Born in 1983 in Iran, Sina Ataeian Dena first studied physics before transitioning to film at the Sooreh University in Tehran. He started his career as a visual effects supervisor and a story developer for video games. In 2009, he directed his first animation short, Especially Music, that would lead him to direct several commercials and cartoons. Paradise was shot without official permission from the government and is the first installment of a Tehran trilogy about violence.
Sina ATAEIAN DENA
Director
Filmography
2015 Paradise (2 awards in Locarno: Best First Director Award, Price of Ecomenical Jury)
2013 Homo
2012 Arghaj
2009 Especially Music
