Foad Faridzadeh

Foad (noun \ Fo-odd)

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Foad Faridzadeh is an award-winning Television, Film and Commercial director and content creator. Born in Tehran, Iran, Foad spent most of his young adult life on sound stages in the United States and abroad,

Foad began his studies at the Fashion Institute of Technology, earning a Bachelor of Arts in the Computer Animation & Interactive Media. He continued his education in Film Studies at New York University.

Since then, Foad has worked on numerous projects ranging from multi-million dollar Hollywood features (Burning Bright, Shadow People, Operation Endgame, Lady Gaga’s Marry The Night, and many more) to festival shorts, documentaries, commercials, and music videos. As a director, creator, executive producer, producer, creative director, and production supervisor, Foad has an intimate understanding of every single aspect of the film industry. Besides the States, Foad has directed original content in a few other countries including France, Italy, Mexico, Bulgaria, UAE, Afghanistan, and Iran.

Foad is managed by Cyrena Esposito at Red Letter Entertainment and represented by BUCHWALD. As a director/content creator, he has filmed many national and international television commercials for clients such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Pontiac, Godiva, Ethan Allen, GUESS, Pentax, Pfizer, Alkaseltzer, Coors Light, Dior, Olay, Secret’s Resorts and many more. 

Additionally, Foad has served as a director, creative director, and producer for many prestigious production companies and agencies such as Nice Shoes, Quietman, Red Feather Films, Dream Riders Studio, and MediaVision Creative.