Golnaz Jamsheed

Golnaz Jamsheed
Golnaz Jamsheed
Born	1984; San Francisco, California, U.S.
🏳️ Nationality	Iranian-American
🎓 Alma mater	University of California, Los AngelesLondon Film SchoolMaharishi University of Management
💼 Occupation	Filmmaker, writer, visual artist
📆 Years active	2006–present

Golnaz Jamsheed is an Iranian-American filmmaker, writer, and visual artist. Her work spans independent cinema, music videos, and experimental short films.

Early Life and Education

Golnaz Jamsheed was born in San Francisco, California. In 2001, she graduated from Azadegan Art School in Tehran, where she majored in Graphic Design and Analog Photography.

She was among the select few admitted to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Film and Television program and earned her Bachelor of Arts in Film in 2006.

In 2015, with a scholarship from the MOP Foundation, Jamsheed earned her Master of Arts in Directing and Producing from the London Film School.

Her talent was further recognized when David Lynch awarded her short film, Avo, the winner of The Short Film Competition for the David Lynch MFA in Film program in 2016. This achievement came with a tuition scholarship, enabling Jamsheed to complete her Master of Fine Arts degree from Maharishi University of Management in 2018, where she deepened her practice in Transcendental Meditation and explored Ayurveda as a way of life.

Career

Golnaz worked as a freelance photojournalist for publications such as Shahrvand and Tassvir Magazine, covering red carpets, press conferences, and major film festivals, including the Toronto International Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival, AFI FEST, and Sundance.

Jamsheed has been a member of the Iranian Short Film Society (ISFS) since 2015, an association dedicated to supporting short filmmakers in Iran.

Jamsheed directed the official music videos for Chrysta Bell, including "The Truth Is" (2019), which was produced by David Lynch, and "Everest" (2019), which she co-produced with Chrysta Bell.

Her short film Pregnant (2022), adapted from Anna Gavalda’s book I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere, was shot in Tehran.

Filmography

Short films

Pregnant (2022)
Avo (2015)
Tehran 1998 (2014)
A Woman at a Piano (2013) – Inspired by Vermeer’s painting in the National Gallery of London
Miracle Town (2018)

TV Mini-Series

The Next Town Over (2017) – TV Mini-Series (4 episodes)

Documentary

Filmmaking in Iran: The Making of Mizak (2009)

Awards and Recognition

Tallgrass Film Festival – Avo (2016) won the Golden Strands Award for Outstanding Narrative Short Filmhttps://tallgrassfilm.org/
Newport Beach Film Festival – Avo was screened (2016)https://newportbeachfilmfest.com/
Screen Power Film Festival – Pregnant (2023) was nominated for Best International Short Film
Silk Road Film Awards Cannes – Pregnant (2023) won an award
Scandinavian International Film Festival – Pregnant (2023) won Best Female Director
Best Shorts Competition – Pregnant (2022) won an award
Swedish International Film Festival – Pregnant (2022) won an award
New York Indie Shorts Awards – Pregnant (2023) was a Finalist
Joanna Plafsky DLMFA Academic Tuition Scholarship, David Lynch Graduate School of Cinematic Arts
The Artists Forum Festival of the Moving Image – Pregnant (2023) won Best Narrative Short
Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Madrid (FICIMAD) – Pregnant (2024) won the El Quixote Trophy for Best Film
Tampa Film Festival – Pregnant was screened (2023)

Collaborations

In 2009, Jamsheed attended a masterclass with Abbas Kiarostami, which led to a professional collaboration. She worked as a visual artist on Kiarostami’s project The Wall, a photography collection published as a book.https://www.kiarostami.org/

References

External Links

Golnaz Jamsheed on IMDb

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