Shabnam Rezaei

Shabnam Rezaei is a director and producer and the co-founder of Big Bad Boo Studios and VOD service Oznoz. She is the director and producer of Hulu series The Bravest Knight, the first children's series with an LGBTQ protagonist;[1] and the creator of the animated preschool series 16 Hudson,[2] which features a family with two dads, and families from various backgrounds such as Ireland, India, China and Iran.

Rezaei created and produced 1001 Nights, an animated children's series based on stories from One Thousand and One Nights.[3][4] Every episode opens with the famous storyteller Shahrzad, King Shahryar, and kids Donyazad and Shahzaman.[5][6] The series won three Leo Awards for Best Animation Program or Series, Best Screenwriting in an Animation Program or Series, and Best Overall Sound in an Animation Program or Series.[7][8]

Her first television series, Mixed Nutz, promotes diversity and multiculturalism through a group of friends from Iran, Korea, Cuba, Austria, and India.[9] The series was a continuation of their work Babak and Friends, and included the voice talents of Shohreh Aghdashloo, Parviz Sayyad, Ali Pourtash, and Catherine Bell.[10][11]

Her directorial work includes 16 Hudson, 1001 Nights, and Mixed Nutz.

Rezaei is also the creator of Persian cultural online magazine Persian Mirror.[12]

References
  1. "Hulu Orders Big Bad Boo Toon with LGBTQ Lead". Playback Online. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  2. "TVO greenlights 16 Hudson". Playback Online. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. "Forbes Interview with Shabnam Rezaei on Big Bad Boo". Forbes. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  4. "Huffington Post Facing Barriers: Shabnam Rezaei". Huffington Post. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  5. "PBS Series on World Literature 1001 Nights". PBS Documentary on World Literature 1001 Nights. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  6. 1001 Nights TV Series Property Page
  7. "2012 Winners by Name". Leo Awards. 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  8. "Big Bad Boo Sweeps the Leo Awards with 3 Wins". Shaw Multicultural News. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  9. "Mixed Nutz on CNN". CNN. 13 December 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  10. "Producers help kids deal with Social Diversity". Vancouver Sun. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  11. Mixed Nutz Property Page
  12. "CNN interview with Shabnam Rezaei". CNN Interview. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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