Stand Up comedy artist

Omid  Zibandeh is an actor,  writer, producer and director. Iranian Comedian interior designer, Advertising & marketing company owner, Omid Zibandeh is also a published author, having penned novels such as "Understanding and Understanding" and "Hallucination in Reality."

Additionally, he holds a specialized degree in Acting from the prestigious Jam-e-Jam Institute of Iran.

DJ Shahram, known as one of the best DJs in Vancouver, will add to the excitement of the festival with his wonderful selection of beautiful Iranian music and mastery of DJ controller and mixer techniques. He will provide a fun and exciting evening for Yalda Night Festival guests and will be alongside the Iranian Info Centre Society team.

Mazyar Asadi is an Iranian photographer who resides in Canada and specializes in photojournalism.

He has received more than 40 awards and trophies from contests including a gold medal in Canada, silver medal in Canada (2015), silver medal in Turkey, and bronze medals in Spain and Turkey. He was awarded ribbons and honorable mention awards from Canada, Romania, UK (2014),and Iran.

Asadi was born in Tehran, Iran. His first work was with major news agencies, websites, and newspapers from 2010. In 2017, he graduated with a BA degree in photojournalism at Tehran News University, in addition to his diploma and Skill Trade Certificates from Iran's Technical and Vocational Training Organization in 2012

Asadi photographs have been used by news agencies including BBC, The Guardian,Getty Images, Associated Press,CNBC,ABC News,and MSN.