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 Caméra 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)
