Maryam Khalilzade is an Iranian animator and graphic designer. She has a master's degree in animation and has worked as a freelance animator, graphic designer, and children's book illustrator since 2001. Some of her notable animated films include "Butterfly" (2016), "White Pigeon Next to the Mirror" (2012), and "A Woman Sings Under the Ice" (2010). Her films have been screened at numerous international festivals and received several awards.

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MARYAM KHALILZADEH
maryamkhalilzade_95@yahoo.com
I am passionate to tell stories by animation. For me animation is a means to discover the world details,
the perpetual and magical relationships among people, nature and objects.
EDUCATION
2023
MA, ANIMATION, RE: ANIMA EUROPEAN JOINT MASTER IN ANIMATION
2006
MA, ANIMATION, TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF ART
2002
BA, GRAPHIC DESIGN, TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF ART
EXPERIENCE
2001 – PRESENT
FREELANCER
2D Animator, Background & Character Designer:
 2018, Motion graphics for ENGLISH for children
 2016, Trailer of 8th Celebration of Iranian animation Cinema, Iranian Animated Film
Association (ASIFA), Animator
 2016, Motion graphics Advertising, (Bazaryab), Animator
 2016, Motion graphics Advertising, Hamso, BAT Card, Animator
 2016, Educational Motion graphic’s series, Institute for Intellectual Development of Children
& Young Adults (KANOON), Animator
 2016, Motion graphics Advertising, Ayandeh (Taat) Bank Brokerage co. Animator
 2015, Animated sequences of “Near to Death (NDE)”, Animated Documentary, Produced by
TV Documentary Channel
 2009, “The Earth Is Round!”, Short Animation, by Maryam Charmchi, Animation Background
 2006, “Niki and Nikan”, TV Series, Produced by Hoor Animation Association
 2005, “Koosha Adventures”, TV Series, Produced by Hoor Animation Association
 2004, “Angles Live over the Hills”, Short Animation, Produced by Documentary &
Experimental Film Center,Animation Background

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Graphic Designer:
 2016, Shop Design and Illustration, prenatal Store
 2016, Catalogue, Poster and DVD cover Design, “Butterfly” Animation, Produced by
Documentary & Experimental Film Center
 2015, Graphic posters, “Pade Khandagh” TV Series, Produced by Dena Channel
 2013, Graphic designs, “Frame of Caricature” TV Program, Produced by Channel 4
 2013, Catalogue, Poster and DVD cover Design, “White Pigeon Next to the Mirror” Animation,
Produced by Institute for Intellectual Development of Children & Young Adults (KANOON)
 2012, graphic poster, “Portrait of Filmmaker” Documentary, Produced by Documentary
Channel
 2011, Logo and Package Design, Mehdi Pet Shop
 2010, Catalogue, Poster and DVD cover Design, A Woman Sings Under the Ice, Produced by
Documentary & Experimental Film Center
 2010, Book cover Design, “How could God's hand be kissed?” by Nahid Rashid
 2010, Website Design, www.maryamkhalilzade.com
 2008, Catalogue, Poster and DVD cover Design, “Photo”, Produced by Saba Co.
 2008, Business Card Design, Rayarang Company
 2007, Business Card Design, Anardoone Graphic Group
 2006, Advertising Design, De’Longhi/Feller, Tehran Store
 2005, Catalogue Design, Tools Iron and Steel Industries
 2004, Logo and Package Design, Mohammad Store
 2003, Logo and Package Design, East File Store
 2001, Film Title, “My Sweetheart is Sweeter than Death”, Short Fiction
Children Book Illustrator:
 2010, “My Home Adventures”, by Nasrin Goldar, Goldar Publishing
 2009 - 2016, Illustration for “Roshd”, “Gholak” and “Kooshesh” Magazines
 2009, “Elephant Photo”, Mansooreh Saberi, Monadie Tarbiat Publishing
 2009, “Sheida Discover” (Three-Volume Set Book for Children), by Nasrin Goldar, Monadie
Tarbiat Publishing
 2008, Different Educational Illustrations for Ayandehsazan Publishing
 2002 – 2003, “The Tale of the Unknown Island” (Jose Saramago), as a practical thesis, Art
University
2005 – 2007
BACKGROUND DESIGNER & ANIAMTOR, HOOR ANIMATION ASSOCIATION

