The director · Since 1993
Life
in frames
“My artistic journey began at the age of fifteen, and by seventeen I had already directed my first short film.”
A cinema without borders
Ali FakhrMousavi is a film director, screenwriter, and producer born in Iran in 1978. He studied Dramatic Literature at the University of Art & Architecture in Tehran, then completed an MA in Cinema at Kyiv National Theatre, Cinema and Television University in 2005.
From 2002 until 2023, Ali lived and worked across Ukraine, Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy, Dubai, Russia and beyond. Cinema, theatre, documentary, television, radio, journalism and news all became part of a multidisciplinary visual language.
Common ground
“Every culture inevitably shares hidden commonalities with others.”
His feature films Autumn Memories and Blue Land explore human destinies shaped by memory, displacement and history—and have been recognized across international festivals.
International juries
Love & Hope International Film Festival
Jury member
FOLCS International Short Film Competition
Jury member
Rivne International Film Festival ‘Dream City’
Jury member
Vancouver · 2023—
Now based in one of the world’s most dynamic film hubs, Ali continues his international career with Canadian producers and artists while developing an English-language feature for international co-production and the 2026 festival circuit.
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