Ashkan Rahgozar | |
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Born | Ashkan Rahgozar 12 April 1986 |
Occupation(s) | Director, animator, film producer |
Board member of | Hoorakhsh Studio |
Ashkan Rahgozar (born 12 April 1986) [1] is an Iranian author, director and filmmaker specialising in animated movies. He is the founder and chief executive of Hoorakhsh Studios. [2]
Ashkan began his animation career in Saba Animation Centre in 1999, before establishing animation production studio, Hoorakhsh 7th Sky, in 2005. Hoorakhsh 7th Sky produces 2D computer animations for promotional and commercial purposes. Since then, Ashkan has continued to write and direct both short and feature animation films. [3]
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