Curriculum Vitae
VAHID VAHED
PO Box 861Auburn W Sydney NSW 1835 Australia
DATE OF BIRTH 31.03.59
TEL/MOBILE 61- (0) 402 707010
EDUCATION
1976-97
O.N.D CIVIL ENGINEERING
CHICHESTER COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, SUSSEX,
UK.
B.A COMMUNICATION STUDIES
NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE, SUSSEX, UK.
ASSOCIATE DIPLOMA (TV AND SOUND PRODUCTION)
CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY, WAGGA, NSW, AUSTRALIA.
B.F.A (4D STUDIES, SOUND
PERFORMANCE INSTALLATION)
COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS UNSW, NSW, AUSTRALIA.
M.A (TIME BASED ART)
COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS UNSW, NSW, AUSTRALIA.
WORK EXPERIENCE 1989-03
RESEARCHER/JOURNALIST
SBS TV. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.
PRODUCER/ANNOUNCER
2RSR FM, 2SER FM, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.
LECTURER
SCHOOL OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY, NEWCASTLE,
AUSTRALIA.
PRODUCER
LALEH TELEVISION, NEVSEHER, TURKEY.
TRT, ANKARA, TURKEY.
VIDEO ARTIST
URBAN THEATRE PROJECT, CASULA, NSW, AUSTRALIA.
SIDETRACK PERFORMANCE GROUP, MARRICKVILLE, NSW, AUSTRALIA.
MULTICULTURAL ARTS OFFICER
AUBURN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NETWORK, AUBURN, WESTERN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.
CURRANT POSITIONS
FOUNDER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
AUBURN INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN
AND YOUNG ADULTS (est. 1998). SYDNEY AUSTRALIA
FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
CINEWEST Ltd., SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (est. 1999).
SYDNEY AUSTRALIA
VICE PRESIDENT
CIFEJ (International Centre of films for Children and Young People)
MONTREAL CANADA
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
ART EXPERIMENTA, COMMUNITY TELEVISION SYDNEY CHANNEL
31, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.
AUSTRALIAN CORRESPONDENT
FILM INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS, TEHRAN-IRAN.
FELLOWSHIP 2003-2005
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS (CCD) INTERNATIONAL.
FILM AND VIDEO CREDITS
Festivals and Broadcasts
1995-03
HANDS (4 MINUTES EXPERIMENTAL)
PRODUCTION MANAGER/DESIGNER
(EAT CARPET SBS TV) 95
VOYAGE THROUGH TIME (24
MINUTES DOCUMENTARY ABOUT HUSSEIN VALAMANESH, INSTALLATION ARTIST)
PRODUCER/SOUND ON LOCATION
(AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS)
(ART EXPERIMENTA C31) 95
JUTTA FEDDERSON (24 MINUTES
DOCUMENTARY ABOUT JUTTA FEDDERSON, FIBRE SCULPTOR AND INSTALLATION ARTIST)
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
(GOETHE INSTITUTE)
(ART EXPERIMENTA C31) 95
LANDSCAPING GALLERIES
(24 MINUTES DOCUMENTARY ABOUT LATE KURT LINK, GERMAN ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST
PAINTER)
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
(LALEH TELEVISION, TURKISH RADIO AND TELEVISION)
(ART EXPERIMENTA C31) 94-95
MILKY WAY (5 MINUTES
EXPERIMENTAL DRAMA FOR CHILDREN)
PRODUCER/PRODUCTION MANAGER
(BABYLON SBS TV)
(SELECTED FOR COMPETITION AT GOLDEN ORANGE FESTIVAL, ANTALYA, TURKEY
97, VIDEO BRAZIL 98, SELECTED FOR COMPETITION AT AUBURN INTERNATIONAL
FILM AND FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS 98)
SEVEN YEARS LATER (3
MINUTES EXPERIMENTAL)
PRODUCTION MANAGER
(EAT CARPET SBS TV)
(EXHIBITED AT ARTSPACE, SYDNEY) 98
COLOUR BARS (52 MINUTES
DOCUMENTARY ABOUT FIVE COLOURFUL YOUTH IN SYDNEY)
PRODUCTION MANAGER
(ABOUT US SBS TV)
(NOMINATED BEST DOCUMENTARY FOR AFI AWARDS 97, MADRID EXPERIMENTAL FILM
FESTIVAL 97, WINNER TADGELL'S BLUEBELL HONOR AWARD AT AUBURN INTERNATIONAL
FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS 98)
CINEMA CINEMA (72 MINUTES
DOCUMENTARY ABOUT MOHSEN MAKHMALBAF AND THE MAKING OF 'SALAM CINEMA')
CO-PRODUCER
(SBS TV, AND MANY TELEVISION STATIONS GLOBALLY)
(SELECTED FOR OVER 30 FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD, GIOVANNI, SINGAPORE,
LEIPZIG, MONTREAL, IDFA, TOKYO, SHEFIELD, LONDON) 94-8
DO YOU LIKE IT HERE?
