Shabnam Rezaei

Shabnam Rezaei is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Big Bad Boo Studios and Oznoz. She is the creator of the animated preschool TV series 16 Hudson in cooperation with TVOKids, Knowledge Network and Ici Radio-Canada Télé, all broadcasters in Canada.[1]

Shabnam was the first producer to animate the famous collection of stories from One Thousand and One Nights into a series television format for children[2] and created the television series 1001 Nights.[3] Every episode opens with the famous storyteller Shahrzad, King Shahryar, and two kids Donyazad and Shahzaman.[4] The series airs on Teletoon, Disney, CBC Radio-Canada and other channels.[5] 1001 Nights has been nominated for multiple Leo Awards in Canada including Best Animated Series. [6]

Her first TV series Mixed Nutz promotes diversity and multiculturalism through a group of friends from Iran, Korea, Cuba, Austria, and India.[7] The series was a continuation of their work “Babak and Friends – A First Norooz”, which included the voice talents of oscar-nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo, Parviz Sayyad, Ali Pourtash and Catherine Bell. Mixed Nutz aired on PBS, Shaw TV, Family Channel Finland and Rádio e Televisão de Portugal[8] among other channels.[9]


She is also the creator of Persian Cultural magazine PersianMirror.com.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "TVO greenlights 16 Hudson". Playback Online. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Forbes Interview with Shabnam Rezaei on Big Bad Boo". Forbes. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Huffington Post Facing Barriers: Shabnam Rezaei". Huffington Post. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "PBS Series on World Literature 1001 Nights". PBS Documentary on World Literature 1001 Nights. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  5. ↑ 1001 Nights TV Series Property Page
  6. ↑ "Big Bad Boo Sweeps the Leo Awards with 3 Wins". Shaw Multicultural News. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Mixed Nutz on CNN". CNN. 13 December 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  8. ↑ "Producers help kids deal with Social Diversity". Vancouver Sun. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  9. ↑ Mixed Nutz Property Page
  10. ↑ "CNN interview with Shabnam Rezaei". CNN Interview. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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