Mousa Alijani
born in Rasht, Iran, 1965
writer, poet, composer, singer, film director, photographer, painter, and Director of Ava-ye Sarv- e Shomal (The Northern Sound of Cedar) Music School in Rasht. (Iran.)
He has also earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dramatic Literature from The Tehran University Faculty of Art in 1991.
Artistic activities since 1988 include publication of poems, stories and articles in nationally prominent newspapers and monthly magazines. In addition, he has participated in various local, national and international film festivals as director, scriptwriter, music composer or performer – photographer and/or judge.
He has been active for more than 25 years in the field of teaching music to children in a specialized manner as well as teaching fundamentals of music, voice training and development and violin.
International & National Film Festival Participation:
- 1999 & 2000 Youth Cinema Festival, Rasht, Iran as music performer
and jury
member - 2003 & 2004 Infinity Film Festival, Alba, Italy as scriptwriter, actor and music composer
- 2006 Locania Film Festival, Pisticci, Italy as film maker
- 2006 Alternative Film Festival, Belgrade, Serbia as film maker
- 2006 Animation Film Festival, Stuttgart, Germany as consultant to the director
- 2006 Royesh Film Festival, Mashhad, Iran as film maker
- 2006 Tehran Short Films Festival, Tehran, Iran as film maker
- 2006 Regional Cinema Festival, Ahwaz, Iran as film maker
- 2007 Aubagne International Film Festival, France as film maker
- 2007 Food Film Festival, Montforte, Italy as judge
- 2009 Milano film festival .Milan .Italy as a director 2011 Lucania film festival in Italy as a Jury
- 2009 Black and White Cultural & Artistic Festival, Tehran, Iran as Scriptwriter
- Lucania film festival photography exhibition
- Tralarte Contemporary exhibition . Fossano-Italy
- Locania Film Festival, Pisticci, Italy as special gust
Awards
- First Prize for Best Music Composition for the film (Rain of Affection). Awarded by Nineteenth Festival for TV & Radio Productions of Seda and Sima, the national broadcasting organization of Iran in 2000.
- Prize for the Best Storyline or Subject for the film (Window). Locania Film Festival (Pisticci, Italy), 2006.
- Honorary Diploma and Gold Trophy for the Best Script and Honorary Diploma and Jury Prize for the film (Window). Tehran Short Films Festival (Tehran, Iran), 2006.
- Award Certificate and Prize for the Best Stage Design for the film (Window). Regional Cinema Festival (Ahwaz, Iran), 2006.
- First Prize, Honorary Diploma and Trophy for Best Script for the film Mah Alood” (Foggy Outlook). Black and White Cultural & Artistic Festival (Tehran, Iran), 2009.
- Certificate and Prize for the Guilan Book of the Year for the book entitled Amuzesh-e (Teaching Music to Children). Awarded by the Ministry of Higher Education & Culture of Iran during 14th Annual Book Week, 2006. Vol. 1.
Publications
- Story anthology (Seven Mountains and Seven Seas). First publish (Rasht, Iran) 1992./ second publish 2012 somam publishing (rasht ,iran)
- Story anthology (This Corner of the World). Arvin Publications (Tehran, Iran) 1999. second publish 2012 somam publishing (rasht ,iran )
- Play entitled (Apple). Dehsara Publications (Rasht, Iran) 2001/ Second publish 2015 Iliya publishing (rasht ,iran )
- Music Book entitled (Teaching Music to Children). Ilya Publications & Ava-ye Sarv-e Shomal Music School (Rasht, Iran) 2006. Vol. 1 of a potential 10-volume series.
- (text and illustration)Are my eyes pretty ? sommam publication (rasht -iran) 2012
- (poem ) I will be reborn . Iliya publication(Rasht, Iran) 2015
- (poem) poems for the dragonfly. Hese akhar publication (Rasht, Iran) 2021
- (poem) I a fluttering these days with the thought of you (Rasht, Iran) 2021
- (poem) I tis pain too shall pass. sommam publication (Rasht, Iran) 2021
Scripts
- ” (Winter Song) as a collaboration with Mr. Farhad Mehranfar, Film Director, 2002.
