Sirous Ranjbar

Sirous Ranjbar (born September 21, 1963 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian filmmaker.

Sirous Ranjbar
Born	(1963-09-21) September 21, 1963 (age 62) Tehran, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Occupation(s)	Director, Screenwriter, Film Editor, Film Producer

Biography

Sirous Ranjbar (also known as Cyrus Ranjbar) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter.

Sirous Ranjbar holds a Bachelor's degree in Film Production from IRIB University and a Master's degree in Philosophy of Law from Tehran University. He began his career in cinema as an assistant director on acclaimed films such as The Altar of Fire (1992) and Parviz Shahbazi's The Traveller from the South (1995).

Throughout his career in Iran, he was active as both a director and screenwriter for numerous feature films and television series. His directorial debut was the feature film Call of Gabriel. Alongside his filmmaking, Ranjbar served for two decades as a script reader and member of the screenplay evaluation committee at the Farabi Cinema Foundation, Iran's primary institution for film support. He was also an editor for several cultural publications, including Fictional Magazine and Surah for Youth.

Emigration to Germany and New Career Chapter Despite his established career, Ranjbar faced significant professional obstacles after 2012, when he was placed on an unofficial blacklist by Iranian authorities, effectively preventing him from obtaining production permits. After years of censorship, he made the decision to leave Iran.

In December 2021, he relocated to Stuttgart, Germany. After a period of adaptation to his new environment, he found fresh artistic inspiration in the stories of fellow migrants. This led to the creation of his first screenplay written in Germany, Narges: Symphony of a Life, a psychological drama inspired by the true story of a young Afghan woman. This project marked his creative rebirth and the beginning of a prolific period of writing for the European market.

Professional Affiliations

• Member of the Iranian Cinema Directors Guild
• Member of the Iranian Cinema Screenwriters Guild
• Member of the Association of Iranian Cinema Companies and Producers
• Member of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines & Agriculture - Tehran

Director

Feature Films

• A Few Alleys Down the Street (Chand Koocheh Paaintar), 2013
• The Autumnal Mother (Madar-e Paeizi), 2012
• Call of Gabriel (Awa-ye Jebraeil), 2004

Documentary

• Farangis, 2015
• Gesture of Fire (Kereshme-ye Atash), 2003

Short Film

• The Vertical Ladder (Nardeban-e Amoodi), 1993

Television

• The Little Filmmaker (TV Series), 1996

Screenwriter

Screenplays for the European Market (in development)

• The Simurgh Legacy Trilogy, 2025
• Schattenreich (6-part miniseries), 2025
• Love's Gambit (Feature film), 2025
• The Futurist Mind (3-season TV series), 2025
• Schatten über Berlin (Feature film, based on his screenplay Sayeh), 2025
• ECHOES (8-part miniseries, based on his screenplay Eglantine), 2025
• Narges: Symphony of a Life (Feature film), 2025

Produced Screenplays (Selection)

• Sayeh (Directed by Massoud Nawabi), 2015
• The Autumnal Mother, 2012
• Burden of Begin (Directed by Amir Ghavidel), 2008
• Out of Heaven (Directed by Khowsrow Massoumi), 2006
• Call of Gabriel, 2004
• The Glass Agency (Co-writer; Directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia), 1998
• Diplomat (Directed by Dariush Farhang), 1995

Unproduced Screenplays (Selection)

• Black Scorpion, 2017
• Eglantine, 2016
• The Hustlers, 2018
• Damoon Identity, 2011

Editor

Feature Films

• Like Mania (Shabih-e Sheydaei), 2014 (Directed by Nasser Pooyesh)
• A Few Alleys Down the Street (Chand Koocheh Paaintar), 2013
• Call of Gabriel (Awa-ye Jebraeil), 2004

Documentary

• Farangis, 2015
• Gesture of Fire (Kereshme-ye Atash), 2003

Short Film

• The Vertical Ladder (Nardeban-e Amoodi), 1993

Producer

Feature Films

• The Autumnal Mother, 2012
• Call of Gabriel (Awa-ye Jebraeil), 2004

Documentary

• Farangis, 2015
• Gesture of Fire (Kereshme-ye Atash), 2003

Short Film

• Sarah's Umbrella, 2021