TEYMOUR TEHRANI
VITA
"As a director, I don’t begin with a blank white canvas — I start in darkness. For me, filmmaking is about deciding what to reveal and when. It’s a process of sculpting with light, carefully illuminating fragments of a scene to guide the audience’s attention and emotion. Every shadow, every highlight serves the unfolding story. What remains unseen is just as important as what’s shown.."
BIOGRAPHY
Teymour Tehrani is a German-Iranian director, screenwriter, and producer whose work merges poetic realism with a strong humanistic perspective. His visually rich films delve into the emotional inner lives of characters and their connection to surrounding realities, often inspired by personal experience, migration and intercultural dialogue.
He earned his MA in Directing with Distinction from the Northern Film School (UK) and expanded his training at FAMU (CZ), Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (GER) and UCLA (USA).
His award-winning shorts premiered at festivals like the Academy Award qualifying Leeds (LIFF) and the prestigious Tel Aviv (TISFF) and Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis. He also created the music show PowerCut for ITV Yorkshire and the feminist comedy Fury Girl SmackDown funded by the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.
Based in Berlin, he is currently developing his debut feature film Hungry Hearts (working title).
EDUCATION
ABITUR – HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
1998 – FREIE WALDORSCHULE AM KRÄHERWALD (Steiner School), Stuttgart, GER.
* Term abroad (1996) HIGHLAND HALL, Los Angeles, USA.
EIGHT WEEK FILMMAKING WORKSHOP –
16mm GUERILLA FILMMAKING CERTIFICATE
2000 – NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY, New York City, USA.
* Writing, directing, 16mm film camera operation and editing on Steenbeck.
** Personal recommendation letter by Hollywood producer Jerry Sherlock.
SCREENPLAY CERTIFICATE
2002 – INTERSPEHERIAL DREHBUCHSCHULE, one year programme, Stuttgart, GER.
BA (HONS) IN FILM & TELEVISION STUDIES with BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
2006 – UNIVERSITY OF DERBY, Combined Subject Program, Derby, UK.
* 2006 – President of the International Students Society as part of the Derby University Students Union (UDSU) and Society of the Year Award by the UDSU.
** 2007 – Most Valuable Member of the International Sudents Society awarded by the UDSU.
MASTERS WITH DISTINCTION IN FILM AND MOVING IMAGE PRODUCTION, SPECIALISATION: FILM DIRECTING
2008 – NORTHERN FILM SCHOOL (NFS), LEEDS BACKETT UNIVERSITY, Leeds, UK.
ERASMUS EXCHANGE (EU)
2007 – UNIVERZITA KARLOVA V PRAZE (CHARLES UNIVERSITY), FAMU, International Students Program, Prague, CZ.
* Term abroad during MA.
DIPLOM – GERMAN UNIVERSITY DEGREE,
FILM PRODUCTION, SPECIALISATION: COMMERCIAL PRODUCER
2013 – FILMAKADEMIE BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG, Ludwigsburg, GER.
* Postgraduate, Top of the Class Student.
VGF SCHOLARSHIP – HOLLYWOOD WORKSHOP
2012 – UCLA , Los Angeles, USA.
* During studies at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.
WINTERCLASS, SERIAL WRITING AND PRODUCING – STREAMING PRODUCER
2018 – FILMUNIVERSITÄT BABELSBERG KONRAD WOLF & ERICH POMMER INSTITUT, Potsdam, GER.
FILMOGRAPHY
Narrative (Selection)
2025
Hungry Hearts (feature film in prod.)
Production: Tehrani and teamWERK, Genre: Drama, Position: Writer, Producer, Director. PROJECT INFO & AWARDS >> CLICK FOR MORE
2023
DISCONNECT
Production: AT–VERTISE GmbH, Genre: Drama, Position: Producer, Writer Director, World Premiere: Lebanese Independent Film Fest – LIFF, Beirut, Lebanon. PROJECT INFO & AWARDS >> CLICK FOR MORE
2021
ANIETIÉ and the Sky will be there
Production: AT–VERTISE GmbH, Genre: Experimental-Drama, Position: Producer, Writer Director, World Premiere: Tokyo International Short Film Festival. PROJECT INFO & AWARDS >> CLICK FOR MORE
2018
Fury Girl SmackDown
Production: AT–VERTISE GmbH, Genre: Comedy, Position: Producer, Co–Writer with Sarah Alles, Director, Fund: Medien Board Berlin–Brandenburg. PROJECT INFO & AWARDS >> CLICK FOR MORE
Filmography
Commercials (Selection)
2025
Schwarze Schafe
Music video, Artist: YONII, DIstribution: Warner Music
2023
Moin Frère
Music video, Artist: YONII, Distribution: Warner Music
2025
Cent Pour Cent
Music video, Artist: YONII, Distribution: Warner Music
2025
Neukölln im Juli
Music video, Artist: Basstard, Label: Schande
TEYMOUR TEHRANI
VITA
BIOGRAPHY
Teymour Tehrani is a German-Iranian director, screenwriter and producer known for poetic realism. His visual depictions seamlessly blend the characters emotional inner world with the realities surrounding them. Rooted in personal experiences and intercultural exchange, his work reflects upon a humanistic approach and is visually engaging.
