Fereshteh Taerpour

Fereshteh Taerpour (Persian: فرشته طائرپور; 4 February 1953 – 17 August 2021) was the first Iranian female independent film producer and writer.

As an International Film Producer, Taerpour has also worked as a co-producer or line-producer of more than 20 co-production with countries such as: US, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, France, Korea, England, Tunisia, Turkey etc.

She has also served as a jury member at various National and International film festivals such as Frankfurt, Cairo, India, Montreal, Tehran, Isfahan, Hamadan.

From 1982 to 1991 she was the director of the Writing and Editorial Center in "KANOON", the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults in Iran.

From 1982 to 1991 she was the director of the Writing and Editorial Center in "KANOON", The Institute for the intellectual development of children and young adults in Iran.