Her films have received critical acclaim and garnered prestigious awards at international festivals including IDFA and Busan. Pegah Ahangarani (born 1984) is an actress, film director and musician. She has directed 7 documentaries and acted in more than 40 feature films. Her movies (where she starred or directed) have been shown in many festivals, including Berlinale, Toronto International Film Festival, Venice Film Festival.
She has received many prizes in different festivals: Best Actress in Cairo Film Festival; Best Actress in Locarno Film Festival; Best Director for Ghazaleh Alizadeh in Cinema Verité International Film Festival; Best Director in Isfahan International Film Festival for Tamashakhaneh; Best Creativity for Dehnamakiha in Khane Cinema Film Festival.