Teymour earned his MA in Directing with Distinction from the Northern Film School (NFS) at Leeds Beckett University in the UK. His debut short, The Amulet, premiered in competition at the Oscar-qualifying Leeds International Film Festival, while his graduation film, Kimberley & Co., opened at the Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival.
He expanded his education with an Erasmus term at FAMU (CZ), with further studies at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (GER) and a VGF scholarship at UCLA (USA). He is also a certified streaming producer, trained at the Filmuniversität Konrad Wolf and Erich Pommer Institut (GER).
Teymour directed ITV Yorkshire’s online music show PowerCut and the feminist comedy series Fury Girl SmackDown, funded by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg. His latest, award-winning films ANIETIÉ, and the Sky will be there and DISCONNECT have earned 20 international accolades. Based in Berlin, he is currently filming his debut feature, Hungry Hearts (working title).
FILMOGRAPHY
2025 Hungry Hearts (feature film in prod.)
Production: Tehrani and teamWERK, Genre: Drama, Position: Writer, Producer, Director.
AWARDS & PROJECT INFO
2023 DISCONNECT
Production: AT–VERTISE GmbH, Genre: Drama, Position: Producer, Writer Director, Worldpremiere: Lebanese Independent Film Fest – LIFF, Beirut, Lebanon.
AWARDS & PROJECT INFO
2021 ANIETIÉ, and the Sky will be there
Production: AT–VERTISE GmbH,Genre: Experimental-Drama, Position: Producer, Writer Director, Worldpremiere: Tokyo International Short Film Festival.
AWARDS & PROJECT INFO
2018 Fury Girl SmackDown
Production: AT–VERTISE GmbH, Genre: Comedy, Position: Producer, Co–Writer with Sarah Alles, Director, Fund: Medien Board Berlin–Brandenburg.
AWARDS & PROJECT INFO
EDUCATION
ABITUR – HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
1998 – FREIE WALDORSCHULE AM KRÄHERWALD (Steiner School) , Stuttgart, GER.
* Term abroad (1996) HIGHLAND HALL, Los Angeles, USA.
EIGHT WEEK FILMMAKING WORKSHOP –
16mm GURILLIA FILMMAKING CERTIFICATE
2000 – NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY, New York City, USA.
* Writing, directing, 16mm film camera operation and editing on Steenbeck.
** Personal recommendation letter by Hollywood producer Jerry Sherlock.
SCREENPLAY CERTIFICATE
2002 – INTERSPEHERIAL DREHBUCHSCHULE, one year course, Stuttgart, GER.
BA (HONS) IN FILM & TELEVISION STUDIES with BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
2006 – UNIVERSITY OF DERBY, Combined Subject Program, Derby, UK.
* 2006 – President of the International Students Society as part of the Derby University Students Union (UDSU) and Society of the Year Award by the UDSU.
** 2007 – Most Valuable Member of the International Sudents Society awarded by the UDSU.
MASTERS WITH DISTINCTION IN FILM AND MOVING IMAGE PRODUCTION, SPECIALISATION: FILM DIRECTING
2008 – NORTHERN FILM SCHOOL (NFS), LEEDS BACKETT UNIVERSITY, Leeds, UK.
ERASMUS EXCHANGE (EU)
2007 – UNIVERZITA KARLOVA V PRAZE (CHARLES UNIVERSITY), FAMU, International Students Program, Prague, CZ.
* Term abroad during MA.
DIPLOM – GERMAN UNIVERSITY DEGREE,
FILM PRODUCTION, SPECIALISATION: COMMERCIAL PRODUCER
2013 – FILMAKADEMIE BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG, Ludwigsburg, GER.
* Postgraduate, Top of the Class Student
VGF SCHOLARSHIP – HOLLYWOOD WORKSHOP
2012 – UCLA , Los Angeles, USA.
* During studies at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.
