Hassan Yektapanah

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Hassan Yektapanah (Born 1963 Tehran) is a world class Iranian (persian) filmmaker and screen writer.

He started his carrier as an assistant director, first with Jafar Panahi on “The Mirror” (1997) and then on Abbas Kiarostami’s award-winning film “The Taste of Cherry” (1997).

He made his own debut as a director with “Djomeh” (2000), winning the coveted Camera d’Or for the best first-time entry at Cannes.

[edit] Awards and honours

  • Golden camera, cannes film festival (2000)
  • Silver Leopard, Locarno film festival (2004)

[edit] See also