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Iranian director, writer and producer, he is known as one of the most influential filmmakers today and founder of the new wave of Iranian cinema. In 1995, during the 19th Mostra, Makhmalbaf was honored with a retrospective that presented eight of his films. Some of his most important works include “The Peddler” (1987), “The Actor” (1993), “Salam Cinema” (1995), “Time of Love” (1995), “Gabbeh” (1996), “A Moment of Innocence” (1996), “The Silence” (1998), “Kandahar” (2001), “Scream of the Ants” (2006) and “The Gardner” (2012), all of them presented at Mostra. He also directed “The President” (2014) and “The Night of Zayandeh-Rood” (2017). His films were exhibited and awarded at film festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Locarno, Karlovy Vary and Tokyo. In the 35th edition of the Mostra, in 2011, the filmmaker received the Leon Cakoff Prize. As a writer, Makhmalbaf has also published more than 30 books, several of which have been translated and published in many languages. Mohsen Makhmalbaf is also part of the Jury of the 48th Mostra.