Born in Tehran, Iran, Massoud Bakhshi earned his high school diploma in photography and cinema (1990) and his BS in Agriculture Engineering (1995). He later studied filmmaking in Italy (1999) and Cultural Financement Formation in France (2005). He has worked as a film critic, screenwriter and producer.
Babak Hamidian, Mehrdad Sedighian, Ahou Kheradmand, Mehran Ahmadi, Parivash Nazarieh, Behnaz Jafari, Mehrdad Ziai, Yazdan Jamshidi, Matin Khatibi, Niki Nasirian, Davood Fathalibeigi, Sima Mobarakshahi, Parvin Meikadeh, Adnan Shahtalai, Hossein Moslemi, Majid Zarezadeh, Hassan Jodaky, Ebrahim Zarei, Mohammad Zolfaghari, Fatemeh Asghari, Behnam Davoodi, Davood Ghochagh, Simon Simonian
A co-production of: Firoozei Film with support of Sima Film (Iran) & JBA Production (France)
Iran today. The destiny of a man, Arash, in the whirlwind of intrigues and family vengeance. A modern "Cain and Abel".
The perplexing memories of a young man who can't forget his past. At the center of this family history is a Persian rug that his grandmother once wove. Staring at this rug, he obsessively leafs through photo albums to see which of his family members are lying and which ones are telling the truth. In either case, no one is talking.
A Baghdad barber has to pay the price for what he most desires.
Best Fiction Prize in Tempere International Film Festival March 2009
Tehran is a large village near the city of Rey, full of gardens and fruit trees. Its inhabitants live in anthill-like underground holes. The village’s several districts are constantly at war. Tehranis’ main occupations are theft and crime, though the king pretends they are subject to him. They grow excellent fruits, notably an excellent pomegranate, which is found only in Tehran.
Asar-o-Lblab, 1241 A.D.
During the last two decades many Iranians escaped the country, seeking political asylum in Northern European countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium and France. This story continues to this day.
A story about people who believe that miracles are born from faith.
Best film prize in ECO-ETNO-FOLK film festival ROMANIA ,2004
“Behrang“ an Iranian musician meets “Ayoumi“ a Jananese artist in Kyoto. They play Bach together.
A retired woman who once worked at the factory making bulbs, talks about her life.
A documentary about Italian cinema, and film students in Rome.