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FILMOGRAPHY
2023-20..
MY MOTHER BECAME A BIRD, (WRITER, DIRECTOR, LAYOUT, STORYBOARD, BACKGROUND,
ANIMATOR) Animation, 2D, FK, Color, Stereo, 9 minutes
2021
UP TO THE SEA, SHE WEAVES A DREAM, (WRITER, DIRECTOR, LAYOUT, STORYBOARD,
BACKGROUND, ANIMATOR) Animation, 2D, HD, Color, Stereo, 8.44 minutes, Produced by
Documentary & Experimental Film Center
2016
BUTTERFLY, (WRITER, DIRECTOR, LAYOUT, STORYBOARD, BACKGROUND, ANIMATOR)
Animation, 2D, HD, Color, Stereo, 12 minutes, Produced by Institute for Intellectual Development
of Children & Young Adults (KANOON)
2012
WHITE PIGEON NEXT TO THE MIRROR, (WRITER, DIRECTOR, LAYOUT, STORYBOARD,
BACKGROUND, ANIMATOR) Animation, Cutout, HD, Color, Stereo, 6 minutes, Produced by Institute
for Intellectual Development of Children & Young Adults (KANOON)
2010
A WOMAN SINGS UNDER THE ICE, (WRITER, DIRECTOR, LAYOUT, STORYBOARD, BACKGROUND,
ANIMATOR) Animation, 2D, PAL, Color, Stereo, 10 minutes, Produced by Documentary &
Experimental Film Center
2009
PHOTO, (WRITER, DIRECTOR, LAYOUT, STORYBOARD, BACKGROUND, ANIMATOR)
Animation, 2D, PAL, Color, Stereo, 9 minutes, Produced by Documentary & Experimental Film
Center
2006
APPROXIMATELY, (WRITER, DIRECTOR, LAYOUT, STORYBOARD, BACKGROUND, ANIMATOR)
Animation, 2D, PAL, Color, Stereo, 8 minutes, Produced by Saba Co.

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FESTIVALS & AWARDS
 Best Animated Film for Butterfly, 33th Tehran International Animation Festival, Iran, 2016
 Candidate for receiving award of Best Graphic and Art Direction for Butterfly, 8th Celebration of
Iranian Animation Cinema, Tehran, Iran, 2016
 A look at Contemporary Iranian Animation, cinémathèque québécoise, Montréal, Canada, 2014
 10th Wissembourg International Film Festival, France, 2014
 43th Festival du nouveau cinéma, Montréal, Canada, 2014
 9th Gwangju International Film market, Gwangju, South Korea, 2014
 The International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience AntiFestROZAFA, Tirana, Albania, 2014
 2em Festival Cinema d’Iran, France, 2014
 21th
Alter-Native International Short Film Festival, Romania, 2013
 16th
International Animated Film Festival ANIMAEVKA, Belarus, 2013
 12th
Film Festival SILHOUETTE, Paris, France, 2013
 19th
Aye Aye International Short Film Festival, France, 2013
 29th Short Film Market CLERMONT-FERRAND, 2014
 Best Animated Film for White Pigeon, 7nd
National & 3nd
International Festival of Women Film
Directors, Iran, 2013
 KIN International Film Festival, Yerevan, Armenia 2012
 Tricky Woman International Animation Festival, Vienna, 2012
 1st International woman film festival –Herat 2013
 9th IAWRT Asian Women's Film Festival New Delhi 2013
 Best Music Award for A Woman Sings Under the Ice, 7th Tehran International Animation Festival, Iran,
2011
 Candidate for receiving worthiness figure of the best sound editing, best directing, best screenplay,
best film, Best Music Award for A Woman Sings Under the Ice, 14th Ceremony of Iranian Cinema, Iran,
2011
 Best director for A Woman Sings Under the Ice, 25th Isfahan International Children Film Festival, Iran,
2011
 Best sound designing and the honorary diploma for the best animation for A Woman Sings Under the
Ice, 28th National & 16th International Tehran short film festival, 2011
 Best animated film for A Woman Sings Under the Ice, 6nd National & 2nd International Festival of
Women Film Directors, Iran, 2011
 9th Florianópolis Children Film Festival, Brazil, 2010
 Annecy International Animation Film Festival (Out of Competition), France, 2010
 the Underground Film Festival BEfilm, New York, USA, 2009
 Comic-Con Film Festival, San Diego, USA, 2009
 Best animated Film for Photo, National Festival of Young Iranian, Tehran, 2010
 Special Mention for Photo, Cultural Heritage Organization Festival, Tehran, Iran, 2009
 Best animated Film for Photo, 4nd National Festival of Women Film Directors, Iran, 2009
 Candidate for receiving Worthiness Figure for Best Sound Editing, Best Graphic and Art Direction for
Photo, 4th Celebration of Iranian Animation Cinema, Iran, 2010
 Crystal Roc of the best animated Film for Photo, 29th International Fadjr Film Festival, 2009
 5nd Audio-Visual Festival Azerbaijan, Baku, 2007

