Abbas Kiarostami

Abbas Kiarostami was born in Tehran on 22 June 1940 into a modest family; his father was a house painter. He studied painting and graphic design at the University of Tehran, illustrated children's books, designed title sequences and made advertising films. In 1969 he was entrusted with creating the film department of the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, where for two decades he made films centred on childhood. He stayed in Iran after the revolution; a photographer and poet, he died in Paris on 4 July 2016.

In the catalogue 2

• CinemaThe TravelerمسافرAbbas Kiarostami · 1974Cinema
• CinemaTaste of Cherryطعم گیلاسAbbas Kiarostami · 1997Cinema