PakFilm
PakFilm

ABOUT US

  

PakFilm GmbH is an independent, award-winning film production company based in Hamburg, Germany.
Founded by Golden Bear–winning producer Farzad Pak, PakFilm develops and produces internationally acclaimed feature films and documentaries for the global festival circuit.


  

PakFilm’s productions have premiered at major international festivals, including the Berlin International Film Festival (Golden Bear 2020), Rotterdam International Film Festival (Big Screen Award 2023), Berlinale Generation 14plus (Crystal Bear 2023), and Göteborg Film Festival (Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award 2024). 

The company is committed to supporting emerging filmmakers from diverse backgrounds and developing politically, culturally, and socially engaged cinema.

ROYA

by Mahnaz Mohammadi | Germany / Czech Republic / Luxembourg | 2026 

OUR FILMS

THERE IS NO EVIL

THERE IS NO EVIL

Mohammad Rasoulof | Iran / Germany | 2020 Four stories. One question: how do ordinary people respond to state-mandated violence? 🏆 Golden Bear, Berlinale 2020

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SON-MOTHER

THERE IS NO EVIL

Mahnaz Mohammadi | Iran / Germany | 2019 A widow faces an impossible choice: security for her family, or keeping it together. 🏆 World Premiere, TIFF Discovery 2019

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ROYA

MY STOLEN PLANET

Mahnaz Mohammadi | Germany / Iran | 2026 | An Iranian teacher imprisoned in Evin Prison must choose: confess on television, or remain in her cell forever.🏆 World Premiere, Berlinale Panorama 

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MY STOLEN PLANET

ME, MARYAM, THE CHILDREN & 26 OTHERS

MY STOLEN PLANET

Farahnaz Sharifi | Iran / Germany | 2024 A filmmaker collects strangers' memories to rebuild what Iran's regime tried to erase. 🏆 Berlinale Panorama 2024 | 22 International Awards

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ME, MARYAM, THE CHILDREN & 26 OTHERS

ME, MARYAM, THE CHILDREN & 26 OTHERS

ME, MARYAM, THE CHILDREN & 26 OTHERS

Farshad Hashemi | Iran / Germany | 2024 A solitary woman rents her home to a film crew — and rediscovers life in the chaos. 🏆 Tiger Competition, IFFR Rotterdam 2024

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AND ME, I'M DANCING TOO

ME, MARYAM, THE CHILDREN & 26 OTHERS

ME, MARYAM, THE CHILDREN & 26 OTHERS

Mohammad Valizadegan | Iran / Germany | 2023 In Iran, even dancing in the street is an act of defiance. 🏆 Crystal Bear, Berlinale Generation 14plus 2023

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ENDLESS BORDERS

DISTRICT TERMINAL

BITTER CHOCOLATE

Abbas Amini | Iran / Germany | 2023 An exiled teacher. A refugee family. A forbidden love. No easy way out. 🏆 VPRO Big Screen Award, IFFR Rotterdam 2023

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BITTER CHOCOLATE

DISTRICT TERMINAL

BITTER CHOCOLATE

Sahar Sotoodeh | Iran / Germany | 2024 | 🏆 Best Live-Action Short Film — Santa Barbara IFF 2025 🏆 Best International Short Film — Fribourg IFF 2025 | 20+ Festival Selections

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DISTRICT TERMINAL

DISTRICT TERMINAL

Bardia Yadegari & Ehsan Mirhosseini | Iran / Germany | 2021 A poet survives a dying Tehran — one haunted day at a time. 🏆 Berlinale Encounters 2021

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THE RED HATCHBACK

Red Hatchback film directed by Ashkan Najafi. photo by Pouyan Behhagh

Ashkan Najafi | Iran / Germany | 2019 A father's simple promise to his son becomes a battle against a broken system. 🏆 Filmfest Hamburg 2019

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SEMBRA MIO FIGLIO

JOANNA LUMLEY's SILK ROAD

 Costanza Quatriglio | 2018A deeply human story of a refugee father searching for his missing son across Europe — selected for Locarno Film Festival 2018.

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JOANNA LUMLEY's SILK ROAD

JOANNA LUMLEY's SILK ROAD

Clive Tulluh | UK | 2017 | A captivating documentary journey along the ancient Silk Road with Joanna Lumley — broadcast on ITV.
 

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CONTACT US

PakFilm GmbH

Gärtnerstr.124, 20253 Hamburg, Germany

contact@pakfilm.de T +49 40 30736 495

      



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