Photo: Ian Willoughby, Radio Prague International
Iran-born Kaveh Daneshmand moved to Prague to study film a decade and a half ago and has been based in the city ever since. Alongside his own filmmaking projects, Daneshmand heads the Írán:ci festival of Iranian cinema. On the eve of this year’s edition, I asked him how his homeland manages to produce great films despite severe restrictions – and whether he could ever imagine returning to the Islamic country.
Could you please tell us something about your background? Where did you grow up?
“I grew up in Iran. I was born in Karaj, which is a city close to Teheran. When I was 10 my family moved to Teheran, so I spent most of my teenage years and then university years in Teheran.
“Then when I was 28 I moved to Prague to study filmmaking – and since then I’ve been living in Prague.”
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Author: Ian Willoughby