Fereshteh Taerpour

Fereshteh Taerpour (; 4 February 1953 – 17 August 2021) was the first Iranian female independent film producer and writer. Career With over 40 years of experience as a journalist, writer, film producer, jury member, speaker, cultural event organizer and board member of Iranian film producers' associations, Taerpour was an iconic cultural figure in Iran. She has produced more than 25 feature films, 50 documentaries and over 20.000 minutes TV production. As an International Film Producer, Taerpour has also worked as a co-producer or line-producer of more than 20 co-production with countries such as: US, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, France, Korea, England, Tunisia, Turkey etc. She has also served as a jury member at various National and International film festivals such as Frankfurt, Cairo, India, Montreal, Tehran, Isfahan, Hamadan. Fereshteh Taerpour was the co-founder and director of KHANEH (House of Literature & Art) since 1989. From 1982 to 1991 she was the director of the Writing and Editorial Center in "KANOON", the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults in Iran. From 1982 to 1991 she was the director of the Writing and Editorial Center in "KANOON", The Institute for the intellectual development of children and young adults in Iran. She has also translated and written several children's books, such Adventure of Ahmad and Sara, which has been translated in many languages including Japanese.