Sam Chegini
Iranian artist

Sam Chegini

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Iranian artist
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Iran
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Birth:
27 January 1992(Tehran)
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Sam Chegini (Persian: سام چگینی‎‎) is an award winning Iranian artist born in Tehran in 1992 in an artistic family.
In 2009 Sam joined VOP (Voice of Peace), a group that worked on reconstructing ancient Persian musical instruments, sponsored by United Nations Human Settlements Programme and IAARA. He made the artistic film The Lyre of Mesopotamia, which received an award for 'best video art' in the 1st Persbookart Contest on Facebook in 2010. In 2011 Dutch singer/songwriter Linde Nijland asked him to make a music video for her song "Traveller", after having seen a video he made for the song 'A Spaceman Came Travelling' by Chris de Burgh. Traveller has been the official selection of many prestigious music video and film festivals around the globe and has been screened in different countries so far. In 2013, Sam won the Royal Reel Award from Canada International Film Festival for this music video and it was also voted no. 1 in the Frisian charts in the Klipkar+TV programme.
in 2016 Sam made an animated music video for renowned British comedian, actor, musician, Sir Lenny Henry, titled "The Cops Don't Know" which was premiered on Classic Rock Magazine on April 20, 2016. Henry praised the video in his interview with Classic Rock Magazine saying the video has a "labour of love" style and "Sam is clearly gifted."

Filmography

Year English title Original title Transliteration
2006-2007 Words Like A Dream کلماتی همچو رویا Kalamati hamcho Roya
2009 The Lyre of Mesopotamia بربط بین النهرین Barbat-e-Beynolnahreyn
2011 A Spaceman Came Travelling مرد بیگانه سفر می کند Marde Biganeh Safar Mikonad
2012 Traveller مسافر Mosafer
2016 The Cops Don't Know پلیس ها نمی دانند Police ha Nemeedaanand

Puppetry

Year English title Original title Transliteration
2014 The City of Mice 2 شهر موش ها 2 Shahr-e-Moosh ha 2
2012 Iran Student Puppetry Festival جشنواره دانشجویی تئاتر عروسکی Jashnvare Theatr-e-Arousaki
2011 Moon Kids theatre نمایش بچه های ماه Bachehay-e-Maah
2011 Sunflower TV series (8th Series) مجموعه تلویزیونی آفتابگردان 8 Aaftaabgardan
2009 Sunflower TV series (5th Series) مجموعه تلویزیونی آفتابگردان 5 Aaftaabgardan
2009 Goldooneha TV Series (2nd Series) مجموعه تلویزیونی گلدونه ها 2 Goldooneha
2008 Sunflower TV Series (4th Series) مجموعه تلویزیونی آفتابگردان 4 Aftabgardan
2008 Goldooneha TV Series (1st Series) مجموعه تلویزیونی گلدونه ها 1 Goldooneha
2007 Sunflower TV Series(2nd Series) مجموعه تلویزیونی آفتابگردان 2 Aftabgardan
2007 Sunflower TV Series(2nd Series) مجموعه تلویزیونی آفتابگردان 2 Aftabgardan

Awards

  • Plural+ FERA-LUCERO Award, United Nations Plural+ Youth Video Festival, for The Cops Don't Know (2016)
  • Best Music Video Award, ShortPole London, for The Cops Don't Know (2016)
  • Music Video of the Month, The Monthly Film Festival, for The Cops Don't Know (2016)
  • Best Music Video, The Motion Picture Film Festival, USA for Emotions of Tomorrow (2016)
  • Best short of the week, Reel13 WNET, PBS for Traveller music video (2014)
  • The Royal Reel Award for Traveller music video – Canada International Film Festival (2013)
  • 1st place – Music Video Category for 'Traveller – 9th Annual MY HERO International Film Festival 2013
  • 2nd place – Experimental/Music Video category for Traveller – The 6th Annual Boomtown Film and Music Festival, Texas (2013)
  • 3rd place – Best Film Poster for Maybe Sky – 11th Iranian Youth Cinema Society Film Festival (2011)
  • Best Video Art The Lyre of Mesopotamia, Persbook Art Festival, Iran (2009)