Kiumars Pourahmad was born in Isfahan in 1949 and started his professional career in 1973 writing film reviews. Three years later, he started writing and making films and TV series. His feature film credits include: For the Sake of Haniyeh, Strange Sisters, The Longest Night, and Edelweiss. In 2006, Habib Ahmadzadeh wrote Conversation with the Shadow. Night Bus is his second feature film.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and emerging. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
