First Name: Elham
Last Name: Aghalari
Born in Iran 2/10/1982
Educational degree: Cinema Directing Bachelor
Jury member of Talents award in 32nd Tehran international short film festival (2015)
Jury member in Iran’s 5th national technology and industrial film and photography festival (Farda)
Member of Iran short film association’s membership council (ISFA) (Cinema house)
Website admin of Iran short film association (ISFA) (Cinema house)
CEO of Engareh Sepanta Mino film company (with official license from Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance(
Taking part in making multiple 90 min movies as script supervisor and assistant director
Taking part in making documentary movies
Theater activities as actress
Script supervisor in theater plays in City Theater of Tehran’s main hall
Member of scriptwriting and research team in multiple TV documentary projects including “Loneliness Islands” and 7 episode documentary of “Countdown”
“Fate of the Archive”
Selected in 3rd Cinema Verite Film Festival
Nominated in TV Films Festival
“My Beautiful City”
Selected in Health ّFilm Festival
Selected in Mehr Salamat Film Festival
Nominated in Tehran Short Film Festival
Nominated for Best Film in 11th Independent Documentary Film Festival of Iran
Nominated for Best Director in 11th Independent Documentary Film Festival of Iran
Nominated for Best Sound Recording in 11th Independent Documentary Film Festival of Iran
“The Rain Gave Water Again”
Nominated for Editing Festival
“Eliminated Advertise” Promotional teaser
Nominated in Tanin Festival
Appearance in Fajr Film Festival
“The Last Sin”
Nominated for Mother Film Festival
Director of documentary films:
1. “Fate of the Archive”(Documentary)
Selected in 3rd Cinema Verite Film Festival
Nominated in TV Films Festival
2. “Eliminated Advertising” Promotional teaser (2009)
Nominated in Tanin Festival
Appearance in Fajr Film Festival
Appearance in Kowsar International Short Film Festival
3. “The Last Sin” (Shared Directing)(2012)
Appearance in International field of Tehran Short Film Festival
Appearance in Parvin International Film Festival
Nominated in Mother Film Festival
4. “Eastern Paradise” (Shared Directing)(2011)
Appearance in National field of International Tehran Film Festival
Appearance in Prayer Film Festival
Appearance in International field of Tehran Film Festival
5. “Rain Gave Water Again” (2015)
Appearance in Effects of Water Short Film Festival
Appearance in Ruyesh International Film Festival
Appearance in “100 Seconds” International Short Film Festival
Nominated for Best Editing in Editing Festival
6. “This glass is breakable; Silence Please”(Documentary – Shared Directing)(2006)
Appearance in Welfare Organization Short Film Festival
7. “The Height of the Sky Is Short Here”(2006)
Appearance in Quran Short Film Festival
8. “I don’t close the bracket; Let the bird stay free”(2004)
Appearance in Zeytoun Short Film Festival
9. “In Dept”(2009)
Moghavemat Short Film Festival
10. “Lovely Saturday”(2011)
Appearance in “100 seconds” International Short Film Festival
11. “Croquis of an Event” (2011)
Appearance in Short Film Festival
12. Heart in A4 Size (2006)
Appearance in Kowsar International Short Film Festival
13. “Prescription of God”(2011)
Appearance in “100 secanods” International Short Film Festival
14. “Story of a Game”(2009)
Appearance in Kowsar International Short Film Festival
15. “My Beautiful City” documentary (2018)
Selected in Mehr Salamat Film Festival (2018)
Nominated in Tehran Short Film Festival (2018)
Nominated for Best Film in 11th Independent Documentary Film Festival of Iran
Nominated for Best Director in 11th Independent Documentary Film Festival of Iran
Nominated for Best Sound Recording in 11th Independent Documentary Film Festival of Iran
16. “The Hero” documentary (In process of editing)
17. “A Slice of Kindness” (In process of sound editing)