Shahram Amiri, a veteran figure in the visual arts, will design the trophy for the Iran Open-Air International Film Festival.
In a meeting with Saeed Nejati, the founder and chairman of the Iran Open-Air International Film Festival; Siavash Cheraghipour, the director; and Mahmoud Farzinejad, a researcher, theater and film director, as well as a folk music singer, the features and design of the trophy for the National Open-Air Film Festival were discussed.
Shahram Amiri, the creator of the trophy for the inaugural edition of this event, was born in October 1968. He is a skilled artist specializing in various art forms, including marquetry, wood carving, filigree, sculpture, and painting. Amiri holds a first-degree art certificate, equivalent to a doctorate, in wood carving and volumetric art, and a second-degree art certificate, equivalent to a master’s degree, in marquetry. Additionally, he has earned a first-degree certificate in sculpture and has received honorary doctorates from institutions in the Philippines and Belarus.
The first edition of the Iran Open-Air International Film Festival, organized by the Moj Fakhte Art Institute, will be held in Lahijan in May 2025.
