Akbar Alemi

Akbar Alemi (Persian:اکبر عالمی ; born 4 July 1945, Ahvaz, Iran), is an Iranian director, translator, cinematographer, photographer, and television show host who is best known for his documentaries. He also works as associated professor in faculty of Art and Architecture, Tarbiat Modares University.

He joined the Iranian Administration of Fine Arts before going on to study in Iran and United Kingdom. He started out at Tehran University studying English language and literature which he gave up to study cinema at the same school and graduated in 1973.

Alemi has been a member of Jury in different editions of Tehran International Animation Festival, Fajr International Film Festival, Tehran International Short Film Festival and Roshd International Film Festival.

Director/Writer

 * 1) Kahrizak (1996) (Writer/DoP)
 * 2) The Bright Horizon (2000)
 * 3) A pearl in the shell (2001)
 * 4) The green gem (2001)
 * 5) The bluish gold (2002)
 * 6) What do I Know about Iran (2002)
 * 7) Revitalization (2003) (in English)
 * 8) The mirror of tomorrow (2004)
 * 9) Here we are (2005) (Also DoP)
 * 10) Pearl of the Persian Gulf (2008)(in English, French, Italian, Spanish and German)
 * 11) The Taste of Sun (2008) (In Farsi and English) (Also DoP)

Researcher/Presenter

 * 1) Fancy Lantern (Fanoose Khial) - (1979)
 * 2) Other Side of The Coin (Aan Rooye Sekke) - (1982–83)
 * 3) The Seventh Art (Honare Haftom) - (1989–92)
 * 4) Beyond Cinema (Cinema Maavaraa) - (2006–08)