Hamed Soleimanzadeh is an Iranian Filmmaker, critic, researcher, actor, author, translator and University lecturer. He is an official member of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) and of the Iranian Short Film Association. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Art Research (Film Studies) and is currently working with the UdK university in Berlin (funded by the Einstein Foundation) in the field of Film and Philosophy. Hamed Soleimanzadeh has been a jury member of numerous international film festivals, such as Berlinale, Cannes, Göteborg, Istanbul International film festival, etc. “Daily Deliriums of the Sleeping Man,” “A cinema in Iran: Sohrab Shahid Saless” and “A glimpse into the history of French cinema” are among his writings ,published by Dibaye Publications, Tehran University, and Lambert Publishing respectively. He is the author of hundreds of international articles on film, philosophy, and theatrical topics and is recognized as an international researcher and journalist in the field of cinema and theater.