Ali Zare: CV
International photographer and documentary filmmaker
EDUCATION:
Diploma in Graphic design, Tehran fine art school
EXPERIENCE:
· Photography
· Documentary film art direction
· Stage design
· Prepress
· Theatre, Cinema and TV production
· Computer graphic design and related software
PHOTOGRAPHY:
CINEMA STILL PHOTOGRAPHY:
- Rooye Jadeh Namnak (Director:Mehid Karampoor),
- Breakfast for two(Directo:Mehdi Sabbaghzadeh),
- Tardast (Director: Mohammad Ali Sajadi),
- Hand(Director:Anooshiravan Haddad),
- Desert( Directo:Shararh Zandian),
- Niloofar Aabi (Director:Mehdi Sabbaghzadeh),
- When everyone were asleep (Director:Fereydoon Hassanpoor),
- Second Wife(Direcot:Sirus Alvand),
- When we are all sleeping (Director:Bahram beyzaii)
THEATRE STILL PHOTOGRAPHY:
- Soog’e’ siavash (Director:Pari Saberi),
- Man az koja, eshgh az koja (Director:Par Saberi),
- Zaar (Director:Mohamad Hatami),
- Vazir’e’khan’e’lankaran(Director:Banafsheh tavanaii),
- Symphony of pain (Director:Hossein Pakdel),
- Asian Butterflies (Directo:Mohammad Hatami),
- Antigone in NY (Director:Homa Roosta)
- Today, I don’t love you anymore (Directo:Ali Hashemi),
- Pinocchio(Directors:Ali Asghar Dashti & Naseem Ahmadpoor),
- Tot family (Director:Maeede Tahmasbi),
- Ashaghe’ (Director:Mohammad Rahmanian),
- Devil’s Ship (Director:Atila Pesyani),
- Samphni ‘e’ nakook(Director: Atila Pesyani),
- Transit (Director: Siamak Ehsii),
- Afra (Director:Bahram Beyzaii),
- Bekhan (Director:Atefe Tehrani)
o PHOTOGRAPHY FOR PRESS:
- Iran Daily,
- Hamshahri Daily,
- Payamavar Weekly,
- New Cinema Weekly,
- Cinema & Film news website,
- Naseem Monthly (Photography Director and Photographer),
- Family Hamshahry (Photography Director and Photographer),
- Hamshahri International,
- Caritas magazine (Switzerland),
- Mashg’e’Aftab (Art & Photograph director),
- Cinema Theatre (Photography director)
o PHOTOGRAPHY FOR ORGANIZATIONS:
- Farabi cinema foundation (FCF), 2001 –2002,
- Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (Photographer for 6th Painting biennale- 2003),
- Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (Iranian gardens Festival - 2004, Photographer and Filmmaker),
- Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (British contemporary sculptures-2004, Photographer),
- Iranian national library (Photographer),
- Special photographer of 26th Fadjr Film Festival,
- Special photographer of Jam film festival,
- Special photographer of Iranian Cinema House.
DOCUMENTARY FILMS:
Banoo, Iranian woman (Photography and Documentary Film)
· Iranian garden under construction, 45 Min. 2004 (Documentary)
· A normal day, 9 Min.2005 (Documentary)
· Dark Justice, 75 Min, 2007 (Documentary in Somalia)
· Birds, 3 Min, 2009 (Documentary, In N.Y)
· Ghavam olSaltane St., 100 min, 2010 (Documentary, In Tehran)
AWARDS:
ü Best Iranian Cinema Photographer, 25th Fadjr International Film Festival-2006
ü Selected photographer, 24th Fardjr International Theatre Festival-2003
ü Candidate for best film poster 25th Fardjr International Film Festival-2006
ü Candidate for still photography 27th Fardjr International Film Festival-2008
ü Best Iranian Film Poster, 27th Fardjr International Film Festival-2008
ü Certificate of appreciation for theatre photography in international theater day- 2009
ü Certificate of appreciation, First Freedom photo exhibition, Iran (2004)
- Scene photography festival, best photo (theater photography) 2007
PUBILCATION:
· «Cinema Theater » monthly mazavine: as the photo editor, for 4 issues in 2009.
