ABOUT ME

MARYAM ASTANEH

ARTIST + PHOTOGRAPHER + FILMMAKER

BASED IN TORONTO

Graduated from OCAD University receiving a BFA in Integrated Media, I then got into digital marketing right after, creating inspirational content for different clients in many fields. Being an artist on the side, drawing and painting in mixed media art. I completed a documentary in 2019 called Birdwatchers that was showcased in festivals around the world such as Cinema Verde Environmental Film & Arts Festival, Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival, Toronto Lift-Off Film Festival, and Finisterra Arrabida Film & Art Tourism Festival. I received a film award for "Most Uplifting Film" at Cinema Verde Environmental Film & Arts Festival in Gainesville, Florida in February 2020.