Mehdi Karampour (Persian: مهدی کرمپور; born September 11, 1976, in Tehran) is an Iranian film director, producer, writer and photographer.
[6] In addition, Karampour teaches cinema and has been a member of the selection and judging panel for various works at various festivals.
[13][14][15][16] Mehdi Karampour was one of 140 Iranian artists who, along with other reformists and moderates, signed a petition on June 12, 2013, while publicly acknowledging Aref's resignation in favor of Rouhani and publicly supporting Hassan Rouhani's candidacy in the 2013 presidential election.
[18] Reaction to Mahnaz Afshar's marriage and criticism of Marzieh Boroumand After Marzieh Boroumand's remarks about Mahnaz Afshar's marriage, Mehdi Karampour, in a note criticizing Marzieh Boroumand, said that Mahnaz Afshar had married Yassin Ramin in perfect sanity and health, and also said:[19][20] "Their wedding sermon (Mahnaz Afshar and Yasin Ramin) was also read by Seyyed Mohammad Khatami, and despite Ms. Marzieh Boroumand's misinformation, I tell you that there was no veiling and Mr. Khatami knew and accepted the bride and groom and their families very well.
After the downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane by the Revolutionary Guards in January 2017, to sympathize with the people, he did not accept the offer of a judge in the competition section of the Fajr Film Festival.