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Amin Jafari
Director of Photography | Cinematographer
Email: aminjfr@gmail.com | Phone: +98 912 311 5401 | Website: www.aminjafari.com 

Professional Summary
Accomplished cinematographer with over 15 years of experience in crafting compelling visual  narratives across feature films, shorts, documentaries, and television. Known for award-winning  work recognized at prestigious international festivals. Passionate about advancing storytelling  through cinematography on a global stage. Member of IMAGO and the Iranian Society of  Cinematographers. 

Selected Cinematography Awards
2023: Best Cinematography – Summer With Hope, Fine Art Film Festival, Venice, CA, USA
2021: Best Cinematic Contribution – Hit the Road, Red Sea International Film Festival, Saudi  Arabia
2018: Best Cinematography – Immortality, Love International Film Festival, USA
2015: Best Cinematography – Drum, Slemani International Film Festival, Iraq
2013: Excellence in Cinematography – Parviz, Iranian Film Festival, San Francisco, USA
2004: Best Cinematography – Silence, Baran Short Film Festival, Iran 

Feature Films (Selected)
2025: Komedie elahi (Divine Comedy), Dir. Ali Asgari (Iran-Germany-Italy-France-Turkey) La  Biennale di Venezia 2025
2025: A Simple Accident, Dir. Jafar Panahi (Iran-France-Luxembourg)- Winner of the Palme  d’Or, Cannes Film Festival 2025
2024: Don’t Be Embarrassed 2, Dir. Reza Maghsudi (Iran)
2023: Captain, Dir. Mohammad Hamzei (Iran)
2023: Ropewalker Memoirs, Dir. Hamed Rajabi (Iran)
2022: A Tale of Shemroon, Dir. Emad Ale-Ebrahim-Dehkordi (Iran-France) – 2 Wins
2022: No Bears, Dir. Jafar Panahi (Iran) – 4 Wins, 7 Nominations
2022: Summer With Hope, Dir. Sadaf Forughi (Iran-Canada) – 1 Win, 7 Nominations
2021: Hit the Road, Dir. Panah Panahi (Iran) – 11 Wins, 16 Nominations
2021: Staging, Dir. Alireza Samadi (Iran)
2020: Ballad of a White Cow, Dir. Behtash Sanaeeha (Iran) – 2 Wins, 13 Nominations
2020: I’m Scared, Dir. Behnam Behzadi (Iran) – 3 Nominations
2019: Golnar, Dir. Amin Bakhshian (Iran)
2019: Russian, Dir. Amir Hossein Saghafi (Iran)
2018: Three Faces, Dir. Jafar Panahi (Iran) – 5 Wins, 9 Nominations
2018: Andranik, Dir. Hossein Mahkam (Iran)
2018: Anonymity, Dir. Alireza Samadi (Iran)
2017: Conditional Release, Dir. Hossein Shahabi (Iran)
2016: Footwork, Dir. Mazdak Mirabedini (Iran)
2016: Drum, Dir. Keyvan Karimi (Iran-France) – 2 Wins
2016: The Place, Dir. Mehdi Ahmad Panah (Iran)
2016: Immortality, Dir. Mehdi Fard Ghaderi (Iran) – 1 Win, 9 Nominations
2015: Jansouda, Dir. Faramarz Vakili (Iran-Thailand)
2015: The Man Who Became a Horse, Dir. Amir Hossein Saghafi (Iran) – 2 Wins
2015: A Very Ordinary Citizen, Dir. Majid Barzegar (Iran-Czech Republic) – 1 Win, 11  Nominations
2014: Snow, Dir. Mahdi Rahmani (Iran) – 2 Wins, 3 Nominations
2013: Bending the Rules, Dir. Behnam Behzadi (Iran) – 5 Wins, 5 Nominations
2012: Parviz, Dir. Majid Barzegar (Iran) – 9 Wins, 33 Nominations
2010: Rainy Seasons, Dir. Majid Barzegar (Iran) – 1 Win, 11 Nominations 

Short & Mid-Length Films (Selected)
2023: A Private Message, Dir. Amen Sahraei
2021: Yocheved, Dir. Sahar Khoshcheshman
2018: Citizen, Dir. Mehdi Mokhtari
2018: Translation of Decline, Dir. Javad Abdollahzade
2018: Day for Night, Dir. Kaveh Ebrahimpour
2017: Athens, Dir. Hossein Shaeri
2017: Dark Blue, Dir. Ghaside Golmakani
2015: Sit Down My Dear, Dir. Ali Nazari
2003: Silence, Dir. Leila Naghdi Pari 

Documentary Films (Selected)
The Heroes, Dir. Amir Shahab Razavian
Lonelier Than a Leaf, Dir. Rahele Golshan Khavas
Afghan Immigrants, Dir. Afshin Esmaeili
School for the Blind, Dir. Mohsen Rahimi
Industrial Documentation: Taleghan Dam, Dir. Amin Jafari 

Television & Series
2024: Confess (Eteraf Mikonam), Multiple Directors – Director of Photography
2020: Them, Dir. Milad Jarmouz – Director of Photography
2011: Secrets of a House (Teletheatre), Dir. Hamid Labkandeh – Director of Photography
2005: Skyward, Dir. Bijan Mirbagheri – Director of Photography 

Professional Affiliations & Activities
2014-Present: Member, Iranian Society of Cinematographers
2014-Present: Member, European Federation of Cinematographers (IMAGO)
2009-Present: Member, ISFA Academy (Iranian Short Film Association)
2019-2020: Managing Director, Iranian Film Festival Zurich, Switzerland
2016-2018: Jury Member, Iranian Cinema Festival (Multiple Editions)
2014: Jury Member, Short Story Film, 16th Iranian Cinema Festival
2010-2011: Committee Member, Recruitment, Iranian Short Film Association
2004-2015: Founder & Managing Director, Sabz-Abi Filmmaking Cooperatives 

Education
2008: Bachelor of Cinema (Directing), Soore University, Tehran, Iran
1994: Diploma in Graphic Design, Chamran Art School, Hamedan, Iran
1996: Filmmaking Certificate, Hamedan Youth Cinema Society
1994: Photography Certificate, Hamedan Youth Cinema Society