Masoud Raouf

Masoud Raouf is an Iranian Canadian artist, filmmaker, animator, educator and producer based in Montreal Canada. Masoud studied painting from an early age under master artists in Iran. After completing his studies in animation at Sheridan College (Ontario, Canada) he went on to direct documentary and animated films for the National Film Board of Canada as well as with his own independent company, Ciné-3 Productions. Along with his animated films, Masoud created a unique hybrid of animation documentary storytelling that uses art and animation to give colour, depth and emotional dimension to the documentary film. His films, The Tree That Remembers, Blue like a gunshot, Waves at Birth and There is a Garden received awards from the following festivals: Hot Docs – Toronto, Ca The Canadian International Documentary Festival -Toronto, Ca The Jutra Awards – Montreal, Ca The Vermont International Film Festival -Vermont, USA Yorkton Film Festival -Yorkton, Ca The Whitehead International Film festival – Claremont, USA The International Moondance film festival – Boulder, USA Columbus International Film and Video Festival – Columbus USA Raouf teaches the art of animation and documentary film-making in educational institutions in Canada and abroad. He founded The Fighting Marginalization Group that has offered filmmaking and production skills to marginalized communities for the past decade.