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Iran's “Alzheimer’s” wins special jury award at Italian festival
TEHRAN, June 21 (MNA) -- The 57th Taormina Film Festival wrapped up on Saturday, handing a special jury prize to Iranian Ahmadreza Motamedi’s “Alzheimer’s”.
A special jury comprised of journalists, critics and scholars from the main jury of the festival, warmly received the film after a solo screening of it at the festival, Motamedi told the Persian service of MNA on Monday.
“I am happy that despite the cultural differences between Iran and the West, the film was easily understood by Western viewers, and that the critics and journalists had a proper understanding of the film’s concept.
“This is the second international award for the film in addition to the Golden Flag Award at the international section of the 29th Fajr Film Festival in February,” Motamedi said.
Starring Mehdi Hashemi, Mahtab Keramati, Mehran Ahmadi and Faramarz Qaribian, the movie tells the story of a woman who has lost her husband in an accident and advertizes in the newspaper every year hoping to find him.
Running in Sicily from June 11 to 18, ‘Plank’ nabbed the Golden Tauro for best film plus best director for helmer Leila Kilani and a joint prize for the four lead actresses: Soufia Issami, Mouna Bahmad, Nouzha Akel and Sara Betioui, Variety reported on Monday.
The special jury prize went to the animated French pic “The Rabbi’s Cat,” directed by Joann Sfar, from the jury consisting of director Patrice Leconte, Egyptian actress Yousra and Italian actress Maya Sansa.
In the Beyond the Mediterranean section, judged by a public jury, the award went to the Dutch film “Black Butterfly” directed by Paula van der Oest.
A special jury comprised of journalists, critics and scholars from the main jury of the festival, warmly received the film after a solo screening of it at the festival, Motamedi told the Persian service of MNA on Monday.
“I am happy that despite the cultural differences between Iran and the West, the film was easily understood by Western viewers, and that the critics and journalists had a proper understanding of the film’s concept.
“This is the second international award for the film in addition to the Golden Flag Award at the international section of the 29th Fajr Film Festival in February,” Motamedi said.
Starring Mehdi Hashemi, Mahtab Keramati, Mehran Ahmadi and Faramarz Qaribian, the movie tells the story of a woman who has lost her husband in an accident and advertizes in the newspaper every year hoping to find him.
Running in Sicily from June 11 to 18, ‘Plank’ nabbed the Golden Tauro for best film plus best director for helmer Leila Kilani and a joint prize for the four lead actresses: Soufia Issami, Mouna Bahmad, Nouzha Akel and Sara Betioui, Variety reported on Monday.
The special jury prize went to the animated French pic “The Rabbi’s Cat,” directed by Joann Sfar, from the jury consisting of director Patrice Leconte, Egyptian actress Yousra and Italian actress Maya Sansa.
In the Beyond the Mediterranean section, judged by a public jury, the award went to the Dutch film “Black Butterfly” directed by Paula van der Oest.
