Name : Omid Habibinia
Address : Switzerland
Telephone : (+41)
Mobile : (+41)
E-mail : omidha@gmail.com
Nationality : Iranian
Residency : Swiss
Date of Birth : 1967
Marital Status : Married
Work History:
1- Freelance Journalist (2008- till now)
2- News Editor, Radio Zamaneh (2007-2008)
3- Producer-Online/Radio Journalist ,BBC World Service, Persian Service (2006- 2007)
4-Freelance Journalist (2002-2006)
5- Communications researcher in Iran state radio and TV,IRIB (1996 – 2002 departure from Iran)
6- Manager of the programming committee of IRIB (Think Thank)
7- News editor of political research department of IRIB
8- Member of report improvement council in IRIB
9- Editorial member of Payam Pajouhesh (Media Research Magazine of IRIB).
10- D.Manager of Media group of political research department, IRIB
11- Communication and Cinema teacher in universities and high education institutes
12- Cooperation with international media such as BBC, CNN and Organizations such as UNESCO and UNHCR in Iran.
13- Directing and producing documentaries, TV Advertisers, Video Clips, Radio and TV programs.
14- Journalist, Film and Media Critic in Newspapers, Magazines and professional journals in Iran and online journals (1990-2006)
15-Sub-Editor of Iran`s News Channel (INN): Scince,Art and Culture News
Researches:
Dozens of research articles represented in scientific societies, such as:
۰26th International Conference of Communications Researcher;
۰ International Congress of psychology; Canada 1997
۰ International Pediatric Congress; Tehran 1997
۰ Iran Sociopathology Seminar; Tehran 2002
۰ Iran Art therapy Seminar; Tehran 2002
۰ International Cinema and Dialogue among Civilizations; Tehran 2001
۰ Iran Stress Symposium; Tehran 1995
۰ Iran Scientific Festival of Medical students; Shiraz 1996
۰ International Conference of Media and Communication Researchers; Brazil 2004
۰International Conference of Media and Communication Researchers; Egypt 2006
IAMCR, 2009 Mexico City.
etc...
Teaching:
1- Film Critic and Theories (Soureh University; Tehran, Iran 1997)
2- History of Cinema (Young Cinema-makers Institute; Tehran, Iran 2000-2001)
3- Visual Media and Media Analysis (Tehran Azad University2001)
Education:
1-High School Diploma in Sociology and Economy (1984)
2- BA in Clinical Psychology, Tehran 1997
3- Diploma of Film Directing, Tehran 2000
4- MA in Communications Sciences Research, Tehran 1999
5- PhD Student of Communications (Management in Communication), not Finished 2002 (Tehran)
6-Global Studies, Media and Communication, Lund University. Sweden, 2008
Awards and Skills:
-Diploma of Journalist Awards
-Diploma of Medical Researcher
Very good knowledge of computer and web publishing
Languages: Persian, English (CAE) and German (Mittelstufe)
Publications:
As a journalist, director, radio and TV expert, I have written about 400 articles and critic on media and made many programs.
BA Thesis Title: Film Therapy (The First BA Thesis from Iran, presented in International Congress of Psychology, Canada 1996)
MA Thesis Title: Health Communications, Visual Media Usage for Mental Health in Community, (First Thesis in Health Communication in Iran)
PhD Thesis Title: Manifestation of Postmodern Media in Iran
Also Writing for BBC (Persian), Ohmynews, Vorwärts, Indymedia, etc.
BOOKS
1- Digital TV (Editor): Sorush (publication suppressed because of departure)
2- Le Petit Soldat ; Translation, film script of Jean Luc Godard; ShahrKetab (publication suppressed because of departure)
3- Iranian Cinema (in process,2007)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
-International Journalists Fedration
-Schweizer Journalistinnen
-International Association of Media and Communication Researchers
-Switzerland's Media and Communication Reserchers.
-Iranian Film Critics Association (Founding Board- 2009)
INTERESTS
Film, Music, art, Travel, Web publishing, Swimming
