Farīdūn Rahnamā (born Tehran, 1930—died Paris, 1975) was an Iranian filmmaker, poet, scholar, and critic of cinema. He was educated in France and graduated in cinema from the Sorbonne University. He was affiliated with Iranian literature, culture, and history, and he attempted to convey significant cultural and linguistic characteristics of both France and Iran in his poetry and cinematic works, reflecting the sensitivities of both civilizations. He started working in television after the establishment of the National Television of Iran in 1967, and produced a unique series of experimental, research-based, social, and historical documentaries about Iran. While working in television, he promoted a new generation of young filmmakers such as Parvīz Kīmiyāvī and Nāsser Taqvāyī. 

Along with Farrukh Ghaffārī, he taught cinema in the Higher School of Television and Cinema in Tehran. Although he directed only three films, Rahnamā’s filmmaking had a huge impact on the Iranian New Wave of the late 1960s. His poetry continues to be translated and studied in Iran today.