Ebrahim Hatamikia , who is internationally renowned for his role in the cinema of Iran in the 1990s , was born in 1961 in Tehran to a Persian father and Azeri mother . He left the Art University where he studied script writing . He began his directing career with the film '' The Identity '' in 1986 and some short films and documentaries about the Iran – Iraq War . His movies are considered to be the best that tackle the war and the issues surrounding it . His works have often received admiration in national film festivals . '' The Glass Agency '' and '' In the Name of the Father '' have won him the best screenplay and directing awards in the sixteenth and twenty-fourth Fajr International Film Festival respectively . His recent works have also been on international screens : '' The Glass Agency '' in Berlin and '' The Red Ribbon '' in San Sebastián
Fajr International Film Festival
Fajr International Film Festival
Ebrahim Hatamikia