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 Bimini International Festival of Animation Films, Latvia, 2007
 Reanimacja animation festival, Poland, 2007
 Best animated Film for Approximately, 23th National & 11th International Tehran short film festival,
2007
 Honorary diploma for Approximately, 5th Tehran International Animation Festival, Iran, 2007
 Honorary diploma for Approximately, 5th Iran Student Film and Photo Festival, 2007
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
 2019, Author of article About " TIM BURTON", for picture world movie magazine
 2014 - 2016, Author of different articles in animation field like “Flying Colors” and "Expressionism and
Surrealism in Chris Landreth’s Animations", Cinema Animation Magazine, Published by Documentary
and Experimental Film Center
 2013, Author of article “Fairy Tale: about Hayao Miazaky”, Garte Electronic Magazine
 2009, Researcher and the responsible, The Animation Book Series, Samt publishing
 2006, Translator of articles for theoretical thesis, from “Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miazaky” book, by
Helen McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press Publishing
 2000 - 2004, Author of articles on animation, Student Animation Magazine SIMIA, Published by
University of Art
 2016, Interview (About “Butterfly”), by Lida Motamed, Wonderland Illustration Group
 2016, Interview (About “Butterfly”), by Kiarash Vafaee, Saba Newspaper
 2015, “Death Mother’s Lullaby” (About “A Woman Sings under the Ice”), by Kiarash Vafaee, Saba
Newspaper
 2013, “Animated Poetry” (About “A Woman Sings under the Ice”), by Jenny Gustafsson,
Mashallahnews, Electronic Magazine, Beirut, Lebanon
 2010, “About a Woman Sings under the Ice”, by Maryam Sabet Moghaddam, Animation data Electronic
MagazineList one of your strengths
MEMBERSHIPS
 Member of Animated Filmmakers Guild of Iran
 Official Member of ASIFA IRAN (Iranian Animated Film Association)
 Member of Anardooneh Group (Freelance Animators, Illustrators and Graphic Designers) , 2007 -
2008
LINKS
 http://vimeo.com/maryamkhalilzadeh
 https://www.behance.net/maryamkhal2b24
 maryamkhalilzadeh.wordpress.com

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SKILLS
 Adobe Photoshop
 TV paint
 Anime Studio
 Adobe After Effects
 Adobe Premiere
 Adobe Illustrator
 Adobe InDesign
 Drawing
 Painting
 Script Writing
 Photography