Draft:Maral Mohammadian
Maral Mohammadian | |
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| Citizenship | Iranian Canadian |
| Alma mater | Carleton University |
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| Known for | The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer |
Maral Mohammadian is an Iranian Canadian film producer based in Montreal. She has been a producer at the English Films Unit of the National Film Board of Canada since 2014[1], and is also the producer of the NFB’s flagship mentorship program, Hothouse, developing Canada’s top rising talents. Mohammadian is mostly known for producing award-winning films The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer (2014) by Randall Okita, Deyzangeroo (2017) by Ehsan Gharib.
Maral is a member of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. As of 2024, she is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[2]
Career
[edit]Mohammadian studied at Carleton University, graduating in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies with a minor in Music. After graduating, Mohammadian lived in Ottawa for seven years, and worked at the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) before moving to Montreal for a position as associate producer at the National Film Board of Canada.[3] In 2014, she became a producer at their English Animation Studio and has produced over 100 films at the NFB since then[4], including the award-winning shorts Hide by British director and animator Daniel Gray, Impossible Figures and other Stories I (2021) by Polish director Marta Pajek, and Maybe Elephants (2023) by Norwegian director Torill Kove.[5]
Filmography
[edit]Animated films
[edit]- 2014: The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer (short film) - producer. Directed by Randall Lloyd Okita
- 2015: BAM (short film) - producer. Directed by Howie Shia
- 2017: The Cannonball Woman (short film) - co-producer. Directed by Albertine Zullo and David Toutevoix
- 2017: Deyzangeroo (short film) - producer. Directed by Ehsan Gharib
- 2018: Freaks of Nurture (short film) - producer. Directed by Alexandra Lemay
- 2019: Shannon Amen (short film) - producer. Directed by Chris Dainty
- 2020: HIDE (short film) - co-producer. Directed by Daniel Gray
- 2021: Impossible Figures and other stories I (short film) - co-producer. Directed by Marta Pajek
- 2024: Inkwo for When the Starving Return (short film) - co-producer. Directed by Amanda Strong
- 2024: Maybe Elephants (short film) - co-producer. Directed by Torill Kove
- 2024: Unblending (short film) - producer. Directed by Michelle Ku
- 2024: The Last Tango (short film) - producer. Directed by Mochi Lin
- 2024: Red Star Alley (short film) - producer. Directed by Jenny Yujia Shi
- 2024: My World, Your Melody (short film) - producer. Directed by Bianca Shonee Arroyo-Kreimes
Documentary
[edit]- 2008: Six: Inside Hothouse 5 (short film) - associate producer. Directed by Carrie Haber
- 2008: Travellers' Guide to Hothouse (short film) - associate producer. Directed by Jason Lee
- 2015: Five Stories (short film) - producer. Directed by Aisling Chin-Yee
- 2017: Eleven Moving Moments with Evelyn Lambart (feature film) - producer. Directed by Donald McWilliams
- 2018: Andrew! Alexander! (short film) - co-producer. Directed by Josh Raskin
- 2019: Inside Hothouse 12 (short film) - producer. Directed by Rose Stiffarm
- 2019: Balakrishna (short film) - producer. Directed by Colin MacKenzie and Aparna Kapur
- 2023: The Kudelka Method (short film) - producer. Directed by Yung Chang
TV Series
[edit]- 2010: Wapos Bay: The Treasure of the Sierra Metis - producer. Directed by Trevor Cameron
- 2010: Wapos Bay: Too Deadly - producer. Directed by Cam Lizotte
- 2010: Wapos Bay: Catch the Spirit - producer. Directed by Dennis Jackson
- 2010: Wapos Bay: Partic-inaction - producer. Directed by Trevor Cameron
- 2010: Wapos Bay: The World According to Devon - producer. Directed by Cam Lizotte
- 2010: Wapos Bay: Ways of the Quiet - producer. Directed by Melanie Jackson
- 2010: Wapos Bay: The Wapos Falcon - producer. Directed by Melanie Jackson
- 2010: Wapos Bay: Time Management - producer. Directed by Dennis Jackson
- 2010: Wapos Bay: The Treasure of the Sierra Metis - producer. Directed by Trevor Cameron
Other
[edit]- 2018: Museum of Symmetry (VR adventure game) - co-producer. Directed by Paloma Dawkins
References
[edit]- ^ "Maral Mohammadian – The World Animation Summit". Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ^ Sciences, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and. "The Academy Invites 487 New Members for 2024: See the Full List". Academy Newsletter. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ^ Mitchell, Ben (2024-09-04). "Producing Animation: Maral Mohammadian". Skwigly Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ "Search the NFB Collection". collection.nfb.ca. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (2024-11-14). "'Maybe Elephants' Producers from NFB & Mikrofilm Discuss the Partnership Behind Torill Kove's Oscar-Qualified Short". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2025-01-08.