About – New Wave Artistic Group

About New Wave Group

New Wave Artistic Group, was founded by Aref Mohammadi in 2004 with the aim of promoting Art and cultural education in Toronto through Film Screening, seminars, Tributes and discussion panels. Our workshops designed to develop and empower film makers, as well as informing the public.

The New Wave Artistic Group is one of the most pioneer and independents Artistic company in Toronto. New Wave is the first organization which created the first Cinema workshop among Iranian community in Toronto in 2004 and involved many Iranians in different ages and professions to educate and train them to peruse their passion and desire. So far New Wave have been invited several famous and acclaimed artists to teach in our classes and workshops and more than hundreds of passionate and talented young people from all over the province benefitted from our courses and workshops and most of them have been absorbed into the film Théâtre industries.
At NWAG, we provide high-quality education courses taught by some of the most celebrated writers, critics and professionals in different fields of Cinema Theater. Some of the workshops and courses we have offered are:

Course                                   Instructor
Scriptwriting             Oscar Winner Asghar Farhadi
Filmmaking               Oscar Winner Asghar Farhadi
Scriptwriting             Babak Payami (Winner of Silver Lion -Venice)
Filmmaking                    Babak Payami (Winner of Silver Lion -Venice)
Acting                        Fatemeh Motamed Arya (Bets actress -Montréal Film Festival/ Prix Henri-Langlois
for Actress and Cinema of the World)

Playwriting Acclaimed Playwriter&Director Mohammad yaghoubi
Film Editing Acclaimed Editor Mostafa Kherghe poush

Acting                             Reza Kianian (Christal Simorgh Award winner)
Acting                             Hedayat Hashemi (Acclaimed Actor TV Cinema)
Acting in Hollywood      Houshang Tozie (Iranian-American Actor)

Some tribute we have been hold in Toronto

Tribute to Behrouz Vosoughi (Legendry Iranian-American actor)
Tribute to Jafar Vali Veteran Actor/Director of Theatre&Film
Tribute to Naser Taghvaei (Acclaimed Writer &Director in History of Iranian Cinema)

Tribute to Mehdi Rayis Firouz (One of Iran’s pioneer film directors)
Tribute to Mrs. Mahin Oskouyi (Playwriter, Translator, Director and One of Iran’s first Theatre Instructors)
Tribute to Dr. Bahman Maghsoudlou (Iranian Veteran film historian, Writer, Documentary Maker)

About Aref Mohammadi

Founder

Aref Mohammadi is an acclaimed Journalist, filmmaker, film critic and TV producer within the Iranian communities outside Iran. He regularly provides editorials in Farsi print media. Aref Mohammadi has had more than 600 published articles, covering news of Canadian and multicultural film festivals and cultural events, as well as interviews with Iranian and international artists. Since 2001, he has interviewed prominent Canadian directors such as Atom Egoyan, actresses such as, Arsinee khanjian, festival directors such as Pears Handeling (TIFF), and Shane Smith (Canadian short film festival, Hot Docs), and radio hosts such as, Jian Ghomeshi (CBC Q show). Through his interviews, Aref Mohammadi has effectively introduced Canadian artists to the Iranian community, and vice versa

Aref’s formal education rages from literature to filmmaking to social work and reflect on his broad base of principles, interests and expertise. Aref holds a B.A. in Literature and a diploma in Community Social Service Work. He is also pursuing an M.F.A. in Documentary Media Studies Program at Ryerson University.

Aref Mohammadi has organized numerous film screening and lectures, in which he has invited experts on social issues such as, social workers and psychologists, to unfold and analyze various issues of the community, and explore them through relevant films. He also has written several articles on important socio-cultural issues of recent Iranian immigrants and the Iranian-Canadian community, namely addiction, and divorce. His latest documentary titled, A Survivor from Magadan, also, specifically attends to the socio-political issues and hardship that Iranian refugees and political activists faced in pre-revolutionary Iran. A Survivor from Magadan has received excellent reviews and comments from David Zimmer (Minister of Aboriginal Affairs), Dr. Reza Moridi (Minister of Research and Innovation), Howard Shore (Markham City Councillor), and Ted Opitz (the MP of Etobicoke) in 2013

Aref Mohammadi has been an enduring fixture in the diaspora as an exemplar of dedicated reporting and someone committed to the craft of film-making and analysis. On top of his community service, enhanced as it is by his background in social work, Mohammadi ultimately struck a chord in the community as an accomplished journalist, documentarian, interviewer and commentator. Though demure and affable, he has–in the true spirit of multiculturalism–bound Iranian and Canadian cultural life in a manner that will be felt for years to come.

Aref is the founder and CEO of the New Wave Artistic and Cultural Group since 2004. Through this outlet he has been able to facilitate regular workshops, seminars and ongoing conversations about cinema in Iran and worldwide. As well, celebrating renown veteran and contemporary artists by holding tributes has been a signature initiative for the organization.

Aref’s is the recipient of numerous accolades from various panels of governments, civic and community institutions such as:

Hon. Kathleen Wynne’s Volunteer Service Award (2017), ISAW( Iranian students association of waterloo), ISAUO (Iranian Student Association University of Ottawa) 2016, Ontario Volunteer Certificate by Ministry of Immigration and Culture (2015), National Ethnic Press & Media Council Award (2013) Recognized at City of Markham (2013), City of Richmond Hill (2012), Iranian & Canadian Intercultural Centre Center for community contributions (2011), Tirgan Festival (2012), Iranian Art & Culture Foundation (2011), ISAG (Iranian Students Association at University of Guelph(2008).

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