Biography:
Born in Tehran in 1973, Mohammad Shirvani left the military career chosen by his father to study fine art at Tehran University, eventually leaving to follow his true love…the cinema.
His first short, ‘The Circle’, was in competition at the 1999 ‘Critics’ Week’ selection in Cannes.
Since then he has worked passionately on shorts, documentaries and features which have been screened at festivals around the world.
He was for several years President of the Independent Iranian Short Film Association (ISFA) and his passion continues.

Filmography:
Short Films

1999: The Circle; Fiction; 12 min; 35mm; B&W
2000: The Candidate; Fiction; 15 min; DV; Colour
2001: To Consent, Fiction; 20 min, DV, Colour
2001: Souvenir; 20 min, DV,
2002: The Cherries Which Were Canned; Fiction; 13 min; 35mm,
2004: Iranian Conserve ; Fiction; 14min; DV
2005: The Calm City; 2 min

Video Art:

2008: Khayyam; 5 min, DV, 2008
2008: Until Further Notice; 184 min, HDV

Feature Films:

2004: Navel; 82 min, DV & 35mm
2005: President Mir Ghanbar, 65 min, DV
2006: Where’s Leili?, 73 min, DV,
2008: Seven Blind Woman Filmmakers, 105 min, DV
2008: 444 Days, 58 min, HDV
2010: Iranian Cookbook, 70 min, DV
2010: 021Tehran, 52 min, DV