About me

Personal Information:

Name: Niyaz Saghari

Date of Birth: January 15th 1977

Marital Status: Single

Nationality: Iranian

Address: No.302, Fitzhardinge House, Tailors Court, Broad Street

Bristol, BS1 2AY

UK

Phone Number: (+44)

Email:

Educational Background:

- : M.A Animation at University of Wales, Newport

- - B.A

Art University, Faculty of Cinema-Theatre, Tehran-Iran

Major: Cinema-Film Directing

Additional Related Courses:

- 2006: 2 Month Animation Work Shop-Institute Intellectual development of children and young adults,(Tehran-Iran)

- : Digital Editing and Post Production part time courses-Tehran Information Collage,(Tehran-Iran)

Honors and Awards:

- 2006: "The Whisper", was nominated for the best short film in 10'th Celebration of Iranian Cinema.( Jashn e Khaneye cinema)

- 2006:"The Dotted Line" was selected for the Panorama Section of Krok Animation Festival.

- 2005: "The Dotted Line" was selected for Tehran International Short film Festival in New Vision Competition section.

Short Films:

- 2008: The Scientist-3minutes-Animation,Digital 2D

Animator and Director

- 2007: Train of Thought -2minutes-Animation,Digital2D

Background designer and Compositor

- 2006: The Whisper-Fiction-26 minutes. HDV

Director and Editor

- 2005: The Dotted Line-Animation (stop motion)-Fiction- 9minutes.MiniDV

Director and Animator

- 2005: "Ashiyane": A Documentary Film project about one of the Women NGOs' in earthquake stroke city of Bam-20 minues.DV

Director

Achievements: The film was successful in encouraging international organizations to provide funding for the NGO.

Job Experiences:

- Work placement at Calon studio (Cardiff)-February2007

Role: I helped the studio in their stop motion department with their sets and making props for the TV series Hanna's Hospital

- Working with International Fajr Film Festival Daily Bulletin-February2006

Role: Translator

Role: Film Editor of "Oedipus" performance

- Working at Rasaneh Fard Animation Company-February 2005-July 2005

Role: Trainee and Junior Assistant Animator

- : Working As part time translator for Haft Cultural

Magazine, Cinema Industry Magezine, Farabi Foundation

Journal of Cinema Studies, Cinema Jahan (weekly magazine

Of cinema), Film Magazine

- : Collaboration with Tehran International Short Film Festival

Role: Assistant Organizer and Translator

Languages

- Persian: Native

- English: fluent in speaking and writing

Skills

- Computer skill: Good operation with Windows Microsoft

- Software's : Avid Xpress DV, Adobe Premier Pro, Adobe Photo Shop

, Adobe After Effects,Cakewalk Sonar