoshdel.

Filmography

As director

• Life in War (2013)

• Life as Gift (2013)

• Boat Raising Sails (2016)

• The Wind Catchers of Tehran (2017)

• The Football Aficionado (2022)

As producer

• Life in War (Documentary-Multimedia 2013)

• Life as Gift (Documentary 2013)

• Boat Raising Sails (Experimental 2016)

• The Wind Catchers of Tehran (Documentary 2017)

• The Football Aficionado (Documentary 2022)

National awards

• Won “Best Documentary” Award in Salamat Film Festival 2015

International awards and screening
The Football Aficionado has been awarded as the best Asian documentary film, the Mecenat Award, at 27 Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in October 2022.

• Official Selection at International Documentary Film Festival Flahertiana,, Perm, Russia 2023

• Official Selection at Action on Film (AOF) Film Festival, California, US, 2016 and 2017

• Official Selection at Feminist Border Arts Film Festival, New Mexico, 2017

• Runner Up at Insight Half Short Film Festival, Kerala, India, 2017

• Film Screening at Kerala International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Kerala, India, 2023

• Film Screening at Cinéma(s) D’Iran 2023

• Film Screening at Iranian Independent Female Filmmakers Festival (IFIF), Switzerland, 2014

• Film Screening at Venice International Experimental Art Festival, Venice, Italy, 2017

• Film Screening at BODYSPACES | HUMANS+HYBRIDSArt Festival, Rome, Italy, 2017