Arman T. Riahi, born in Iran in 1981, studied media technology and worked as a graphic designer and screen designer in London and Vienna. Since 2015, he has worked as a director on many projects, such as: SENDUNG OHNE NAMEN, and the cultural magazine SUNSHINE AIRLINES at ORF. In 2006, Riahi was a participant at Berlinale Talent Campus in the category directing and writing. In addition to that he created the five part TV documentary AFRICA RACE in 2013 for Servus TV.
His first motion picture documentary SCHWARZKOPF was on shown in Austrian theaters in 2011. It won the audience award at Diagonale, and premiered internationally as the opening film of the documentary competition at the 17. Sarajevo Film Festival.
Arman’s first motion picture documentary in collaboration with his brother Arash, the cross media project EVERYDAY REBELLION, participated in over 60 international festivals and events. It won nine awards to date, including the CIVIS media award and the audience award at CPH:DOX.
In 2013 Arman was one of the five START fellows for cinematic art of the federal ministry of education, art & culture with his screenplay FUCHS IM BAU. The second collaboration of the Riahi brothers, a documentary called KINDERS won the audience award at Diagonale 2016. Arman’s first feature film, the comedy DIE MIGRANTIGEN, won the Max Ophüls Publikumspries 2017 and was viewed by many in theaters.
Arman’s latest film FUCHS IM BAU received the Thomas Pluch Preis at the Diagonale Festival and the Max Ophüls Preis for best direction, best script and the prize of the young jury.
His first motion picture documentary SCHWARZKOPF was on shown in Austrian theaters in 2011. It won the audience award at Diagonale, and premiered internationally as the opening film of the documentary competition at the 17. Sarajevo Film Festival.
Arman’s first motion picture documentary in collaboration with his brother Arash, the cross media project EVERYDAY REBELLION, participated in over 60 international festivals and events. It won nine awards to date, including the CIVIS media award and the audience award at CPH:DOX.
In 2013 Arman was one of the five START fellows for cinematic art of the federal ministry of education, art & culture with his screenplay FUCHS IM BAU. The second collaboration of the Riahi brothers, a documentary called KINDERS won the audience award at Diagonale 2016. Arman’s first feature film, the comedy DIE MIGRANTIGEN, won the Max Ophüls Publikumspries 2017 and was viewed by many in theaters.
Arman’s latest film FUCHS IM BAU received the Thomas Pluch Preis at the Diagonale Festival and the Max Ophüls Preis for best direction, best script and the prize of the young jury.