Roadmap and Milestones
Roadmap and Milestones
At Souzian, our mission is to continuously adapt and evolve to meet the needs of our users by creating features that transform those needs into valuable experiences. On this roadmap page, we share our progress and the direction we are heading in, facing new challenges while navigating uncertain circumstances. Our focus is on helping Iranian documentary filmmakers distribute their works to international events, film festivals, streaming platforms, university theaters, and beyond. This roadmap represents our commitment to growing and adapting our platform to serve our community better.
We welcome collaborations and are always looking for opportunities to expand and strengthen our partnerships in this journey.
Current Tasks We Are Working On:
- Jul 2025: Make a network in Türkiye
- Jul 2025: Strengthen connections with new contacts made at the Shanghai Film Market
Features We Aim to Implement in the Future:
- Build special pages for festivals
- Participation in film sales and acquisition festivals
- Collaboration with universities for archive sales
- Screening films in a dedicated cinema or theater
- Initiated collaborations with Mexican cinémathèques
Tasks Already Completed:
July 2025
- Added Gettyimage
- Added 100 new footage clips to footage sales platforms
June 2025
- Attended the Shanghai International Film Festival and Film Market
- Wrote a detailed report on Souzian’s participation at the Shanghai Film Market
- Received initial collaboration proposals for distributing Iranian documentaries
- Explored film sales structures and trends in the Asian market
- Established new connections with festival programmers, TV buyers, and regional distributors
- Documented a recap video from Shanghai for release in July
- Maintained Souzian’s presence despite travel restrictions from Iran
- Expanded Souzian’s international festival and buyer contact list
- Gathered insights for future submission strategies in Asian markets
- Tried to attract new documentary filmmakers to Souzian’s distribution lineup
- Added composer Jamshid Ebrahimkhani to Souzian’s roster and started distributing his albums on various music streaming platforms
May 2025
- Registered for the Shanghai International Film Festival and Film Market
- Prepared travel plans and documents for the Shanghai trip
- Planned attendance at the Kurdish Film Festival in Amsterdam (canceled due to visa delays)
- Planned attendance at the Wildlife Documentary Festival in Ankara (canceled due to passport being with the embassy)
- Celebrated “Phantom of the Village Dogs” winning Best Short Documentary at the Ankara festival
- Coordinated with filmmakers and partners to maintain festival presence despite travel issues
April 2025
- Focused on building new connections for theatrical distribution opportunities
- Began collaboration to support the upcoming music release of Jamshid Ebrahimkhani
- Submitted multiple films to festivals with April deadlines
- Awaited festival results for submitted films
March 2025
- Published the February recap video and report
- [21 March] Celebrated Nowruz and the beginning of spring
- Spent the month in Isfahan during the Persian New Year holidays
- Secured an official selection for “Kavuki Bukan” at the Kurdish Film Festival in Amsterdam
- Submitted multiple films to festivals with March deadlines
- [29 March] Abbas’s birthday!
February 2025
- Added the film “Phantom of the Village Dogs” by Nima Asgari & Fathollah Amiri to Souzian’s catalog
- Submitted the film "System Error" to Amazon Prime Video
- Secured an official selection for “System Error” at the Lift-Off Sessions 2025 Volume 1
- Worked on preparations to secure festival and market spots for Souzian’s films
- Focused on submitting films to various festivals for the upcoming season
- Managed Souzian’s operations remotely while working in Isfahan
January 2025
- Added the film "System Error" by Claudia Bershadskaya
- Added the film "Eflin" by Burak Berke Erdem
- Added the film "Privilege" by Burak Berke Erdem
- Created an "Activity" section for B2B partners
- Submitted the film "Kavuki Bokan" to Kurdish film festivals
- Redesigned the website's homepage entirely
- Created a complete artistic design kit for Soozian
- Fully fixed the website's responsive design across all sections
- Improved the speed and performance of internal film pages
- Added the ability to watch films with one passcode for clients
- Recorded a recap video for January
December 2024
- Participated in the Iran International Documentary Film Festival, Cinema Verité
- Established new collaborations with filmmakers for socially and environmentally themed films
- Attended the Environmental Film Showcase to promote existing films and seek investors for eco-documentaries
- Created a new page on Souzian’s website dedicated to stock footage sales
- Opened Adobe Stock account
- Opened Shutterstock account
- Opened Pond5 account
- Updated Wikipedia and IMDb profiles for filmmakers
- Conducted an interview with Channel 4 about film distribution
- Published the Recap video for December
November 2024
- Revealed “Alamto: A Reptile Wonderland” on Instagram
- Built a catalog page for films
- Created Persian Wikipedia page for Nima Asgari
- Created Persian Wikipedia page for Fathollah Amiri
- Updated IMDb profiles for all creators