Fereidoon Daneshmand

Fereidoon Daneshmand is an Iranian screenwriter. He was born in Kurdistan and raised in Kermanshah. In 1975 he moved to Tehran to pursue his passion in writing at the Institute of Art. In addition to teaching art and literature, he started involving himself in literary activities through playwriting for theatre and later screenwriting for television series and movies. Some of his notable scripts are for "Baani Chaw," "Valley of the Thousand Lanterns," "The City of Chaos (Shahr-Ashoob)" and "The...See more

Fereidoon Daneshmand is an Iranian screenwriter. He was born in Kurdistan and raised in Kermanshah. In 1975 he moved to Tehran to pursue his passion in writing at the Institute of Art. In addition to teaching art and literature, he started involving himself in literary activities through playwriting for theatre and later screenwriting for television series and movies. Some of his notable scripts are for "Baani Chaw," "Valley of the Thousand Lanterns," "The City of Chaos (Shahr-Ashoob)" and "The Legend of Mardoosh." Most of his screenplays are based on the Iranian mythical and historical stories and novels written by him and might be worth reading. See less