Bijan Daneshmand

Bijan Daneshmand (born 16 August 1958) is an Iranian born-English actor and artist based in London, England. Early life and education Bijan Daneshmand was born in Tehran, Iran. At the age of 10, he moved to England to receive his early education. After graduating from King's College London, he attended the London Centre for Theatre Studies and the Philippe Gaulier School in Paris to develop his acting skills. Later, he obtained an MA from Chelsea College of Arts. Career In 2004, Daneshmand produced and acted in 20 Fingers, a feature film, directed and acted by Mania Akbari. In seven scenes shot by Touraj Aslani with a DV camera in a variety of long takes, the director and producer play a couple or potentially several couples who debate and argue about their relationship. The film tackles taboo subjects, including homosexuality and divorce. It premiered at the 61st Venice International Film Festival in 2004, where it won the Best Digital Film, Venezia Digitale. In 2006, Daneshmand wrote and directed the avant-garde film, A Snake's Tail. The Bare Bones International Film Festival in Oklahoma, United States, named this film the Best International Feature, and it was also included at the Festival Do Rio and the Frankfurt International Film Festival.