Director of Photography

Asal Raoufi Manesh

Asal Raoufi Manesh is a Bachelor of Industrial Design and a visual artist specializing in photography and filmmaking. She has experience managing the Didnegar School of Visual Arts and an art studio focused on creative production and visual advertising. Her professional work includes industrial, commercial, and medical photography, as well as visual content production, with strong skills in lighting, video editing, and artistic project management. Winner of the 2nd International Film and Photography Festival 5.
She has collaborated with the Panj International Film and Photography Festival in the management of several departments.

Naeim Shahed

🎬 Director of Photography

Born in 1996 – Tehran, Iran
Graduate of Graphic Design (Illustration) from Islamic Azad University, Pardis Branch
Naeem Shahed is an Iranian artist active in the fields of acting, directing, cinematography, editing, photography, and screenwriting, with a focus on short films and social media advertising.
He began his artistic journey at the age of 16 (in 2012) at the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, where he received the Best Child Actor Award. Two years later, at the age of 18 (in 2014), he was honored with the Best Young Actor Award at the “Bitter Smile” Theater Festival.
At 18, Shahed entered the field of cinematography and began collaborating with various theater groups, producing and directing promotional trailers. His creative approach to direction and visual design quickly attracted the attention of major brands such as Fars, Hakopian, and Dian Leather, expanding his professional career in advertising and digital visual content creation.
His notable artistic and theatrical projects include:
Detroit – Shahrzad Theater Hall (Trailer Director, Poster Designer, Assistant Director)
Desecration – Divar Chaharom Theater Hall (Promotional Trailer Director, Poster Designer, Assistant Director)
Akashic – Erghavan Mansion (Promotional Trailer Director, Photographer, Poster Designer)
Hassani and Radash – Avicenna Cultural Center (Promotional Trailer Director, Photographer, Poster Designer)
This is only a glimpse of Naeem Shahed’s artistic journey — a career that continues to evolve in the realms of visual storytelling and creative advertising.

Deniz Bagheri

🎬 Assistant Director of Photography

Born in 1992 – Tehran, Iran
Graduate in Graphic Design from the Islamic Azad University
With over twelve years of professional experience in executive management, sales, visual content production, and project planning for artistic and advertising initiatives, Deniz Bagheri has established herself as a versatile and dynamic figure in Iran’s creative industry.
Her professional journey began in 2011, when she joined Sima Film as Internal Manager and Project Coordinator for cinema productions. During these early years, she also collaborated extensively as a photojournalist with several major news agencies and leading national newspapers.
From 2014 to 2018, Bagheri played an influential role at Mehrgostar Company, organizing numerous domestic and international seminars and building strong professional connections with foreign professors and trainers.
Between 2017 and 2019, she founded a specialized photography and film studio, expanding her work into the field of visual content creation. Alongside managing sales operations, she produced promotional content for several beauty and educational brands. Her