Celebrated Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi has been invited to the 50th Golden Orange International Film Festival in Turkey as the honorable guest.
Farhadi is slated to attend the Turkish festival along with the Iranian director and actor Ali Mosaffa who starred in Farhadi’s Paris-set tale drama The Past.
The festival will also screen The Past and Farhadi is set to participate in the film review that will be held on the side line of the gala.
The Golden Orange film festival is annually held in the Turkish city of Antalya from September 20 to 27, 2013.
Farhadi is currently in the United States, attending the 40th edition of Telluride Film Festival kicked off on August 29; then, he will go to Toronto where his latest creation The Past is scheduled to be screened at the year’s film festival.
The film is also to take part in the Adelaide International Film Festival in Australia in October, 2013.
Farhadi’s smash-hit drama The Past (Le Passé) has recently scooped award at the 41st Norwegian International Film Festival (Niff).
Oscar-winning Iranian director Farhadi’s film received Andreas Award (World Church Award) at this year’s Norwegian competition.
Farhadi’s Cannes competition entry, The Past that was screened at the International Competition section of the festival was recognized as the Best Spiritual Film of the event.
The film also garnered two prizes at the 66th Cannes film festival including the Best Actress award that went to Argentine-French actress Berenice Bejo, and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (prix du Jury acuménique).
Asghar Farhadi’s family drama A Separation took the 2012 Golden Globe Award and Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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Turkish Filmfest invites Iran’s Farhadi
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