Sadaf Foroughi

Years active2004–present

Sadaf Foroughi (Persian: صدف فروغی; born July 27, 1976) is an Iranian director, screenwriter, producer and editor. She has a bachelor's degree in French literature. After receiving her master's degree in film studies from University of Provence in Aix-en-Provence, France, she continued her studies toward a PhD in film philosophy. She also completed the New York Film Academy's film-making courses. Her films and video art pieces have been screened in venues and festivals around the world.

Filmography

Feature film

Year	Title	Director	Screenwriter	Producer	Editor	Notes	Ref(s)
2017	Ava	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival	[1]
2022	Summer with Hope	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	premiered at the 2022 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival	[2]

Short film

Director

• 2004 : Une Impression, ... aka An Impression (International: English title)
• 2005 : Nun, aka Bread (International: English title)
• 2005 : Simple Comme Bonjour
• 2007 : Féminin, Masculin
• 2007 : Sara dar dah daghigh-eh, aka Sara in 10 minutes (International: English title)
• 2007 : Les Mains Sales
• 2007 : To be or not to be...
• 2009 : Shoosh, Lab-e Khat
• 2009 : The Kid and the Kite
• 2011 : La dernière scène (short)

Editor

• 2005 : Nun
• 2005 : Simple Comme Bonjour
• 2007 : Féminin, Masculin
• 2007 : Les Mains Sales
• 2007 : Sara dar dah daghigh-eh
• 2009 : Shoosh, Lab-e Khat (Co-edited with Kiarash Anvari)
• 2009 : The Kid and the Kite (Co-edited with Kiarash Anvari)

Producer

• 2004 : Une Impression
• 2005 : Nun
• 2005 : Simple Comme Bonjour
• 2006 : Duet (2006 film) (co-producer)
• 2007 : Sara dar dah daghigh-eh
• 2009 : Shoosh, Lab-e Khat
• 2009 : The Kid and the Kite

Screenwriter

• 2004 : Une Impression
• 2005 : Nun
• 2005 : Simple Comme Bonjour
• 2007 : Féminin, Masculin
• 2007 : Les Mains Sales
• 2007 : Sara dar dah daghigh-eh
• 2007 : To be or not to be...
• 2009 : Shoosh, Lab-e Khat (Co-written with Kiarash Anvari)
• 2009 : The Kid and the Kite (Story)
• 2011 : La dernière scène (short)

Actor

• 2004 : An Abstract Expression

References

• Sadaf Foroughi at IMDb
• Sadaf Foroughi at Berlinale Talent Campus
• Watch Sara dar dah daghigh-eh online at Green Unplugged Online Film Festival
• Sara in 10 minutes at Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
• Sadaf Foroughi at arte.tv
• Why Democracy Films: Feminin - Masculin; A Short Film by Sadaf Foroughi
• WHY DEMOCRACY? Filmmakers Respond
• "Feminin, Masculin" in Documenta Madrid 2008
• "Feminin, Masculin" in LIDF 2008^{[dead link]}
• "Feminin, Masculin" in Berlinale 2008
• "Feminin, Masculin" in One World, International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival 08
• "Feminin, Masculin" in Regent Park Film Festival, Ontario, Canada 08^{[permanent dead link]}
• Féminin, Masculin is nominated for the Best Non-European Film Award at Grand Off 2008 in Warsaw
• "Feminin, Masculin" won the best short film award from 7th Oxford Brookes University Annual Film and Music Festival, UK 09
• "Feminin, Masculin" in Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 09
• "Feminin, Masculin" in VIS Vienna Independent Shorts, Vienna, Austria 09
• "Féminin, Masculin" in Senza Frontiere Film Festival, Rome, Italy 09
• "Féminin, Masculin" in 2nd Cyprus International Short Film Festival 09^{[permanent dead link]}
• "Féminin, Masculin" in Multicultural Center Prague
• Cinema senza frontiere 2009 and "Féminin, Masculin"