Career
Mohammad Farokhmanesh, born 1971 in Shiraz, (Iran) started making his first short films during his education at the “Iranian Young Cinema Society”. In the years 1995-2001 he gained a University Degree in filmmaking at the Hochschule für bildende Künste (University of Fine Arts Hamburg), after the completion of which he worked two years as a film production consultant. brave new work is located in Hamburg and has a local branch in Munich. As a director and producer he realized more than 20 documentaries, featureand short films.
2004 he received the “Gerd-Ruge-Award” for his debut feature EMPIRE OF EVIL. The documentary was nominated for the “First Appearance Award” (International Film Festival Amsterdam, IDFA), and for the “Golden Key” (Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- & Videofest). brave new work is located in Hamburg and has a local branch in Munich.
Current projects are the feature documentary Little Aryans (2015) and Made in Islam (2015). Due to his personal background and his co-operation with many Iranian artists within his work, he is regarded as a representative of the Iranians in Germany.
In this position he often appeared in television, radio and print-media as a referee in topics of Iranian culture and politics.