WINTERCLASS, SERIAL WRITING AND PRODUCING – STREAMING PRODUCER
2018 – FILMUNIVERSITÄT BABELSBERG KONRAD WOLF & ERICH POMMER INSTITUT, Potsdam, GER.
VITA
TEYMOUR TEHRANI
BIOGRAPHY.
Teymour Tehrani is a German-Iranian director, screenwriter and producer known for poetic realism. His visual depictions seamlessly blend the characters emotional inner world with the realities surrounding them. Rooted in personal experiences and intercultural exchange, his work reflects upon a humanistic approach and is visually engaging.
Teymour earned his MA in Directing with Distinction from the Northern Film School (NFS) at Leeds Beckett University in the UK. His debut short, The Amulet, premiered in competition at the Oscar-qualifying Leeds International Film Festival, while his graduation film, Kimberley & Co., opened at the Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival.
He expanded his education with an Erasmus term at FAMU (CZ), with further studies at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (GER) and a VGF scholarship at UCLA (USA). He is also a certified streaming producer, trained at the Filmuniversität Konrad Wolf and Erich Pommer Institut (GER).
Teymour directed ITV Yorkshire’s online music show PowerCut and the feminist comedy series Fury Girl SmackDown, funded by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg. His latest, award-winning films ANIETIÉ, and the Sky will be there and DISCONNECT have earned 20 international accolades. Based in Berlin, he is currently filming his debut feature, Hungry Hearts (working title).
FILMOGRAPHY.
2025 Hungry Hearts (feature film in prod.)
Production: Tehrani and teamWERK, Genre: Drama, Position: Writer, Producer, Director.
AWARDS & PROJECT INFO
2023 DISCONNECT
Production: AT–VERTISE GmbH, Genre: Drama, Position: Producer, Writer Director, Worldpremiere: Lebanese Independent Film Fest – LIFF, Beirut, Lebanon.
AWARDS & PROJECT INFO
2021 ANIETIÉ, and the Sky will be there
Production: AT–VERTISE GmbH,Genre: Experimental-Drama, Position: Producer, Writer Director, Worldpremiere: Tokyo International Short Film Festival.
AWARDS & PROJECT INFO
2018 Fury Girl SmackDown
Production: AT–VERTISE GmbH, Genre: Comedy, Position: Producer, Co–Writer with Sarah Alles, Director, Fund: Medien Board Berlin–Brandenburg.
AWARDS & PROJECT INFO
EDUCATION.
ABITUR – HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
1998 – FREIE WALDORSCHULE AM KRÄHERWALD (Steiner School) , Stuttgart, GER.
* Term abroad (1996) HIGHLAND HALL, Los Angeles, USA.
EIGHT WEEK FILMMAKING WORKSHOP –
16mm GURILLIA FILMMAKING CERTIFICATE
2000 – NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY, New York City, USA.
* Writing, directing, 16mm film camera operation and editing on Steenbeck.
** Personal recommendation letter by Hollywood producer Jerry Sherlock.
SCREENPLAY CERTIFICATE
2002 – INTERSPEHERIAL DREHBUCHSCHULE, one year course, Stuttgart, GER.
BA (HONS) IN FILM & TELEVISION STUDIES with BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
2006 – UNIVERSITY OF DERBY, Combined Subject Program, Derby, UK.
* 2006 – President of the International Students Society as part of the Derby University Students Union (UDSU) and Society of the Year Award by the UDSU.
** 2007 – Most Valuable Member of the International Sudents Society awarded by the UDSU.
MASTERS WITH DISTINCTION IN FILM AND MOVING IMAGE PRODUCTION, SPECIALISATION: FILM DIRECTING
2008 – NORTHERN FILM SCHOOL (NFS), LEEDS BACKETT UNIVERSITY, Leeds, UK.
ERASMUS EXCHANGE (EU)
2007 – UNIVERZITA KARLOVA V PRAZE (CHARLES UNIVERSITY), FAMU, International Students Program, Prague, CZ.
* Term abroad during MA.
DIPLOM – GERMAN UNIVERSITY DEGREE,
FILM PRODUCTION, SPECIALISATION: COMMERCIAL PRODUCER
2013 – FILMAKADEMIE BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG, Ludwigsburg, GER.
* Postgraduate, Top of the Class Student
VGF SCHOLARSHIP – HOLLYWOOD WORKSHOP
2012 – UCLA , Los Angeles, USA.
* During studies at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.
WINTERCLASS, SERIAL WRITING AND PRODUCING – STREAMING PRODUCER
2018 – FILMUNIVERSITÄT BABELSBERG KONRAD WOLF & ERICH POMMER INSTITUT, Potsdam, GER.