Ahmad Kiarostami

Ahmad Kiarostami has been actively involved in cinema and the software industry since 1990. He founded three companies including the first multimedia and online production venue in Iran, where he published award-winning multimedia products in cinema and the visual arts. His pet project, Persopedia.com, is the biggest digital library of Iranian poetry on the Internet. He has also served as an advisory member of the Iranian National Graphics Society.

Ahmad has made several short films and has worked on film projects with several Iranian directors including Bahram Beyzaie, Naser Taghvaee, and Ramin Bahrani. He has initiated and contributed to several film and cultural projects, including a new Online International section for San Francisco International Film Festival.

He is currently on the board of San Francisco Cinematheque. His music video for the underground Iranian rock band, Kiosk’s title song, Eshgh-e Sor’at (Love of Speed), was the #1 viewed Music Video on YouTube for 2 days, in a row, a record for an Iranian music video.

Ahmad has studied Math and Computer Science at Sharif University in Iran, and Philosophy at UCLA. He is currently the Director of Desktop Solutions at LiteScape Technologies in Northern California.