Ali Asgari
Director, Producer, Writer
Ali Asgari was born in Tehran, Iran. He is a graduate of cinema in Italy. He began his career as an assistant director. He is an alumnus of Berlinale Talent Campus 2013.. His short film “More Than Two Hours” was in competition at Cannes 2013 and Sundance Film festival 2014. His short film “The Baby” was premiered in competition of Venice Film Festival 2014. His short films were screened in more than 500 festivals around the world and won more than100 international awards. His first feature film script is accepted at Cinefondation Residence of Cannes Film Festival. “The Silence” is his first short film which was made out of Iran and will have its world premiere in competition at Cannes Film Festival 2016.
Farnoosh Samadi
Director, Producer, Writer
Farnoosh Samadi was born in Iran and graduated from the Fine Arts Academy in Rome. She started her career as a filmmaker at the Iranian Youth Cinema Society and after that she made some video installations. She is the scriptwriter for the short films “More Than Two Hours” directed by Ali Asgari which was nominated for a Palme d’Or at Cannes 2013, “The Baby” which was premiered in Short film competition at Venice Film Festival 2014 and some other short films . She is currently co-writing a feature film with Ali Asgari which is accepted at Cinefondation Residence of Cannes Film Festival. The Silence is her first short film which will have its world premiere in competition at Cannes Film Festival 2016.
