Portrait of costume/ set designer Majid Mirfakhraee

Majid Mirfakhraee, born in March 1951 in Tehran, is a distinguished Iranian set and costume designer with an extensive career spanning film, television, and academia.

A graduate of set design from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Tehran, he later earned his Master’s degree in Design from the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

He also holds a First-Class Art Certificate from the Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, reflecting his prominent status in the field.

Mirfakhraee began his professional journey in 1985 as an assistant set designer in ‘The Bells’, directed by Mohammad-Reza Honarmand.

Since then, he has contributed to over 25 film productions in various roles, including set designer, costume designer, art director, and design consultant.

Notable films in which he served as both set and costume designer include ‘Another House’ (2016), ‘Hello Mumbai’ (2015), ‘Where Are My Shoes?’ (2015), ‘Hussein, Who Said No’ (2013), ‘Scandal’ (2012), ‘Hidden’ (2010), ‘The Outcasts’ (2006), ‘Lover’ (2006), ‘Marriage Iranian Style’ (2004), ‘The Appointment’ (2003), ‘Wind Carpet’ (2002), ‘Sometimes Look at the Sky’ (2002), ‘The Victorious Warrior’ (1998), ‘Eve's Red Apple’ (1998), ‘Takhti, the World Champion’ (1997), ‘The Pilot (1997), ‘Crossing the Red Line’ (1995), ‘The Fateful Day’ (1994), ‘Majnoon’s Epic’ (1992), ‘Explosion in the Operating Room’ (1991), ‘Satan’ (1990), ‘The Last Flight’ (1989), ‘Horizon’ (1988), and ‘A Trace on the Sand’ (1987).

As an art director, Mirfakhraee contributed to key productions such as ‘In the Eye of the Storm’ (2006) and ‘The Silent King’ (2003).

He also served as art director in films like ‘Behind the Wall of Silence’ (2016), ‘Bloody Wednesday’ (2014), ‘Time of Love’ (2014), ‘Hussein, Who Said No’ (2013), ‘Desert Eagle’ (2012), ‘Memory’ (2008), ‘Prophet Joseph’ (2007), and ‘The Outcasts’ (2006).

Among his most iconic contributions is the historical TV series ‘Imam Ali (AS)’ (1996), directed by Davoud Mir-Baqeri.

His immersive set design for the series significantly elevated his reputation in the television industry. The series featured performances by celebrated actors such as Daryoush Arjmand, Mehdi Fathi, Behzad Farahani, and Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia, and is remembered as a benchmark in Iranian historical drama.

Over the years, Mirfakhraee has garnered numerous accolades. He won the Crystal Simorgh for best set design for ‘The Last Flight’ at the 8th Fajr International Film Festival in 1990, and again for ‘The Fateful Day’ at the 13th Fajr Film Festival in 1995.

In 2014, he received his third Crystal Simorgh for ‘Hussein, Who Said No’. He was also nominated for the same award for ‘Scandal’ (2013), ‘Time of Love’ (2015), ‘Takhti’ (1997), and ‘The Dagger’s Secret’ (1992).

In addition, he received the Best Costume Design award from the House of Cinema Celebration in 1994 for the television series ‘The Companions of the Cave’.

Majid Mirfakhraee has also contributed to education, teaching set design at the University of Tehran, Islamic Azad University and the IRIB College.

iFilm English website wishes him continued success and many more years of creative contributions to the world of cinema.

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