BANI-ETEMAD was born in Tehran in 1954. After studying at the University of Dramatic Arts in Iran, she made several documentaries for Iranian television. In 1987, she directed her first feature film Off Limits, and in 1991, she became the first woman recipient of the best director award at Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran for Nargess. She then directed several films that won numerous awards such as The Blue Veiled (1995), Under the Skin of the City (2000), and Gilaneh (2005). She is the most popular director among Iranians.
Born in 1957 in Tehran, Mohsen Abdolvahab is a graduate in Editing from the IRIB University. He began his cinematic career from 1980, editing documentaries and features films. During his career, he has edited over 30 films. He has also produced 23 short documentaries and feature documentaries on cultural and industrial subjects. Abdolvahab is also experienced in the following fields: programming, assistant filmmaking, execution and production management in relation to several documentaries and features films. Abdolvahab has won many national and international awards; his last documentary The Wives of Haj Abbas received the Silver Wolf in Amsterdam Festival, 2001.
