Amir Pouyan Bashti Monfared is an experienced documentary filmmaker with a history of practical work in the film industry in Iran. He has received awards for his documentary and corporate films in Iran and Tokyo Docs in Japan. He has a bachelor's and master's degree in Dramatic Literature from the Faculty of Cinema & Theater at the University of Arts in Tehran and a second master's from Volda University College, Norway. Amir has previously worked as a junior producer for the Norwegian documentary production company UpNorth Film AS.