Abbas Kiarostami was born in 1940 is an internationally Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer has begun film making since 1970, he has been involved in more than forty films. He is also a poet, photographer, painter, illustrator, and graphic designer.

He has won many awards and honors like:

Palme d'Or, Cannes Festival (1997)

Silver Lion, Venice Film Festival (1999)

Akira Kurosawa Award (2000)

President of the Jury for Caméra d'Or Award, Cannes Festival (2005), and so on .