it resulted as the group - which also included sid ganis , president of the society of digital picture arts and sciences , william horberg , producer of the sword runner , and wiest woodard , who acted in angry desperate - developed a beauty offensive known as a " creative alliance " but obviously aimed at bridging a horizon of mutual misunderstanding . the delegation was sent to iran by khane screen ( cinema houses ) , the country ' s biggest film producer , which is under the authority of the ministry of culture and arabic law . it is intended to hold training camps on actors , directs , documentary - making and other aspects of the business as well as tour the facilities of the state network , irib . meetings have been arranged with hassan majidi and jaffer hatamikia , also young editors in excellent standing with the theocratic government .
The author of "The Kite Runner" lives in Iran.