- Dr.
- Emad Abouata Amlashi
Bio
Emad Abouata Amlashi holds a PhD in Communication and Media Studies, specializing in Cinematic Virtual Reality and immersive storytelling. His research explores cinematic VR, film philosophy, narrative aesthetics, embodiment, and collaborative authorship. Integrating thinkers such as Bergson, Deleuze, Barthes, and Ricoeur with practice-based methodologies, He has published peer-reviewed articles in international journals, including Convergence and the Journal of Screenwriting, on VR narrative design and ethics, and has presented research at global conferences on immersive storytelling and digital media. He is the developer of the Collaborative Narrative Model (CNM), a theoretical framework for participatory and immersive storytelling.
Alongside academia, he is a filmmaker, visual artist, and the Founder/Director of the ARUCAD Cinematic Seeds International Film Festival, and leads multiple interdisciplinary creative initiatives.
SDG Areas Worked
Research Areas
Cinematic Virtual Reality (CVR) - Narrative Aesthetics and Immersive Storytelling - Collaborative and Participatory Media Models - Film Philosophy - Artificial Intelligence in Narrative and Media Design - Ethics, Representation, and Social Justice in Media - Digital Culture, Power, and Surveillance Studies - Memory, Time, and Subjectivity in Cinema - Transmedia and Interactive Storytelling
| Degree | University | Graduated Year |
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| Bachelor | TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF ART | 2012 |
| Master | SOORE UNIVERSITY | 2016 |
| PhD | EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY | 2025 |
| Title | University | Area | Year |
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| Sen. Ins. | Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design | Communication | 2023-2025 |
| Dr. | Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design | Communication | 2025 - Present |
Articles published in peer reviewed international journals (SCI,SSCI,Arts and Humanities)
| Publication Name | Published Date | SDG Areas |
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Becoming-world: Deleuze, virtual reality, and the ethics of narrative immersion | 2025 |
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Understanding the collaborative model of narrative in cinematic virtual reality | 2025 |
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Other Publications
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Articles published in other peer reviewed international journal
| Publication Name | Published Date | SDG Areas |
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Temporal Structure in the Literature of Magical Realism and its Impact on Cinema Based on the Theory of Gilles Deleuze | 2021 |
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Henry Bergson’s Theory of Memory-Time and its Influence on Contemporary Iranian Cinema Narrative | 2018 |
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Papers presented in National conferences and printed as proceedings
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Papers presented in international conferences and printed as proceedings
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| The Influence of Surrealism in Painting on Modern European Cinema | 2016 |
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| Political Hegemony and eDomination in the Age of ICTs | 2023 |
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| A Conceptual Model for AI-Driven Protagonists in Immersive Storytelling | 2024 |
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| Normalizing Horror: A Panoptic Reading of The Zone of Interest | 2025 |
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Books and books chapters published internationally
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Doctorate Thesis Supervised
| Doctorate Thesis |
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Master Thesis Supervised
| Master Thesis |
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| A Practice-Based Study on Drone-Based Representation of Historical Sites in Northern Cyprus / Yusuf UZUN (Ongoing) |
| Projects |
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| 2009 – Editor, Passing Through Autumn (28-episode TV series), Iran National TV, Tehran, Iran |
| 2011 – Director, A Room as Lonely as Murder (Short Film), Tehran, Iran |
| 2014–2017 – Director, The House of Moghadam (Documentary Film), Tehran, Iran |
| 2016 – Director & Editor, Facing Windows (Panjere-haye Ru-be-Ru) (Medium-Length Film), Yoosh, Iran |
| 2016 – Director of Photography, Agoraphobia (Short Film), Tehran, Iran |
| 2017 – Director, Hashtag (Short Film), Tehran, Iran |
| 2017 – Director of Theatre Production, The Note G, Tehran University of Art, Tehran, Iran |
| 2017 – Editor, Sorahi (Short Film), Tehran, Iran |
| 2017 – Director of Photography, Hightide (Short Film), Guilan, Iran |
| 2024 – Director of Photography, Ruins (Short Dance Video), Kyrenia, TRNC |
| 2024 – Editor, Parallel Poles (Short Film), Kyrenia, TRNC |
| 2025 – Jury Member, Details from Our History Photography Competition, ARUCAD, Kyrenia, TRNC |
| 2025- Present / Director of Festival, ARUCAD Cinematic Seeds Festival / international film festival, ARUCAD, Kyrenia, TRNC |
| Awards |
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| 2020 – Grand Prize (Winner), Tracce Film Festival, Hightide (Short Film), Italy |
| 2016 – Best Film (Islamic Countries Section), 33rd Tehran International Short Film Festival, Sorahi (Short Fiction Film, Editor), Tehran, Iran |
| 2016 – Second Prize (Best Film), Razavi National Film Festival, Sorahi (Short Fiction Film, Editor), Mashhad, Iran |
| 2017 – Best Film Award, Mehr Muharram International Film Festival, Sorahi (Short Fiction Film, Editor), Tehran, Iran |
| 2016 – Best Film Award, Addiction and Media Film Festival, Sorahi (Short Fiction Film, Editor), Tehran, Iran |
| 2017 – Best Fiction Film Award, Sama Short Film Festival, Sorahi (Short Fiction Film, Editor), Tehran, Iran |
| 2012 – Nominee, Best Editing, Disturbed (Parishan), Nahal Short Film Festival, Tehran, Iran |
| 2016 – Official Selection / Participation, Cannes Film Festival, Facing Windows (Director), Cannes, France |
| 2017 – Official Selection / Participation, Cannes Film Festival, Agoraphobia (Director of Photography), Cannes, France |
| 2017 – Official Selection / Participation, Sayeh Theatre Festival, The Note G (Director), Tehran, Iran |
| 2024 – Official Selection / Participation, Widescreen Film Festival, Facing Windows (Director), Toronto, Canada |
| Position | Explain | Dates |
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| Representative of the International Office | 2024- Present | |
| Founder / Director of ARUCAD Cinematic Seeds International Film Festival | 2025 - Present |
| Project Name | Project Date | Role on Project | SDG Areas |
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| ARUCAD Cinematic Seeds International Film Festival | Founder and Director |
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