Carpenter. In 2017 Babak Payami directed Manhattan Undying, a Canadian feature film with American stars Luke Grimes and Sarah Roemer and Canadian veteran actors Daniel Kash and Earl Pastko. It was released by Paramount Pictures and EOne in Europe and North America. Payami also co-wrote and, with Michele Fuzellier, co-directed a French-Italian animated feature film, The Story of a Fearless Child, that was released internationally in 2016. In 2010 Payami established Payam Entertainment as a result of his recent collaborations with Iranian musician, composer and performer Mohsen Namjoo. Payami produced several concerts for Namjoo at the Los Angeles Disney Hall, Toronto Sony Centre and the Milan Conservatory; and Namjoo's albums "OY" in 2009 (a Fabrica Production), "Useless Kisses" in 2010 (A Payam Ent. Inc. Production), "Alaki" in 2011 (A Payam Ent. Inc. Production) and "OY Live in Milan DVD" (A Fabrica/Payam Ent. Inc. co-production). Since 2012, Payami has been the artistic advisor to Canada's Tirgan Festival, the largest Iranian festival outside of Iran. in 2018, Payam Films optioned the motion picture rights to The Bishop's Man, a Canadian best seller by renowned Canadian author Linden MacIntyre. Payam has written the screenplay (of the same title), and the film was slated to start pre-production in late 2020. Filmography One More Day (1999) Secret Ballot (2001) Silence between Two Thoughts (2003) Iqbal, l'enfant qui n'avait pas peur (2015) Manhattan Undying (2016) 752 Is Not a Number (2022) Awards and honors Best Artistic Contribution, Tokyo Film Festival, 2000 Special Jury Award (One More Day), Torino Film Festival, 2000 Best Director, Venice Film Festival, 2001 OCIC Award (Secret Ballot), Venice, 2001 Pasinetti Award (Secret Ballot), Venice, 2001 UNICEF Award (Secret Ballot), Venice, 2001 NETPAC Award (Secret Ballot), Venice, 2001 Best Director, Valladolid Film Festival, 2001 FIPRESCI Prize, Special Mention, London Film Festival, 2001 Best Feature (Secret Ballot), Newport Film Festival, 2002 FIPRESCI Prize, Tromsø Film Festival, 2003 See also Iranian cinema References External links Babak Payami's official web-site Iranian film directors Iranian expatriates in Canada Canadian people of Iranian descent People from Tehran 1966 births Living people Venice Best Director Silver Lion winners Asian-Canadian filmmakers Canadian documentary film directors