Shahpour Shahbazi

Shahpour Shahbazi (born 5 June 1961) is an Iranian director, screenwriter, and author. Shahpour Shahbazi immigrated to Germany to continue his studies in cinema.

Graduating from college of the Heidelberg University in Germany, Shahpour Shahbazi continued his studies at the State University of the Visual Arts in Karlsruhe.

Major philosophers from Germany Peter Sloterdijk and Boris Groys in the field of philosophy and professors like Hans Beller and Lothar Spree in the field of cinema were Shahpour Shahbazi’s professors at university.

Shahbazi was admitted to the Karlsruhe University after graduating in Art Research as a doctoral student under the supervision of Professor Boris Groys, a German philosopher.

He is an active member of "Verband der deutschen Filmkritik" (Association of German Film Critics) in Germany and "Anjoman Montaghedan va Nevisandegan Cinemaye Iran" (Iranian Cinema Critics and Writers Association) in Iran.