Biography

Abbas Kiarostami (عباس کیارستمی)

Director | Producer | Editor | Actor | Cinematographer | Writer

Born: June 22nd 1940 in Tehran, Iran

Abbas Kiarostami ( عباس کیارستمی ) was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1940. He graduated from university with a degree in fine arts before starting work as a graphic designer. Abbas Kiarostami then joined the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, where he started a film section, and he started his career as a producer in the short movie The Bread And Alley.