MEIN PERFEKTER GEBURTSTAG (2022) (Preproduction)
Short film by Parisa Ghasemi
Screenplay & Directing: Parisa GHASEMI I Title: Mein Perfekter Geburtstag I Duration: 15 Minuten I Format: 2K I Genre: Drama I Language: Deutsch (German) I Location: Austria, I Producer: Ashkan Nematian I DOP: Ashkan Nematian I Actors: Katharina Farnleitner, Margarete Vogeneder, I Sound Design: Ensieh Maleki I Production: CLOSEfilm I Organisation partner: ÖKFT Austrian Cultural Forum Teheran/ Kunstuniversität Linz/ Kulturdirektion Stadt Linz, Kulturdirektion Land Oberösterreich/ Magistrat Linz
LOOTEYO (2022)
Line Producer: Parisa Ghasemi
Screenplay, Directing, DOP and Production: Ashkan NEMATIAN I Title: LOOTEYO I Duration: 90 Minuten I Format: 2K I Genre: Drama I Language: Persian (Farsi) I Location: Iran, Hormuz I Producer: Ashkan Nematian I Writer & Director: Ashkan Nematian I DOP: Ashkan Nematian I Editing: Hayedeh Safiyari I Sound Design: Ensieh Maleki I Production: CLOSEfilm I Organisation partner: ÖKF Austrian Cultural Forum Teheran/ Kunstuniversität Linz/ Kulturdirektion Stadt Linz, Kulturdirektion Land Oberösterreich

NEWCOMER (2019)
Short film by Parisa Ghasemi
Production: CLOSEfilm / TEO-Film I DOP: Sorin Dragoi (RSC) I Actor: Saeed Zarei
Titel: NEWCOMER I Duration: 15 minutes I Format: 4K I Genre: Drama I Language: Persian I Location: Linz, Austria I Producer: Ashkan Nematian, Sorin Dragoi I Writer & director: Parisa Ghasemi and Ashkan Nematian I DOP: (RSC) Sorin DORIAN DRAGOI I Edit: Ashkan Nematian I Actor: Saeed ZAREI

StoryLine
An Iranian couple has been living together in Austria for several years. The woman’s brother comes from Iran to visit her. Then the husband realizes that his wife has hidden the truth that his brother wants to stay in Austria as a refugee. This leads to a conflict between the couple and ruins their relationship.
AWARDS SCREENINGS & HONORS
CANNES SHORT FILM CORNER, Festival de Cannes, France
Crossing Europe Film festival, Linz, Austria
Innsbruck film festival, Innsbruck, Austria
Sunday International short film festival, London, England
FFBF International short film festival, London, England
RESIDENCY (2017)
Short film by Parisa Ghasemi
Production: CLOSEfilm / TEO-Film
DOP: Sorin Dorian Dragoi (RSC)
Titel: RESIDENCY I Duration: 27 minute I Format: 4K I Genre: Drama I Language: English I Location: Linz, Austria I Producer: Ashkan Nematian, Sorin Dragoi I Writer & director: Parisa Ghasemi, Ashkan Nematian I DOP: (RSC) Sorin DORIAN DRAGOI I Music: MES, Saba Nedaei I Edit: Mohammad Nadjarian I Actor: Mariam HAGE, Tanja PRINZ, Sakher ALMONEM, Paula DOMINICI

AWARDS, SCREENINGS & HONORS
CANNES SHORT FILM CORNER, Cannes, France
WINNER WINTER SEASON, best film, New Classic Cinema Film festival, Seattle, USA
Nomination for the best director, The New Classic Cinema Film festival, Seattle, USA, Nomination for the best supporting actor, New Classic Cinema Film festival, Seattle, USA Red Finch Film Festival”, Orem, Utah, USA
BestOff Kunstuniversität Linz, Linz, Austria
Asian Film Center global fest, Kolkata, India
Tanzhafen Festival Linz, Linz, Austria
Talents on Stage Austrian Cultural Forum, Tehran, Iran
Wilhelm Schwind (BestOff Film curator): “Residency covers the production of an exciting dance project: a traumatic experience is featured within a rehearsal space, which leads to questions of experience, trust, closeness and will power – ideally depicted using the means of film.”
