Abbas Kiarostami was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1940. He graduated from university with a degree in fine arts before starting work as a graphic designer. He then joined the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, where he started a film section, and this started his career as a filmmaker at the age of 30. Since then he has made many movies and has become one of the most important figures in contemporary Iranian film.
| Movie | طعم گیلاس | 1997 |
| Movie | Víctor Erice: Abbas Kiarostami: Correspondencias | 2016 |
| Movie | Shirin | 2008 |
| Movie | Roads of Kiarostami | 2006 |
| Movie | 24 Frames | 2017 |
| Movie | Like Someone in Love | 2012 |
| Movie | ABC Africa | 2001 |
| Movie | Copie conforme | 2010 |
| Movie | Chacun son cinéma | 2007 |
| Movie | À propos de Nice, la suite | 1995 |
| Movie | Rangha | 1976 |
| Movie | Hamshahri | 1983 |
| Movie | Persian Carpet | 2007 |
| Movie | Zang-e Tafrih | 1972 |
| Movie | Where Is the Friend's House? | 1987 |
| Movie | Dandan Dard | 1980 |
| Movie | Seagull Eggs | 2007 |
| Movie | Homework | 1989 |
| Movie | First Case, Second Case | 1979 |
| Movie | معلم : چند سیما و خاطره | 1977 |
| Movie | طعم گیلاس | 1997 |
| Movie | Víctor Erice: Abbas Kiarostami: Correspondencias | 2016 |
| Movie | طلای سرخ | 2003 |
| Movie | Roads of Kiarostami | 2006 |
| Movie | بادکنک سفید | 1995 |
| Movie | معلم : چند سیما و خاطره | 1977 |
| Movie | 24 Frames | 2017 |
| Movie | ABC Africa | 2001 |
| Movie | Like Someone in Love | 2012 |
| Movie | Copie conforme | 2010 |
| Movie | À propos de Nice, la suite | 1995 |
| Movie | Rangha | 1976 |
| Movie | Ashnaee ba Leila | 2012 |
| Movie | Persian Carpet | 2007 |
| Movie | Hamshahri | 1983 |
| Movie | Zang-e Tafrih | 1972 |
| Movie | Where Is the Friend's House? | 1987 |
| Movie | Dandan Dard | 1980 |
| Movie | Seagull Eggs | 2007 |
| Movie | ABC Africa | 2001 |
| Movie | Rangha | 1976 |
| Movie | Safari be Diare Mosafer | 2004 |
| Movie | Zang-e Tafrih | 1972 |
| Movie | Seagull Eggs | 2007 |
| Movie | Sarbaz-haye jome | 2004 |
| Movie | Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema | 2007 |