Nima Sarvestani

Nima Sarvestani (Persian: نیما سروستانی‎) (born December 22, 1958 in Shiraz, Iran) is a Swedish-Iranian filmmaker.

Nima Sarvestani (born December 22, 1958) is a Swedish Iranian documentary filmmaker. Born in Shiraz, Iran, Sarvestani worked as a journalist in Iran for several years reporting on social and political issues. In 1984 Sarvestani left his homeland and immigrated to Sweden. Despite changing his perspective forever, he has remained faithful to the subjects that interested him as a journalist in Iran. In 1992, he founded his own production company in Stockholm called Nima Film Productions, which allows him to oversee the entire process when making his own films.Having over 20 years of experience in directing and producing documentary films for cinema and television, he is one of the most experienced documentary film makers in Sweden today.Nima Sarvestani is well-known for making tough topics such as human rights and social justice interesting for the ordinary viewer. His films are character-driven, resulting in a natural flow and enhancing the sense of drama. He has made several films in Afghanistan and Iran about women’s rights.

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Prison Sisters (2016)

• IDFA 2016 International Documentary Film festival Amsterdam Amsterdam
• WATCH DOCS, Poland
• Gothenburg Film Festival, Sweden
• Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Greece
• Human Rights Human Wrong, Norway
• Belfast Film Festival, Northern Irland

Those Who Said No (2014)

• Nominated for 2016 Golden Nymph Awards / Monte-Carlo
• Winners Sole Luna Doc Film Festival 2015 / Italy /Juli 2015

No Burqas Behind Bars (2013)

• The International Emmy Awards 2014 ,
• Best International Documentary
• Prix Europe 2014, AWARDED with the Prix Europa for Best Documentary
• Swedish TV Awards "Kristallen" (August 2014, Nominated Best TV Documentary)
• Brooklyn Film Festival 2014, Awarded Best Feature Documentary
• Rome Independent Film Festival (March 2014, Awarded Best International Documentary)