Even though Sheherazad International Media’s main activity is in the field of distributing features, documentaries and short films, one of its primary goals since its establishment has been to co-produce with other countries which has successfully been accomplished. This activity could be through foreign funds for producing documentaries or by local producers on projects about Iran. In recent years we have been very active in the field of production and have become a reliable company for most directors who wish to make feature or documentary in Iran; for example Arte Channel (France-Germany), Artline Film (France), Nologo-Factory (France), Marathon (France), Bonanza Films (Netherlands), Oak 3 Films (Singapore) and Les Film d’Ici (France). SMI is the local producer of “Ali in Wonderland” which is a feature directed and produced by Tina Gharavi in 2010.

Here are some of our most important Co-Productions:

“Iran, A Powerhouse Unveiled” is a 90-minute documentary which was produced by Artline Films, for Arte, RTBF, Yle, and Swiss Television. Jean-Michel Vecchiet is its director and Jean–Francois Colissimo writer and Researcher. For the first time ever, this film will look back over 100 years of Iranian history to the veritable wellsprings of the confrontation between Iran and the western powers. From 1908 to 2008, from the discovery of oil reserves to the nuclear crisis, we present a spectacular voyage to the heart of a country, a people, its high points and lowlife, its splendor and misery, its submissiveness and revolts; a colorful fresco focusing on real-life stories, unveiling archive images and authentic documents, and giving eyewitnesses – Iranian men and women – a chance to speak; a crisscrossing gaze, free of both prejudice and compromise: how they see us, how we see them. The film will also explore Shiism, a unique equation between the spiritual and the temporal, a vector of national identity, and the mystique of resistance and martyrdom. This film is a narrative with a plot. To tell the story of Iran, it focuses on the duel that, since 1908, has pitted Teheran against, first London, then Washington. This duel is more than just a ghost haunting the Iranian conscience. It summarizes the entire 20th century. It crops up in every major division of our era. It is at the heart of East/West, Occidental/ Oriental and even Northern hemisphere/Southern hemisphere relations. In telling the tale of Iran, it tells the tale of the world, of our history.

“Veil of Dreams” is a 64-minute documentary based on the immense interest of Iranian women in football. These women who are members of the Iranian National Women Football Team have not allowed their veils to become an obstacle in succeeding in the international football arena. This film was produced in 2008 with the cooperation of the Singaporean Oak 3 Films as co-producer and Mrs. Zaihirat Banu as the filmmaker.

“Royal Mosque of Ispahan” a 25 minute documentary was produced in 2007 with “Les Films d’Ici” directed and filmed by Richard Copans. This film which depicts the architecture of the Imam Mosque (Shah Mosque) in Isfahan is from the Safavid period and is one the most important and beautiful monuments of the world. Royal Mosque of Ispahan was produced by Arte; the German-French TV channel. After its broadcast in Germany and France it was distributed all over the world in DVD on the name of the most important monuments in the world.