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Payam Alijani is a Berlin-based media expert with a background in cinema and media management. He has worked across media strategy, content development, and production for digital and institutional platforms. His professional practice includes cinematography and field sound recording. He combines theoretical knowledge with technical skills to support diverse media projects.

email: realpayamalijani@gmail.com / Youtube

SELECTED WORKS

Educations
2025, MA Student of Media Management, Macromedia University of Applied Science, Berlin.
2016, Bachelor of Arts in Cinema Directing, Soore University of Art, Tehran.

Professional Experiences
2020 – 2024, Media Senior Expert, Iran Air Public Relations Department.
Led strategic media campaigns, oversaw video production and content creation, and advised on effective storytelling and visual communication strategies to enhance brand visibility across digital platforms; Iran Air Instagram Manager.

> 2018 – 2020, Social Media Department, Royanegaran Studio managed the creation of promotional and educational videos for social media, leading cinematography teams to produce high-quality visual content tailored for digital platforms.

Selected Short Films
2017, Where
2016, Bridge
2015, He is Him

Selected Festivals and Awards
2021, Cut & This Is My Film (Producer), Festival Del Cinema Di Cefalu (Semi-Finalist)
2021, Bahramies (Actor), IndieFest Film Awards (Winner: Best Web Series, Excellence Lead Actor)
2017, He is Him (Director), Cardiff International Film Festival

Selected Research Projects
Make It Happen (Interview Series)
Conducted interviews with 40+ cinema professionals, including:
Erwan Kerzanet (Oscar and César Nomination)
Fernando Delgado (Emmy Award Winner)
Karl Winkler (Professional Sound Engineer)
Novica Jankovic (Minamata, 2020; Don’t Breathe 2, 2021)
Matias Boucard (Eiffel, 2020)

Sound Mixing Credits
2021, Parisan, Director: Kambiz Babaei
2021, Handmades 3 and Hidden Legacy (20 episodes), Producer: Davoud Samavati
2019, The Seed, Directors: Felix Kalmenson & Rouzbeh Akhbari (Art Council of Canada)
2015, Anti-Graffiti, Director: Hosein Besharat (DAAD Institute, Germany)