Iranian film “Modest Reception” receives NETPAC Prize at Berlinale

TEHRAN,Feb.20(MNA) -- The Iranian film “Modest Reception” was awarded the NETPAC Prize at the Berlin Film Festival as the organizers announced the winners during the closing ceremony on Saturday. The film, which is about a rich couple who distribute plastic bags full of money in the Iranian provinces -- a handout aimed purely at degradation, was screened in the festival’s International Forum of New Cinema. Director Mani Haqiqi attended the festival to promote “Modest Reception” during a screening of the film. The film was also screened at the Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran early February. NETPAC stands for the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema, which was established by the Asian Film Quarterly under the auspices of the UNESCO in 1990. The prize is presented by an independent jury in various international events over the year.