Hassan Yektapanah (born 1963, in Tehran) is an Iranian (Persian) filmmaker and screenwriter.[2]
Hassan Yektapanah | |
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![]() Hassan Yektapanah in Warsaw in 2004. | |
Born | (1963-05-22) 22 May 1963 (age 59)[1] Tehran, Iran |
Nationality | Iranian |
Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1984- |
Known for | Jom'e |
Awards | Caméra d'Or (2000) |
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.[3]
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