Farhad Mann

Farhad Mann is an American director, screenwriter of film, television and commercials, and owner of the production company FMPI.

Mann has directed episodes for television series such as Beauty & the Beast, The Listener, Murdoch Mysteries, and Aaron Stone, as well as many television films. Notable feature films he has directed include Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (which he also wrote) for New Line Cinema, and Fighting for Freedom. The pilot episode of Max Headroom ("Blipverts") that he directed for ABC won several Emmys. The next pilot he directed, Nick Knight, was developed by CBS into the long-running Forever Knight.

Mann directed the TV movie adaption of Dean Koontz's novel, The Face of Fear. He most recently directed the TV movies A Mother's Crime, The Past Never Dies, and A Killer In My Home.

Mann is also the creator and owner of the Los Angeles–based commercial production company FMPI, a producer of campaigns for domestic and international clients.

Early life and education Mann earned his Masters Film Degree with Distinction at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena. His student film "Frames", a short black comedy about an obsessed filmmaker and his girlfriend, won an Emmy and 17 international First Place awards, including at the New York Film Festival. Director Lee Strasberg saw Frames on Showtime and invited Mann to study in his Masters Program where he directed several theatrical productions.

Personal life Mann lives in Los Angeles, California. He enjoys all aspects of the arts including: film, theatre, music, and visual arts.

Company FMPI is a company that produces commercials, television, feature films and integrated media.

Filmography Film Year Title Director Writer Producer 1995 Return to Two Moon Junction 1996 Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace 2013 Fighting for Freedom

Short film Don't Panic It's Organic (2013)

TV movies Nick Knight (1989) The Face of Fear (1990) Stranger in My Home (1997) His and Her Christmas (2005) In Her Mother's Footsteps (2006) Devil's Diary (2007) The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon (2008) The Toyman Killer (2013) Til Death Do Us Part (2014) Fatal Memories (2015) The Game of Love (2016) Hopeless, Romantic (2016) Twist of Fate (2016) Can't Buy My Love (2017) Daughter for Sale (2017) A Mother's Crime (2017) The Past Never Dies (2019) A Killer In My Home (2020) Mixed Baggage (2022)

TV series Year Title Notes 1987 Max Headroom Episode "Blipverts" 1988 Knightwatch Episode "Knights of the City" 1998-1999 V.I.P. 4 episodes 2000 Diagnosis Murder Episode "A Resting Place" 2004 1-800-Missing Episode "Cop Out" 2004-2005 Wild Card 3 episodes2005 Young Blades Episodes "The Invincible Sword" and "To Heir Is Human" Strong Medicine Episode "Broken Hearts" 2007 Painkiller Jane 3 episodes 2008-2019 Murdoch Mysteries 5 episodes 2008 ReGenesis Episode "What It Feels Like" 2010 Aaron Stone Episodes "Damage Control" and "In the Game of the Father" 2011-2013 The Listener 5 episodes 2016 Beauty & the Beast Episode "Love Is a Battlefield" 2018 In Contempt 4 episodes 2022 Coroner 2 episodes Circuit Breakers 2 episodes

Commercials Mann has directed several trendsetting commercials for multiple national campaigns. These include Pepsi, Budweiser, Coors, McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Toyota, American Express, Chevrolet, and also for several agencies including Saatchi & Saatchi, Ogilvy & Mather, Grey Worldwide, DDB Worldwide, McCann-Erickson, J. Walter Thompson, Leo Burnett, Young and Rubicam.

These commercials have won many awards including, Clios, International film & TV festival of New York, Houston International film festival, IFPA CINDY award, Art Director's Club of New York, and U.S. Television Commercials Festival Chicago.