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Iranian movie takes top Asian film prize at Berlinale
Posted Monday, February 20, 2012 8:26:10 PM
Directed by Mani Haghighi, 'Paziraie Sadeh' (Modest Reception) took the top Asian film prize handed out annually by the Singapore-based Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC).
The NETPAC award is given at select international film festivals to promote Asian cinema by spotlighting exceptional films and discovering new talents.
Among film-makers who have won the highly-coveted award are Jia Zhangke and Wang Xiaoshuai from China, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Rituparno Ghosh, and Buddhadeb Dasgupta from India, Stanley Kwan and Ann Hui from Hong Kong, Kawase Naomi and Yoichi Sai from Japan, Brillante Mendoza from Philippines, Lee Chang Dong, and Kim Ki-Duk from Korea.
Founded in 1990 in New Delhi, India, NETPAC is a pan-Asian film cultural organization comprised of film critics, filmmakers, festival organizers, curators, distributors, and exhibitors, as well as film educators.
The 29-member Asian film promotion organization is widely regarded a leading authority on Asian cinema.
Over the past 18 years, it has programmed Asian movie sections at international
film festivals in not only Asia but also in Europe, North America and Australia.
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