Amir Aghelnejad

Amir has been a professional writer, director and post-production supervisor for over fifteen years. With stints as an MTV television segment producer, editor of multiple TV Shows including the award-winning documentary series On-Screen. He has directed a couple of feature films and over 90 short films. Amir was nominated for a Leo Awards in 2018 in the best writer category. His films have been accepted in multiple film festivals all across Canada and the United States.
Amir is a multi-disciplinary creative artist with an extensive resume. As well as teaching at New Image College and directing numerous shorts and demo reels. As a producer and production supervisor, he has overseen the production of over a dozen feature, short and web series from the script stage to the final product. He thrives in motivating the cast and the crew of every project and makes all his sets a comfortable and safe place for the other artist to be the best they can be.

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