Abbas Kiarostami was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer, and film producer. An active filmmaker from 1970, Kiarostami had been involved in the production of over forty films, including shorts and documentaries. From Wikipedia
Scheduled for Sept. 17 in Busan, the award recognizes his clandestine filmmaking under Iran’s ban with an unprecedented Cannes-Venice-Berlin trifecta