- ” (Foggy Outlook), 2003.
- (Fiddler on the Snow), 2005.
- (Window), 2006.
- (The Pot), 2009.
- Backyard 2022
Film Making
- (Fiddler on the Snow), 2005.
- (Window), 2006.
- (The Pot) 2009.
- Backyard 2023
Photography
- 2008 Photography Exhibition in Pooya Gallery (Rasht, Iran), February,.
- 2009Photography Exhibition in Oo Gallery (Rasht, Iran), May,.
- 2011 lucania film festival in italy august
- 2012 Tralarte .contepeary exhibition . Fossano-Italy
- 2013 photoghraphy exhibition . khooch association . Bonn , Germany
- 2013 photoghraphy exhibition .Avay sarv Gallery Rasht .iran .Avay sarv
- 2018 photoghraphy exhibition Marlic Gallery Rasht .iran .
Painting
- 2014 Illustration exhibition Avay sarv Gallery Rasht .iran
- 2018 painting exhibition Avay sarv Gallery Rasht .iran
- 2019 painting exhibition Marlic Gallery Rasht .iran
Film Music
Songwriting and Musical Arrangement & Composition
- (The Green Land of Guilan), 1999.
- “Nama Ahang”, a musical clip collection of a 4-part series of songs from the Iranian TV (The Sound of the Land of Affection).
- “Ghateh-ye Zemestani” (Winter Song), 2002.
- (Foggy Outlook), 2002.
- (Heavenly Father), 2003.
- (Anzali), 2004.
- (Last Page), 2004.
- (Color, Pain, Life), 2004.
- (Tired Little People), 2005.
- (Window), 2006.
- Composition of a 13-part series for the film
- documentary entitled “Aab” (Water). 2007. Iranian TV channel 4.
- “Falasoot” 2007.
- “(The Pot), 2009.
- Rasht. rain city (2010)
- The treasure of the milky way. 28 episodes. Iranian tv 2019
- Bachyard 2023
Composing
- Four compositions for the piano and songs based on the poems of Mehrdad Fallah, a contemporary Iranian poet, 2002
- A piece entitled “Baaz Baran” (The Rain Again) based on the poems of Golcheen-e Guilani, 2003.
- Iranian folk songs for choral group performance, 2004.
- “open the door to let the wind in: music album 2017 production : Hoze Honari Guilan, Iran.
Concert Performances Performed as Singer, Violin player, and/or Choral Group Conductor
- Concert of the violin and the piano, Rasht 1997. as violin player.
- Concert in the memory of Master Bannan, Rasht, Lahijan, and Tehran 1998 & 1999. as singer.
- Concert of film music in Javan (Youth) Cinema Festival, Rasht 1999 & 2000. as singer & Violin player.
- Concert of Iranian songs, Tehran 2000. as singer.
- Concert of Gilani provincial folk songs, Rasht 2000. as singer.
- Choral group recital, Rasht 2002. as choral croup conductor.
- Choral group in Iran Zamin (The Land of Iran) Festival, Bandar Abbas and Shiraz 2004. as choral croup conductor & singer.
- Concert at Niavaran Palace, Tehran 2004. as choral croup conductor & singer.
- Concert performed at the Women’s Festival, Rasht 2005. as choral croup conductor Concert to honor Gol Agha, Rasht 2005. as choral croup conductor.
- Concert to honor Doctor Mohamad Moeen, Rasht 2006. as choral croup conductor & singer.
- Concert to honor Doctor Mahmood Behzad, Rasht 2007. as choral croup conductor & singer. concert with Ghilan orchestra. Rasht 2015. as a singer.
- Concert with avay sarv group as a composer, and singer 2019 Rasht. Iran