Iran to produce 300-episode series ‘Mother’

Iran is slated to produce a 300-episode series for IRIB.

Directed by Fereydoun Hassanpour, the series is soon to enter the pre-production stage.

The 300-episode series ‘Mother’ is waiting for the first budget and will kick off by the end of February.

 Born in 1961, Fereydoun Hassanpour graduated in Theater Directing from the University of Tehran. He made his artistic debut as an assistant director in Jafari Jozani’s ‘Stone Lion’ in 1986.

Hassanpour has written and directed many films, including ‘Summer Vacation’ (1995), ‘The Rich and the Poor’ (1999), ‘Sunflower Field’ (2003), ‘While Everyone Was Asleep’ (2005), ‘The Memento’ (2007) and ‘On Foot’ (2008).

He has also been the assistant director on cinematic productions such as ‘In the Storm's Path’ (1988), ‘Shadow of Illusion’ (1990), ‘Avinar’ (1991) and ‘Mr. Governor’ (1991).

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