Bavand Karim
| Bavand Karim | |
|---|---|
 Karim at the 2015 San Diego Black Film Festival | |
| Born |
Bavand Karimzadeh 10 February 1979 |
| Occupation | Writer · Director · Producer |
| Years active | 2007 - present |
| Website |
bavandkarim |
Bavand Karim (born Bavand Karimzadeh; February 10, 1979) is an Iranian-American multi-media artist and filmmaker from Dallas, Texas.[1]
Education
Karim attended J.J. Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas.[2] He received the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Cinema and Television from Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University in 2010.[3]
Film and television
Karim's first original feature documentary, Nation of Exiles, screened internationally in Brazil, Italy, France, Spain, and the U.K.[3] His 2014 film, Hate Crimes in the Heartland, won the Paul Robeson Award for Best Feature Documentary at the Newport Black Film Festival.[4] Karim's major motion picture credits include The Hangover III, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Anchorman 2, and Maps to the Stars.[5]
Karim is the executive producer of the original television series, Dingo Suede: Private Detective,[6] which received the 2014 Cincinnati Cable Access Blue Chip Award for Best Entertainment Program.[7][8] He also wrote and produced the organic lifestyle program Dig In DFW, which was broadcast on FOX 4 in Dallas,[5] and Ronnie & The Others, a Cincinnati-based talk show.[9]
Karim owns the independent production studio Be Positive Pictures,[1] and is a producer for the Emmy Award-winning documentary production company Lioness Media Arts.[10] He is a professor in the Visual and Media Arts program at Emerson College.[11]
References
- 1 2 "Bavand Karim Official Website".
- ↑ "1995 Texas Academic Decathlon Scores". Acadec Scores and Information Center.
- 1 2 Foster, Shelby (October 13, 2011). "Independent Streak: Films by Meadows alumni win festival awards". SMU Magazine.
- ↑ "2014 Newark Black Film Festival Announces Paul Robeson Award Winners" (PDF) (Press release). Newark Museum. July 23, 2014.
- 1 2 Bavand Karim at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Dingo Suede: Private Detective at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Curtis, Nancy (2014). "NKU students produce Cincinnati Cable Access Blue Chip Award winner". Northern Kentucky University.
- ↑ Curtis, Nancy (August 19, 2014). "NKU Students' Miniseries Wins Cincy Cable Blue Chip Award". River City News.
- ↑ Spaulding, Matt (November 1, 2013). "Ronnie and the Others shines spotlight on tough issues". The Northerner.
- ↑ "Hate Crimes in the Heartland Official Website".
- ↑ "Emerson College Faculty Guide".