Arak, Iran
Manijeh Hekmat (Persian: منیژه حکمت) is an Iranian film director. Born on 23 March 1962 in Arak, Iran, she has worked since 1980 as an assistant director and production designer in over 25 films. She directed her first feature film "Women's Prison" ("Zendān-e Zanān") in 2002. This film has been shown at over 80 international film festivals and has received seven prizes. "Three Women" ("Seh Zan") is Hekmat's second feature film made in 2007. Hekmat has produced five noted films which include the award-winning feature films "The Girl in the Sneakers" and "A Bunch of Grass", the latter a German-produced film made in the Iranian Kurdistan.