Payam Alijani is a Berlin-based cinematographer with a focus on crafting visually imagery to enhance storytelling. He graduated with a degree in Cinema in 2015 and has since worked in numerous professional projects as a director, producer, and field sound recordist as well. He also provides media expertise services. Linda Film serves as the platform for his creative practice.

email: realpayamalijani@gmail.com / Youtube

SELECTED WORKS

Education
2024, MA Student of Media 2016, Management, Macromedia University of Applied Science, Berlin.
Bachelor of Arts in Cinema Directing, Soore University of Art, Tehran.

Professional Experience
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 (Annette, 2021)

Fernando Delgado (Emmy Award Winner)
Novica Jankovic (Minamata, 2020; Don’t Breathe 2, 2021) Matias Boucard (Eiffel, 2020)
Karl Winkler (Professional Sound Engineer)

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)