biography

 Born in 1985 in Yazd, Iram, Roqiye Tavakoli holds a BA in Cinema and a MA in Dramatic Literature from Sooreh University in Tehran. At Yazd Art and Culture University Roqiye was an instructor in addition to being the department head. A member of the Iranian Short Film Association, Roqiye is also a member of Directors Guild of Iranian Cinema. An accomplished and critically lauded filmmaker, she has participated in many international festivals as part of the selection committee and juror. She has made over 30 shorts and documentary films that won awards in over 50 local and international film festivals - such as: Armenia International Women's Film Festival Kin, Dubai Ibda Awards, Royesh Film Festival, Parvin Etesami Film Festival, movievally international film festival etc. Her feature credits include Mothering (2016) and Mehran (2019)..

• High School Diploma of Graphic Design, yazd (2003) 
• Bachelor’s Degree of Cinema, Majoring in Directing from the University of Sooreh, Tehran (2009)
• Master’s Degree of Dramatic Literature From the Sooreh University, Tehran (2011)
• MBC Internship Certificate in Dubai (2009)
• Certificate of Abass. Kiarostami’s Master Class in Dubai (2011)
• Certificate of Ryszard Lenczewski Workshop in National Film School in Łódź, poland, (2015)

• Permanent Member of IRANIAN SHORT FILM ASSOCIATION (ISFA ((house of Cinema)
• Member of Directors Guild of Iranian cinema (house of Cinema)
• Professor and Head of the Faculty of Photography and Cinema in Yazd University of Art and Culture (for 5 years)
• Professor and Council Member of (Iranian Youth Cinema Society) (for 6 years)

•   Director of the Third Saaye Short Film Festival in Soore University (2007)
• Member of the Jury Committee of the Fifth Saaye Short Film Festival, Students’ Section (2009)
• Compiler and collaborator in the Iranian Animation website and book project, DEFC (2006-07)
•  Member of the Jury Committee of Art Festival for the Students’ Puppet Theater, Province of Yazd (2013)
• Director and a photographer of the book project “The Historical district a documentation”, Vol. 1&2 & 3 (winter and spring and fall 2014 until 2020)
• Executive director of the 10th and 11th Razavi National Festival of Documentaries and Short Films, Yazd (2015 & 2016)
• Member of the Selection Committee of 8th Independent Celebration of Iranian Cinema Short Film – 2017
• Member of the Jury Committee of 8th Independent Celebration of Iranian Cinema Short Film – 2017
• _Member of the Jury Committee of 9th Independent Celebration of Iranian Cinema Short Film – 2018
• Member of the Jury Committee of first Rohallah Short Film festival-(esfahan 2016
• Member of the Selection Committee of 11th Razavi National Festival of Documentaries and Short Films, Yazd 2016
• Member of the group of select the secretary of the 33rd Tehran International Short Film Festival for the selection of short films of festival. 2015 
• Member of the jury of the 60th regional festival of youth cinema "Agar" (2017)
• Member of the Selection Committee Yazd Omid International Short Film Festival (2017)
• Member of the Selection and Jury committee of the short film festival Namaz and Niayesh (2018)
• Member of the jury of the 37th Tehran Short Film Festival (2020)
• Member of the jury of the first Ardakan provincial film festival (2020)
• Member of the Selection and Jury committee of the first Kerman National Film Festival (2022)
• Member of the selection Committee of short and semi-long fiction films section of the 6th International Shahr film Festival 2016
• Holding a three-day directing workshop in Hamedan by the Hamedan Art District 2017
• Collaboration with some students in short film projects and compilation of dissertations
• Organizer of the Workshop on Structure and Esthetics of Short Film by Dr. Alasti, Yazd (2013)
• Organizer of the Ms M. Zandi’s Master’s Class, Yazd (2014)
• Organizer of the Workshops for the Ninth Razavi’s Short Film Festival (The Special Effect Workshop attended by A. Saharkhiz and The Short Film Workshop attended by Dr. Alami) (2014)
• Participation in some photographic exhibitions:
•  “Kaadre Hoseyn”, Saadeghiyaan Gallery, Yazd, 2014)
•  “City’s Guest”, Ganjineye Farhango Honare Yazd**, (2014)
•  “Ghatre dar Ghatroom”, Bafq Municipality, Yazd, (2014)
• Director of over 50 teasers on various topics such as humanity, etc.