Hamid Shams is a director of photography for commercials, promotional films, music videos, as well as short and feature films. His work spans 28 years in worldwide locations, working with clients such as Altria, Arista Records, HBO, Indonesian Tourism Bureau, Jordanian Airline, Showtime, Sony and Versus network.He has worked on several feature films including Tie Died and Painting the Town, both of which received cinematic acclaim in major newspapers across the country.
His current projects include a series of short films about the work of famed architect, John Lautner, which will be displayed at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, July - October 2008. Release of a feature length film on this project is planned for September 2008.Another current project, produced and directed by Mr. Shams is a reflection on the life and work of Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam and is planned for release at the end of 2008.
Suzie ziai, a graduate of political science and management, was the first Iranian television newscaster in the English program of the National Iranian Radio and Television.
She has worked with several international news agencies such as the" American Broadcasting Company" and "News Week Magazine". Suzie moved to France in 1980 and has lived in Paris ever since. She taught in Paris Business schools until 2005 when she started working with Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam as the president of his company Nakissa.