Firouzeh Khosrovani

Firouzeh Khosrovani, born in Tehran, graduated from Milan’s Brera Academy of Fine Arts in 2002. Back in Iran, she earned a Master’s in Journalism and wrote for various Italian newspapers and magazines. Her filmmaking journey began in 2004 with Life Train. In 2007, she directed Rough Cut, a documentary about mutilated mannequins in Tehran’s shop windows, which won 13 international awards. Her 2008 video installation Cutting Off was exhibited at the Triennale di Milano. In 2010, she created 1001 Irans, a documentary exploring perceptions of Iran abroad. She contributed to international collective films, including Espelho Meu (2011) and Archivio a Oriente (2012), produced by Asiatica Film Mediale and Istituto Luce. In 2014, she directed an episode for the Iranian collective film Profession: Documentarist. That same year, her documentary Fest of Duty explored a religious ceremony introducing nine-year-old girls to Islamic beliefs.

Her acclaimed Radiograph of a Family (2020) won 34 awards, including two at IDFA. In 2022, she became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Her most recent film, Past Future Continuous (2025), which she co directed with Morteza Ahmadvand, won the Envision Competition at IDFA 2025.