Shayda is an award winning Iranian filmmaker, editor, and photographer

based in Melbourne, Australia. In 2014, Shayda obtained a Bachelor’s

Degree in Digital Film & TV with Merit Scholarship from Limkokwing University

of Creative Technology Malaysia and in 2017, she completed a Master’s

Degree in Screen Productions & Visual Arts from Griffith University, Brisbane.

Her graduate film DEADLOCKED won Best Brisbane Film in Watchdog Film

Festival 2018. 

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Shayda has been selected to join some great directing and editing workshops 

with Internationally acclaimed Orizzonti Award Winner Iranian filmmaker 

Shahram Mokri and Asghar Farhadi's editor and Member of the Academy

of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Hayedeh Safiyari, acclaimed Australian

filmmakers such as Kim Farrant and Amiel Courtin-Wilson, re-known American

film Director Mark W. Travis and producing with Academy Award Winner

British producer Lord David Puttnam. In 2014, Shayda has made 2 short poetic

documentaries “Our Nature” and “Melaka in Details” in association with

Composers for Relive in support of Philippines Typhoon in 2014.

 

In 2017, Shayda has been selected to edit the opening trailer for CILECT

Congress 2016 held in Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.

The trailer has been screened with live orchestra performance from

Hollywood film composer David McCormac. Also, Shayda is one of the

film critic members of Iranian Society of Queensland - Film Club since 2016.

Apart from filmmaking, Shayda pursued a modeling career on and off since

2011 and won the title of Ms. Charity Australia 2018 in Australia Galaxy

Pageants at Gold Coast, Surfers Paradise.

 

Shayda is represented by Real People Victoria.