Biography

Hassan Hassandoost was raised in Tehran, Iran. He graduated at The Editing School of Cinema and TV in Tehran in 1979. He has edited most of the 200 documentaries at the Iran Television from 1980 to 1988. He has edited more than 35 feature iranian films from 1988 to 2000. He has worked with famous directors such as Darius Mehrjui, Majid Majidi, Mohammed Talebi, Ali Hatami and Rafi Pitts. Recently he has edited Majid Majidi's Oscar Academy Award nominee "Children of Heaven" as well as the internationnaly acclaimed "The Color of Paradise", both the most successful iranian films in the USA ever.