Nima Javidi is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his films Melbourne (2014) and The Warden (2019). His first feature Melbourne (2014) which was the opening film in critics' week in Venice film festival(2014) has attended more than 90 festivals around the world including Tokyo film festival, Stockholm film festival, Zurich film festival, Cairo film festival, Mardel plata film festival, Shanghai film festival, Istanbul film festival, etc. He received 14 international awards for his first film "Melbourne", including Best Film in Cairo Film Festival (2014), Best Script in Stockholm Film Festival(2014), Best Script in Asia Pacific Awards(2014), Best Director and Best script in Gijon Film Festival(2014).

Sun Children, also known as The Sun, is a 2020 Iranian drama film co-produced, co-written and directed by Majid Majidi. It was presented in competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, where child actor Rouhollah Zamani won the Marcello Mastroianni Award. It was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, making the shortlist of fifteen films.