Makan Mehrpouya
born in 1978, Iran
Filmmaker, Producer, Media advisor, Advertising consultant
More than 16 years of experience in filmmaking as director, editor and scriptwriter in multiple production houses and advertising companies with achievements in so many areas of filmmaking, specially directing, editing and a history of Directing more than 100 TVCdocumentaries.
Working in other fields in media market like advertising, media planning, journalism, presenting, photography, copywriting & etc.
A team player and an individual & creative, especially in hard situations, under pressure and in complicated moments.
Primary Areas of Expertise
• Directing
• Editing
• Producing
• Copywriting
• Branding
• Promo Planning
• Media Planning
• Media Buying
• New Media
Education
• M.A. Film Studies University of Tehran (Iran) 2005
• B.A. Film Directing Science & Culture University (Iran) 2001
• Documentary Workshop: House of Iranian Cinema 2010
Professional Experience
2013~present
Director, Editor
Freelancer filmmaker
Studio52 (Dubai),
IRIB, Torfeh, Toranj, Eshareh, Sima pakhsh, Lemon, Magnolia, Tirajeh, PIP, Citeh (Tehran)
2013
Director, Editor
Torfeh Advertising Company
2012 ~ 2013
Creative Director, Media Advisor, TVC Director
Persia Media Advertising Company
2011 ~ 2012
Producer, Creative Director
Raheno Advertising group
2011 ~ 2012
Radio Presenter
Radio Javan, IRIB
2010 ~ 2011
Creative director, TVC director
Didar blue sky
2010 ~ present
Film school teacher
University of Applied Science and Technology (UAST)
2010
Art Director
Asreno company
2010
Media Advisor
TDMMO
2010
Copywriter, Director
Persia Media Advertising company
2008-2010
Director assistance & editor
Seasons of the soul feature movie (CBC Canada)
2007 ~ 2010
Film Director, Creative Director
Didar Film Productions
2007
Film Director
Sima Film
2007
TVC Director, Creative Director
Iran Novin Advertising company
1999 ~ 2007
Flim Director, Video Editor, Creative Director
Houram Film Productions
2002 ~ 2006
Art assistant
Khaneye Ketabe Iran
1996 ~ 2010
CEO
Makan Cultural & Publishing Institute
Filmography (most important ones)
Caos (2000) – short movie – Writer, Director & producer
Land of kindness, Moon & sun (2002) – documentary – Director & editor
Oux, the very last days (2004) – documentary – Co-director
Huso & Hoso go to festival – Bosnian short animation – Editor
The Lie (2005) – short movie – Actor
Ascension (2007) – short movie – Writer, director & vfx director
The lover (2008) – feature movie – vfx director
Seasons of the soul (2008-2010) – assistant director & editor
Talking on the way (2009) – documentary – Director (unfinished)
Too loud a solitude (2010) – documentary – Assistant & narrator
Behbud (2010-2012) – documentary – writer & director
230 years – documentary – Director, Editor
Mirzaee – documentary – Director, Editor
More than 100 Commercials for Iranian TVs (1999 – present)
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