Hamidreza Pejman (Persian: حمیدرضا پژمان, born 1980) is an Iranian collector, patron, film producer and the founder and director of Pejman Foundation.

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Hamidreza Pejman
حمیدرضا پژمان
Born	(1980-06-29) June 29, 1980 (age 42) Tehran, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Education	Tehran’s Sooreh Art University, Islamic Azad University
Occupation	collector, patron, film producer and the founder and director of Pejman Foundation[1]
Notable work	founder and director of Pejman Foundation

Biography

Pejman started collecting artworks from 2013 and has since supported and made contributions to art and culture in Iran. Hamidreza Pejman's independent and nonprofit art foundation was established in 2015 in Tehran and has been supporting many of Iranian and foreign artists for the recent years. By creating a foundation, he hopes to make a space for Iranian and international artists, where they can meet, exchange ideas and create even better art.[2]

Early life and education

Pejman earned a bachelor's degree in Theater Directing at Sooreh Art University in Tehran, followed by a bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering from Tehran's Azad University. His interest in art began since he was a university student; he started collecting art pieces and over time, he made a collection of contemporary art pieces from both Iranian and international artists with a stronger focus on Iranian artists.[3]

Pejman participated in two movie projects as producer:[1] The Image Book[4] movie directed by Jean-Luc Godard and Restored Communication[5] movie directed by Neil Beloufa. He also is one of the co-producers of the movie, See You Friday, Robinson![6] directed by Mitra Farahani which won the Encounters Special Jury Award in the Berlin International Film Festival.[7]

Collaborations

• The Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, a video art exhibition curated by Odile Burlurax and Jessica Castex in Argo Factory (07/2021 – 09/2021)
• Balthazar Auxietre and Hayoun Kwon, an interactive VR installation in Argo Factory (12/2017 – 02/2018)
• Neil Beloufa,[8] an exhibition in Argo Factory (02/2017–04/2017)[9]
• Neil Beloufa, exhibition in Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2012)[10]
• Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMOCA), "Ketab-e-Karnameh" book publication

Pejman Foundation

The Pejman Foundation is an Iranian nonprofit art foundation, established in 2015, to promote art and to connect the common aspects of art and philosophy. Throughout recent years, the activities of Pejman Foundation has expanded beyond building its collection and its grant and sponsorship program. Through the organization of workshops, lectures, and panel discussions; the invitation of international experts; its artist exchange programs; as well as its support for cultural research and publications, by a vibrant program of exhibitions, talks, and events at its multiple sites including Argo Factory and Kandovan.[11]

Argo Factory

The foundation headquarters, Argo Factory, which in the 1960s and 70s produced beverages, was, evidently, built in the 1920s and is one of the first industrial factories in the country.[12][13] Although quite specific in terms of architecture, with its very tall chimney, and its geographical location at the heart of the city, the building was abandoned for forty years and its owners blocked from re-assuming ownership. In line with its long-term goal to establish a non-profit exhibition space and cultural centre, Pejman Foundation made the decision to acquire the factory from the state engage in its restoration. Its reconstruction project was led by Ahmadreza Schricker Architecture–North (ASA North).[14][15][16] Due to its special design, Argo factory received a lot of attention and managed to receive major architectural awards at the global level. In 2022, this building, along with two other Iranian projects, among 463 submitted works from 16 countries, was included in the list of final candidates for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, and from this list, six projects were selected as the final winners. Argo Factory, redesigned by Ahmadreza Schricker (ASA North), was among these winners. Argo Factory also won the 2022 Dezeen Architecture Award, organized by the Dezeen website, one of the world's most influential architecture and design websites. This annual award includes three categories: architecture, interior and design, with 14 categories in each category. Finally, the final winner will be selected from each section and will be honored as the three special works of Dezeen Architecture Award. In the fifth edition of these awards, Argo Factory was among the names of selected projects in the final stage or short list of this international competition in the cultural buildings section, and became the final winner of this section.[17][18][19][20][21][22]

Filmography

• À Vendredi Robinson!,[23] French/Swiss production directed by Iranian director Mitra Farahani-2022
• Subtotals,[24] a short film directed by Iranian director Mohammadreza Farzad[25]-2022
• Screen Talk,[26] an experimental online production and distribution by French artist Neil Beloufa-2020
• People’s Palace. Directed by French artist Neil Beloufa - 2018
• Le Livre d’image,[27] Swiss/French production directed by Jean-Luc Godard–2018

Awards

• See You Friday, Robinson!, New Horizon Film Festival 2022, Winner of Grand Prix[28]
• See You Friday, Robinson!, Berlin International Film Festival 2022, Winner of Encounters Award – Special Jury[29]
• The Image Book, Cahiers du Cinéma 2019, Winner of Top 10 Film Award for Best Film
• The Image Book, Cannes Film Festival 2018, Winner of Palme d'Or Spéciale
• The Image Book, International Cinephile Society (ICS) Cannes Awards 2018,[30] Winner of ICS Cannes Award for Grand Prix
• The Image Book, International Cinephile Society Awards 2019,[31] Winner of ICS Award for Best Picture Not Released in 2018

See also

• Pejman Foundation
• Argo Factory
• The Image Book

References