Kimia Eyzad Panah was born 1990 in Teheran (Iran) and wrote stories from an early age.At age 13 she already wrote science-fiction stories for the successful scientific schoolbook “Together with science“.
At age 15 Eyzad Panah shot her first short film „C for Cheating“ and was awarded the prize for “Best Film” at the Student Film Festival in Teheran.
In 2011, she emigrated to Germany and started studying Visual Communications, specializing in Film and Television, at the University of Arts in Kassel. She graduated with distinction and was appointed the master student status.
Her short films focus on human- and women’s rights and were shown at international film festivals, being awarded prizes like “Outstanding Achievement Award” and “Best Women’s Film”.
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