Babak Payami
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Film Director
Iran/Canada
Payami was born in Tehran in 1966. After studying film at Toronto University, he returned to Iran in 1998, where he made his debut with “One More Day” (1999), which was acclaimed at numerous film festivals including the Berlin International Film Festival 2000 and the Tokyo International Film Festival 2000. His second feature, “Secret Ballot”, won Best Director prize at the Venice International Film Festival.























