Persian Magic
Art Group
Director, Writer, Producer
Born: September 17, 1977 in Tehran, Iran
email: hesam.dehghani@PersianMagicArtGroup.com
Summary:
Award winning freelance filmmaker with more than a decade experience in arts and entertainment industry and collaborations in successful international projects.
Skills:
- Extensive experience in
writing, directing and editing
- Highly skilled at organizing, coordinating, scheduling and
budgeting film production projects
- Expertise with supervising team and leading other filmmakers
- Extensive experience in cooperating with international
companies
- Proficient editor with skills in Premiere, Edius, Media Studio
Pro, Velocity, Video Toaster and FCP.
- Working knowledge of Chromakey, Blue Screen and Virtual Studio
- Excellent knowledge in computer graphic and video applications
(Video Conversion, DVD Authoring and Subtitling tools)
Education & Training:
2003:
‘Non-Linear Editing and Broadcast Equipment’ – Leitch
Headquarter (Bracknell, United Kingdom)
2002: ‘Writing and
Directing’ – with Mr. Ebrahim Hatamikia
2001: ‘Lighting Techniques and
Video Signals’ – IRIB Training Center
2000: BS in Computer Engineering – Iran University of Science &
Technology
Memberships:
- Permanent member of Iran’s
House of Cinema since 2001
- Member of the Director's Guild in Iran's ‘Young Cineaste
House’ since 2001
Filmography:
Fiction:
Trauma: The Darkest Side
(2021 – 76 minutes)
Writer/Director
Producer:
Persian Magic Art Group, Iran
Trauma (2019 – 15 minutes)
Writer/Director
Producer:
Persian Magic Art Group, Iran
Train Station
(2017 – 97 minutes)
Writer/Director (Iran Segment)/Lead Producer
Producer:
CollabFeature, USA
One Damn Degree (2010 – 18 minutes)
Writer/Director/Producer/Editor
Producer:
Persian Magic Art Group, Iran
Hypnotism (2004 – 27 minutes)
Writer/Director/Editor (Student)
Producer: Iran University of Science & Technology
Last
Night On Earth (2001 – 27 minutes)
Writer/Director/Editor (Student)
Producer: Iran University of Science & Technology
Conjure
(2000 – 13 minutes)
Writer/Director/Editor (Student)
Producer: Iran University of Science & Technology
The Incredible Story of the Computer Campus
(1999 – 43 minutes)
Writer/Director/Editor (Student)
Producer: Iran University of Science & Technology
Documentary:
When We Clash
(2023 –
10 x 42 minute episodes) / Post-Production
Director (Iran Episode)
Producer: Deutsche Welle, Germany
Lost Empire of Persia
(2022 –
84 minute)
Location Director
Producer: Windfall Films (UK), Discovery+, Science Channel, USA
Unearthed: Season 9
(2021 – 10 x 42 minute episodes)
Director (Episode 1: Lost City of Persia)
Producer: Windfall Films, Discovery+, Science Channel, USA
Break A Nail (2019 –
30
minutes)
Director (Iran Segment: The Wrestling Girl)
Producer: Zoomin TV, The Netherlands
The Origin: Five Elements of the
Human Civilization
(2018 – 5 x 50 minute episodes)
Director (Episode 3: Water)
Producer: (EBS, South
Korea
A Billion to One
(2017-2018 – 10 x 20 minute Episodes)
Director (Iran Segment)/Lead Producer
Producer:
CollabFeature, USA
Kingdom Come (2017 –
85
minutes)
Production Manager (Iran Segment)
Producer: Red Dog Collective (Australia)
Hurmoz (2016 –
32
minutes)
Director
Producer: Dolphin Seir Qeshm Travel Ajency, Iran
IRU’s
eTIR Movie Project (2016 – 30
minutes)
Director (Iran Segment)
Producer:
IRU, Switzerland
Five Senses
of Art (2015 – 21
minutes)
Writer/Director
Producer:
Persian Magic Art Group, Iran
Softwaring
Hard (2014 – 60 minutes)
Second Unit Director/Producer
Producer:
Porcovete Pictures, Canada
The Island of the Seven Wonders
(2012 – 20 minutes)
Writer/Director/Editor
Producer:
Qeshm Free Zone Organization, Iran
Pirates of the Indian Ocean (2012 – 34 minutes)
Writer/Director/Producer/Editor
Producer:
IRIB CH.1, Iran
You Have Won 9 Million Dollars!
(2011 – 35 minutes)
Writer/Director/Producer/Editor
Producer:
IRIB CH.3, Iran
Animation
An Skeleton
in Black
(2001 – 7 minutes)
Writer/Director/Editor (Student)
Producer: Iran University of Science & Technology
