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Milad Khaleghimanesh (born March 18, 1987 in Iran) is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Iranian Documentary Filmmakers Association. He has also been the secretary of this association from 2017 to 2009. He is also a member of the Documentary Directors guild and the House of Iran Cinema.

The documentaries "This Land is not edible" and "Unrest Cats" are some of the most famous films he has directed.

Education
He completed his studies in computer software engineering at Shahid Rajaei University in Tehran in 2011 and while studying at the university, he went to the Young Cinematographers Association to study filmmaking. At the same time, he worked as an editor and voice actor on television.

Work
The documentary "When the Earth Shakes" about the Tehran earthquake, directed by (Amir Hassan Nedayi), is one of the most important documentaries that he has edited. After that, he entered the world of feature films by editing of "The Suspects" Film directed by (Jafar Soltani) and written by (Saeed Soltani).

"Chains that do not break" directed by (Dariush Jahangiri) and "Deep Breath" directed by (Hassan Nouri) are some of other films that he has edited. He has also edited TV series such as "Nilofari School" directed by Amir Sultan Ahmadi and "Friendship Season" directed by (Somayeh Abdullahzadeh).

He started his career in the field of directing documentaries in 2011 by directing television documentaries. The Documentary series "Shokran" with the presence of (Hooman Seyedi, Poolad Kimiaei and Ali Osivand) is one of his documentaries broadcasted in 2014 in the channel 3 of Sima.

"Mother", "The Farthest Place in the World", "Under the Skin of the City" and "Excitement discharge" are some of the most famous films he has directed.

Milad Khaleghi Manesh was also the director of the International "Corona and Me" Festival in 2009.

Successes
Milad Khaleghimanesh selected in national competition section of the 9th Cinema verite International Film Festival in 2015 with the documentary "Unrest Cats". During this period of the festival, he was recognized as the record holder of directing documentaries in the festival with 5 films. In an interview with Tiwal Internet Radio and Saba News Agency, he criticized the way of selection of films at the Cinema verite Film Festival.

In 2017, the film "This Land Is Not Edible" was recognized as the best film by the people in the Documentary Television Festival.

The film "This Land Is Not Edible" was selected in the competition section of the 18th Cinema House Festival in 2016.

The film "Farthest Place in the World" was nominated for the best documentary film of FICMA Mexico and the winner of the best documentary film of "Rahaee" festival in 2015.

Comments of others
"Omid Beniaz" The film reviewer has called "Unrest Cats" a sensual, poetic, historical and tragic film.

The documentary "This Land Is Not Edible" directed by him about the land grabbing in the north of the Iran, met with margins and protests "Mohammad Reza Bahraman", the chairman of the board of directors of the Iran Mining House, who announced:

"Broadcasting such programs will destroy the sense of security among investors in the country."