Firouzeh Khosrovani
Director, Screenwriter
Born in Tehran, Firouzeh Khosrovani settled in Italy to pursue her artistic studies at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera. After graduating in 2002, she returned to Iran and acquired her Master’s degree in Journalism.
Since then, she has contributed to, and collaborated with numerous Italian newspapers and magazines.
She made her debut as a filmmaker in 2004 with LIFE TRAIN, a documentary on the ‘play’ therapy provided for the traumatized children of Bam in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake.
In 2007, she directed ROUGH CUT, a film about mutilated plastic mannequins in the shop windows of Tehran, which won thirteen international film festival awards, followed in 2008 by CUTTING OFF an installation and video art piece for the Triennale di Milano.
In 2011, she collaborated with three directors from three different continents on a Spanish production about the concept of beauty and women’s physical appearance, called ESPELHO MEU, which won the Best National Documentary award in Documenta Madrid.
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2020
- Radiograph of a Family by Firouzeh Khosrovani
Screenwriter
- 2020
- Radiograph of a Family by Firouzeh Khosrovani
Awards
(a selection)
- Amsterdam, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, IDFA ReFrame Award for Best Creative Use of Archive (Nomination) in Radiograph of a Family