· "Portraits" the book of photgraphs of the Iranian celebrities, done by myslef: 2008
· "Tasvire Saal" the refference book of visual arts: on every yearly issue, I had a minimum of 12 photographs, between the years of 2003 and 2009
· «Hamshahriye Khanevadeh» weekly magazine : from the first to the 18th issue, had a minimum of 10 pictures per issue. 2006
· «Nasim » monthly magazine: worked as the photo editor, and had a minumum of 10 pictures per issue. From 2006-2009
· Roads and Landscapes, by Abbas Kiarostami and Ricardo Zipolli, and others including myself : Had one picture. 2006
· The 9th bienal of Iranian photograthy: with 13 pictures. 2003 (Tehran contemporary art museum)
· The book of the 6th bienal of panting in Iran: I took all the photographs 2003 (Tehran contemporary art museum)
· « Baani Film» Cinema newpsper: I contribnuted a minimum of 5 pictures per week, from 2004 to 2009
· Hamshahri NewsPaper : I contributed a minimum of 5 pictures per week. From 2002 to 2007
· Etemad News Paper : I did the cover the photo on the cover of the special issue dedicated to culture, (photo of golshifteh farahani)Winter 2008,
· Farabi cinema foundation magazine, the official publication of the International Fajr Film festival, I was the photograpther for all 14 issues, of the 14 days of the festival, 2002-2003-2008.
· "House of Cinema Festival" magazine: Chief photographer and editor of photography 2008
· Iran Newspaper: contributing photographer 2002.
· "Carita" monthly swiss magazine: contributinfg photographer from 2004 to 2005.
· "Golf News" Emirates: twice in 2007
· The reference book of Tehran’s Galleries: from 2002 to 2009
· "The International Film Magazine" monthly, contributed randomly from 2002 2009
· Tamashagaran weekly, as the editor of photography 2006
· "Cinema" weekly magazine from 2002 to 2009
· "Cinemaye jahan" weekly magazine: from 2002 to 2008
· "Sanate Cinema" Monthly magazine: from 2004 to 2009
· “Cinema e ma”from 2002 to 2009
· "Aks" Monthly Magazine: from 2004-2006
· The Reference book of Fajr International Theather Festival: 6 pictures. 2004
· The Reference book of Fajr International Film Festival: 6 pictures. 2007 and 2009
· The news letter of Fajr International Film Festival, for both Photos and Interviwes. 2009
· Assosianed Press USA global office 2009: The aftermath of the iranian presidantial election, 4 pictures.
· Voice of America TV Channel: twice showed a slide show of my pictures. 2009
· ‘20minutes’ France 2009
· Photography.com 2008
· “webistan”
· International co-operation with Reza Deghati 2009
· Humankind Settlement & City, Selected artist of Young Artists Compatition On the occasion of Word Habitat Day.London 2009
· "Cinema theatre" weekly magazine from 2008 to 2010
· Assosianed Press USA global office 2009: The best pistures of the year in AP,The aftermath of the iranian presidantial election, 1 pictures.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
· Atbin Art Gallery (2003) ,
· Atbin Art Gallery (2002)
· Café Photo (2006)
· Silk Road Gallery, 2010
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Picture of the year art festival (2003- 2008)
· First Iranian fashion photography (With Samira Sinaii, fashion designer & Khosro Sinaii , Movie director)
· First Iranian Art Expo (2004)
· 9th Iranian photography biennale (2004) – 13 accepted photo
· Group exhibition (Selected Iranian theater photography), Paris, 2003
· Group exhibition (Iranian selected photographers, Roanne , IYNSA University (2005)
· Iranian garden exhibition (Film)
· Lebanon 33 days war photography exhibition, Iranian museum of contemporary arts (2006)
· Iranian best film photographers exhibition (Iranian art house) – 2006
· Iranian best theatre photographers exhibition- City theatre complex – 2007
· Mixed media exhibition , sculpture and photography with Yasmin Sinaii (Sialk Art Gallery-2007)
· Iranian art festival –Sharjah, UAE, 2007
· “Green” group photo exhibition-Mehrva Art Gallery- 2006
· Iranian thatre photographers association-First exhibition- 2008
· Iranian photograph history exhibition, Tehran museum of contemporary arts (“Inner eye”) 2007
· Iranian selected photographers with Riccardo Zipoli, Italian photographer & Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian film maker – 2006
· Group exhibition, Hillyer gallery Washington D.C, 2009
· Group exhibition, Money de paris museum Paris, 2009
· Humankind Settelment,& City, Selected artist of Young Artists Compatition On the occasion of Word Habitat Day.London 2009
WORKSHOP:
· Theater photography, with Mahmood Kalari (Iranian film photographer),
· Iranian photographers house
· Corcoran University, Washington D.C, 2008
· NYU, New York, 2008
SUMMARY:
· Graphic designer, Honafa Corp. (Multimedia)
· Graphic designer, Sepehr Corp.(Multimedia)
· Graphic Designer, Tamas Inc. (ISP)
· Graphic designer, photographer, Shaparak Inc.(multimedia)
· Art director and Photographer , MonIran (E-Commerce)
· Art director and Photographer, Kavosh (ISP)
· Graphic designer, Soft Tech (Multimedia)
· Graphic designer, Sarobon Co.
· Art director and Photographer, Aksbaran (Digital photo lab)
· Advertising consultant, PARS consulting