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Comment: I think that for cultural matters, Islamic Republic News Agency can be considered secondary and reliable. Лисан аль-Гаиб (talk) 14:27, 28 September 2025 (UTC)- Comment: Mostly sourced to WP:PRIMARY sources. Best, Reading Beans, Duke of Rivia 08:00, 13 September 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: In accordance with Wikipedia's Conflict of interest policy, I disclose that I have a conflict of interest regarding the subject of this article. Mozhgan Pazooki (talk) 07:37, 13 September 2025 (UTC)
Mozhgan Pazooki | |
|---|---|
| مژگان پازوکی | |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Occupation(s) | Documentary filmmaker, researcher |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Known for | Iran's Notables Today, Kalling, Farourgan Island, Connecting Conversations |
Mozhgan Pazooki (Persian: مژگان پازوکی) is an Iranian documentary filmmaker and researcher. She began her media career in 1990 at Radio Tehran, producing and editing science-themed programmes for children and adolescents including Children and Adolescents Scientific Report and Buds (Ghoncheha).[1].
Later, she created and directed the television series Iran's Notables Today (مفاخر ایران امروز), a 26-episode documentary profiling pioneering Iranian scientists and academics[2]. The series was broadcast on IRIB channels 1 and 4 and won her a best director award in a 1996 readers’ poll by Cinema Newspaper[3].
She is also known for the underwater documentary Kalling (1998) about Kish Island pearl divers, which was later selected at the Parvin Etesami International Film Festival[4], the environmental film Farourgan Island (2014), and, after emigrating to Australia in 2019, the remote-production documentary Connecting Conversations (2020)[5].
In 2019 she directed and edited an exclusive interview film with actor Manouchehr Farid for Radio Neshat[6], and in 2025 her documentary Kalling was the subject of a Q&A event in Melbourne moderated by Sue Maslin AO[7].
Early life and education
[edit]While studying microbiology at university in Tehran, Pazooki joined Radio Tehran in 1989 and worked on several programmes that translated scientific news into stories for young listeners. She later shifted her academic studies to judicial law, earning a bachelor's degree. In 1991 she completed a two-year filmmaking course at the Ferdows Garden Film Centre in Tehran[8].
Career
[edit]Documentary television
[edit]In 1993 Pazooki proposed a documentary series about Iranian scholars to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB). The resulting series, Iran's Notables Today, profiled more than 80 pioneering scientists and academics and aired on Channels 1 and 4 of IRIB[9].
Independent documentaries
[edit]After the success of her television work, Pazooki moved to Kish Island and produced short films and promotional documentaries for the Kish Free Zone Organization. During this period she directed Kalling (کالینگ), a documentary about a free diver who collected pearl oysters off Kish Island. The film critiques the exploitative pearl-diving industry and has been screened at festivals such as the Kish Documentary Film Festival and the International Parvin Etesami Festival[10]. Mozhgan Pazooki is considered the first Iranian woman to film underwater[11].
In 2014 she produced the documentary Farourgan Island after joining an environmental clean-up trip to the small Persian Gulf island of Farourgan. Filmed without a crew and using natural sound, the documentary was later sponsored by the Kish Free Zone Organization and the Marine Environment Protection Organization and screened at international marine conservation conferences[12].
Work in Australia
[edit]Pazooki emigrated to Australia in 2019. During the COVID-19 pandemic she produced Connecting Conversations (2020), a documentary filmed entirely via Zoom that chronicles how newly arrived migrants in Melbourne continued English conversation classes online. The film premiered at Melbourne's Multicultural Hub as part of Diversity Week.[13].
She has also produced a series of testimonial and legacy films for high-profile Australian clients, including Marion Webster AM, Professor Bernie Neville, and Dr Tim Dalmal. These works highlight the cultural and intergenerational value of testimonial films, and Pazooki has stated her intention to continue this as a stable career in Australia.[14]
Recognition
[edit]- Cinema Newspaper readers’ poll for Best TV documentary director (1996) for Iran's Notables Today[15].
- Kalling won the best documentary award at the International Parvin E'tesami Festival and screened at multiple festivals[16].
Selected filmography
[edit]- Children and Adolescents Scientific Report (گزارش علمی کودک و نوجوان) – Radio Tehran science programme (1989–1991)
- Iran's Notables Today (مفاخر ایران امروز) – 26-episode documentary television series profiling leading Iranian scientists and academics (1993–1995)
- Kalling (کالینگ) – documentary about pearl divers on Kish Island (1998)
- Farourgan Island – documentary about environmental clean-up efforts on Farourgan Island (2014)
- Connecting Conversations – documentary filmed remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne (2020)
- Exclusive Interview with Manouchehr Farid – Radio Neshat (2020)
References
[edit]- ^ گزارش علمی کودک و نوجوان [Children and Adolescents Scientific Report]. Soroush Weekly Magazine (in Persian). 1991.
- ^ مفاخر ایران امروز [Iran's Notables Today – Announcement of broadcast]. Soroush Weekly Magazine (in Persian). 1993.
- ^ جایزه به بهترین برنامهها، برنامهسازان و مجریان تلویزیونی [Awards for the Best TV Programs, Producers, and Hosts]. Cinema Newspaper (in Persian). No. 220. 7 August 1996.
- ^ فیلم کالینگ [Kalling selected at Parvin Etesami Film Festival] (in Persian). Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). 2010.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Connecting Conversations: English classes during Covid19 – Film Première". Eventbrite. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ گفتگوی اختصاصی رادیو نشاط با منوچهر فرید [Exclusive interview with Manouchehr Farid] (in Persian). Radio Neshat. 22 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Kalling – In Conversation with Mozhgan Pazooki". Humanitix / Film Art Media & WIFT Vic. 9 November 2025.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ مصاحبه با نشریه مناطق آزاد [Interview with Mozhgan Pazooki]. Free Zones Journal (in Persian). No. 652. 11 March 2024.
- ^ مفاخر ایران امروز [Iran's Notables Today – Announcement of broadcast]. Soroush Weekly Magazine (in Persian). 1993.
- ^ فیلم کالینگ [Kalling selected at Parvin Etesami Film Festival] (in Persian). Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). 2010.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ مصاحبه با نشریه مناطق آزاد [Interview with Mozhgan Pazooki]. Free Zones Journal (in Persian). No. 652. 11 March 2024.
- ^ مصاحبه با نشریه مناطق آزاد [Interview with Mozhgan Pazooki]. Free Zones Journal (in Persian). No. 652. 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Special documentary launch at Melbourne's Multicultural Hub". AMES Australia. 20 April 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ مصاحبه با نشریه مناطق آزاد [Interview with Mozhgan Pazooki]. Free Zones Journal (in Persian). 11 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ جایزه به بهترین برنامهها، برنامهسازان و مجریان تلویزیونی [Awards for the Best TV Programs, Producers, and Hosts]. Cinema Newspaper (in Persian). No. 220. 7 August 1996.
- ^ فیلم کالینگ [Kalling selected at Parvin Etesami Film Festival] (in Persian). Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). 2010.
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External links
[edit]- AMES Australia article on Connecting Conversations
- Kalling screening event page
- Radio Neshat interview with Mozhgan Pazooki
- منوچهر فرید interview on Radio Neshat
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