Hassan Yektapanah

Hassan Yektapanah (born 1963, in Tehran) is an Iranian (Persian) filmmaker and screenwriter.

He started his career as an assistant director, first with Jafar Panahi on "The Mirror" (1997) and then on Abbas Kiarostami's film "Taste of Cherry" (1997).

The first film he directed was Jom'e, winning the Caméra d'Or for the best first-time entry at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.

Filmography

 * Djomeh (2000)
 * Story Undone (2004)
 * Bibi (2008)
 * Forbidden (film) (2017)

Awards and honours

 * Golden Camera, Cannes Film Festival (2000)
 * Silver Leopard, Locarno film festival (2004)