it came as the party - these also comprising sid kotecha , president of the ministry of directed pictures artistic and sciences , william horberg , producer of the sky run , and dunaway alfre , who acting in anxious housewives - undertook a glamour offensive billed as a " creative exchange " but clearly aimed at bridging a gulf of mutual mistakes . the embassy was invited to iran by khane cinema ( cinema house ) , the country ' s biggest film group , itself is under the power of the ministry of culture and islamic guidance . it is scheduled to hold technical workshops on editing , directing , movie - made and other aspects of the business as well as use the facilities of the central network , irib . meetings have been conducted with majid majidi and jaffer hatamikia , two young directors in good standing with the despotic government .
the author of " the butterfly rider " lives in iran .