(4 MINUTES EXPERIMENTAL DRAMA)
PRODUCTION MANAGER
(EAT CARPET SBS TV)
(SELECTED BEST FICTION FOR DENDY AWARDS 99)
CHILDREN OF PRISONERS
(12 MINUTES DOCUMENTARY ABOUT CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS ARE IN CUSTODY)
WRITER/DIRECTOR
(WESTERN SYDNEY ASSISTANT SCHEME)
SELECTED FOR TEHRAN INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL 99’
MESSENGERS FROM THE WEST
(3 X 3 MINUTES VIDEO ART ABOUT 3 ARAB WOMEN AND WESTERN SUBURBS OF SYDNEY)
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
(NSW MINISTRY FOR THE ARTS AND ACDN)
SELECTED FOR SYDNEY ARAB FILM FESTIVAL, CHANGING IMAGES SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
(AUSTRALIA2000)AND VISIOANRIA INTERNATIONAL VIDEO FESTIVAL (ITALY2001)
99
AQUARIUM (13 MINUTES
EXPERIMENTAL DRAMA ABOUT DISLOCTED PEOPLE)
WRITER/PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
(CINEWEST MULTIMEDIA)
SELECTED FOR ARTECOLICA-VENICE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY2001),
GOLDEN ORANGE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (TURKEY2001), FESTIVAL
DE CINEMA DE GIRONA (SPAIN2001), MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
FESTIVAL (UK2001) AND RENCONTRES INTERNATIONALES (Paris/Berlin2003)
2001
VIDEO, SOUND AND PEROFRMANCE
INSTALLATIONS / NEW MEDIA PROJECTS
1995-03
CURATOR/ARTIST
(PROJECTS WERE FUNDED BY NSW MINISTRY FOR THE ARTS AND AUSTRALIA COUNCIL)
YEAR OF TOLERANCE 95
OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA.
HIP HOPERA 95
CASULA POWERHOUSE/PIER 4, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.
BORDER CROSSING 96
BELVOIRE STREET THEATRE/ADELAIDE FESTIVAL, AUSTRALIA.
LENI LENI 97
BELVOIR STREET THEATRE,SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.
PLANE TRUTH/FRONTIER STORIES/NOBODYS
DAUGHTER 96-8
SIDETRACK PERFORMANCE GROUP, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.
SYDNEY @ ART 98
COLLABORATIVE WEBSITE PROJECT.
WAYS OF BEING (Travelling
exhibition) 98-99
IVAN DOUGHERTY GALLERY, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.
MESSENGERS FROM THE WEST
99
ARTSPACE, WOOLLOOMOOLOO, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.
CHILDREN OF PRISONERS 99
AUSTRALIAN CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY, SYDNEY, AUSTRLIA.
THE MUSEUM OF FETISH-IZED
IDENTITIES 2001
THE PERFORMANCE SPACE, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.
PUBLICATIONS
FILM INTERNATIONAL - IRAN
LANGUAGES
Farsi, English, German
MEMBERSHIPS
- CIFEJ (International
Centre of films for Children and Young People) CANADA
- SAF (School of Animated Films) CROATIA
- CFSI (Children Film Society India) INDIA
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