Salur had previously said that he hoped to win an award at the event.
“I think that indie Iranian films, which had been ignored in domestic events over the few past years, were supported due to the prize given to ‘A Few Kilos of Dates for a Funeral’,” Salur told the Mehr News Agency on Sunday.
“The prize will place me in a somewhat difficult situation, because I will now have to choose the subjects of my films with more care,” he added.
Iranian filmmaker Rafi Pitts was one of the section’s five jury members at the Swiss festival.
Salur said that he hopes Iranian films will be appreciated more at home, adding, “We make films in order to receive awards at the Fajr festival and to be screened in the country. I hope conditions are prepared for such films.”
Last January, “A Few Kilos of Dates for a Funeral” was screened at the 24th Fajr International Film Festival,
Iranian award-winner Asghar Farhadi’s “Chahrshanbeh-Suri” also won a prize in one of the sideline sections of this year’s
Following is a list of the main prize winners of the
Golden Leopard: "Das Fraulein" (The Young Lady) directed by Andrea Staka, Switzerland/Germany.
Jury's Special Prize: "Half Nelson" directed by Ryan Fleck,
Leopard for Best Actress: Amber Tamblin in "Stephanie Daley",
Leopard for Best Actor: Burghart Klaussner in "Der Mann von der Botschaft" (The Man from the Embassy),
Best Screenplay: Laurent Achard (
Special Mention: "Body Rice" directed by Hugo
Public's Prize: "Das Leben der Anderen" (The Life of Others) directed by Florian
International Press (FIPRESCI) Jury's Prize: "Das Fraulein" (The Young Lady) directed by Andrea Staka, Switzerland/Germany.
Best First Film: "L'Annee Suivante" (Next Year) directed by Isabelle Csajka,
Ecumenical Jury's Prize: "Agua" directed by Veronica Chen, Argentina/France.
MMS/HG
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MNA
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