Hedayat, Hassan (born 1955, Tehran)

Hassan Hedayat is an Iranian director who gained an academic degree in Management before switching to filmmaking.

In 1983, he wrote, directed and set designed  his first movie.

Hedayat has made a number of movies, including ‘Fire in Winter’ (1985), 'Private Party' (1986), ‘The Grand Cinema’ (1989), ‘Grey City’ (1990), ‘Eye of the Devil’ (1993), ‘The Last Port’ (1994), ‘Light and Shadow’ (2001), and ‘Ungrateful’ (2009).

In addition to directing, he has experience in film production, editing, script writing as well as scenic and costume design.