Production Manager · Producer · Film Director
Hashem Aliakbari
For more than twenty years a production manager on Iranian films, TV series and stage productions. Now directing his own films, between Iran and Maryland, USA.
Production manager
Two decades behind Iranian film & TV
Before directing, Hashem built his career as a production manager: planning, budgeting and running the set on more than 100 productions. He is a member of the Iran Cinema Production Managers Guild.
All production credits →- 2024Gohar SirafTV series · IRIB Channel 2
- 2022Cold FireTV series
- 2020TaranehFeature film
- 2019Marde NoghreiFeature film
- 2017The Thief and the Fairy 2Feature film
- 2014The Thief and the FairyFeature film
Now on the festival circuit
Burial Permit
جواز دفن
A man about to leave Iran runs into bureaucracy and gender inequality as he tries to bury his mother.
14 festivals in 8 countries
- Lost Weekend XIXWinner
- Freewheeling AwardsBest Actor
- Baku 16thFinalist
- Bay InternationalFinalist
- OxfordSold out
- Marbella2026
In the press
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In "Burial Permit," Married Iranian Filmmakers Connect Unjust Systems from Iran to Baltimore
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«جواز دفن» از آمریکا جایزه گرفت
"Burial Permit" Wins Award in America
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«جواز دفن» برنده بهترین جایزه بخش درام جشنواره ویرجینیای آمریکا
"Burial Permit" Wins the Top Award in the Drama Section of a Virginia Festival
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جایزه بهترین فیلم کوتاه آمریکا به «جواز دفن» رسید
America's Best Short Film Award Goes to "Burial Permit"