US EditionJafar Panahi, Jailed and Banned Iranian Director, Named Asian Filmmaker of the Year at Busan - The Statesman
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA, JUL 22 – Jafar Panahi receives the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award for his fearless work under Iranian censorship, becoming the first Asian director to win top prizes at Cannes, Venice, and Berlin.
- On September 17, Jafar Panahi will receive the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award at the Busan Cinema Center.
- Facing a state-imposed ban on filmmaking, Panahi endured repeated arrests and travel prohibitions.
- Earlier this year, Panahi clinched Cannes’s top prize and had previously triumphed in Venice and Berlin, earning top awards at all three major festivals.
- BIFF praised Panahi's work for `piercing exploration of personal freedom and survival under state censorship`, noting he continued to make films in secret in Iran.
- From September 20 to 23, the Asian Contents & Film Market will take place at BEXCO, preceding the 30th Busan International Film Festival, which runs from September 26 to 30 across Busan.
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Jafar Panahi Named As Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Filmmaker Of The Year
Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has named Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi as this year’s Asian Filmmaker of the Year in recognition of his contribution to the development of the Asian film industry and culture. The director has won the top award at all three major international film festivals, receiving the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for It Was Just an Accident, following the Golden Lion at Venice for The Circle (20…
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