● Birthplace: Mashhad
● Website: www.mohtashammakeup.com
Biography
He holds title of father of Iranian make-up and a graduate of Tehran Academy of Arts, and began his artistic career in high school. He started acting in theater in 1995, in Anahita movies and theater and Channel 2 TV (the first private television in Iran) and in Mehregan and Misaghieh studios and received his bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the University of Tehran. Since 1945, Mr. Mohtasham has been the head of the television face painting unit and Vahdat Hall (Roudaki). Since 1941, he has taken various film and television make-up courses in the United States, BBC London, German Cryoline, Make-up Studio in France and Italy, under the tutelage of art masters, including John Chambers. He started teaching face painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran in 1973 and in the art department of the Islamic Propaganda Organization in 1992. Honorable Master, in the movie Planet of the Apes, he was the assistant of John Chambers. The film won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Picture. His father: Nariman Mohtasham and his sister: Niloufar Mohtasham are film and television personalities. Since 1950, he has been teaching make-up at the Higher School of Television, Tehran School of Fine Arts, Soura Higher School, free cinema schools in Tehran, Karaj, Isfahan, Shiraz and Mohtasham Grimm Art School in Tehran, Karaj and Arak. He has also established the Sama Kish Cultural, Artistic and Educational Company on Kish Island. Since 1986, he has been a member of the faculty of the University of Applied Sciences. Took.
He has a first degree in art (equivalent to a doctorate) from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance and has certificates, honorary diplomas, statues of honor from various organizations and ceremonies inside and outside Iran. He is also in charge of the scientific-specialized committee of make-up and masks of the comprehensive scientific-applied university. He is one of the founders of the Iranian Cinema Face Painters Association and also a member of the founding board of the Iranian Cinema Teachers Association. Free Cinema School: Grim Mohtasham Art School, under the management of Bijan Mohtasham, was established in December of 1990, with the receipt of license No. 40/501 from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in Tehran. This art school started its activity in the field of makeup education from elementary to advanced in the form of theory and workshop. The fruit of 50 years of his artistic work; Famous masters of today’s makeup such as: Master Abdollah Eskandari, Jalal Meyarian, Zande Yad Farhang Moayeri, Mehri Shirazi and a large number of makeup artists of today’s cinema, makeup is about 150 movies, 500 theaters, tele theater, opera, tele film and historical series such as Sarbedaran.
Face Design
2006 – Wig cut
2006 – Whatever you want
2000 – My favorite wife
1997 – Sarai
1996 – The Miracle of Laughter
1994 – Good trip
1993 – I love the earth
1991 – Gold teeth
1991 – Travelers of Anar Valley
1990 – Wild deer
Face Processing
1990 – Hidden fire
1975 – Bee
1972 – Sarkar Ghazanfar family
1972 – Starkhan
1972 – Samad and steel armored demon
1972 – Motarb
1967 – Woman with blood clots
1966 – Hatem Taei
1966 – Charlatan
1966 – Rebellion
1966 – Mummy
1965 – Sarsam
1965 – Heroes of Heroes
1965 – The Treasure of Qarun
1965 – Compulsory leave
1965 – All over the opponent
1963 – Road of Death
1963 – Monthly genius
1962 – The bride of the village
Festivals
1997 – Winner of the Best Face Award for the film Miracle of Laughter – in the first festival of the Cinema House
1998 – Nominated for the Best Picture Award, for the film Sarai – in the second period of the Cinema House Festival
