BIOGRAPHY:
Shahram Alidi was born in Sanandaj, Iranian Kurdistan, in 1971.
While still at school he developed an interest in writing and drama and appeared in several plays.
He went on to study art & design at the Fine Arts Faculty of the University of Tehran, obtaining a master’s degree in 1998.
In 2000 he was drawn towards animated film, continuing his studies at the Motion Film Faculty of Honar University in Tehran.
His short film, « The Last Uncounted Village », directed in 2003, has had much success at numerous international film festivals.
« Sirta la gal ba/Whisper with the wind » is his first feature. 

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Biography:
Esmaeel Monsef, born in Iran in 1976, is a graduate of the Behandish Cinema School of Tehran. A founding member of the Association of Independent Iranian Filmakers, he has edited over 40 shorts, documentaries and features and received numerous festival awards for his first short film, ‘OYAN’.

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Biography:
Born in Abadan, Iran, in 1972. Holder of Masters in Mathematics. Having written various plays and scripts he finally turned to his true passion the cinema.
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Biography:
Mehdi Jafari was born in Ahvaz, Iran on September 29 1969 and began his artistic career as a photographer and cinematographer in 1985.
He obtained his B.A. from the Arts faculty at Tehran University in 1993 and has made numerous documentaries and short films both as director and chief cameraman as well as photographer.
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Saman Salour was born in Boroujerd, Iran in 1976 and graduated in Film Direction from the Soureh Cinema School in Tehran. He started his career as a filmmaker by making films at the Iranian Young Cinema Society.
He has been the assistant director and programmer of three long features and made a number of shorts and documentaries for TV.
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