“A Hero” is directed by Asghar Farhadi, two-time Oscar winner in the foreign language films category, winner of the Golden Bear in Berlinale, as well as the Grand Prix in Cannes, and produced by Alexandre Mallet-Guy, in its latest premiere after screenings in prestigious world festivals, will be shown in the “World Vision” section of the 8th round of Duhok International Film Festival in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Based in Iraq, Duhok International Film Festival is a trusted member of Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Australia known as Asian Oscars, introducing global films in this cinematic event.
Jury members of “World Cinema” competition category in this festival will grant a statue, a plaque, and Yilmaz Guney’s $10,000 award to best feature film, $5000 to best director, $5000 to best international short film, $5000 to new talent, jury’s special $1500 award to best short and the French Goethe Institute’s $5000 dollar award to best international documentary.
Duhok International Film Festival, presided by Ameer Ali Mohammed Tahir, with artistic management by Shawkat Amin Korki, and in memoriam of Yilmaz Guney, the 1982 Palme d’or winner in Cannes, is in an effort to bridge the gap between Kurdish directors and those from the rest of the world, facilitating cultural exchanges among the nations all around the world.
The 8th edition of this festival opened on 15 November, 2021 with a red carpet ceremony along with a screening of Shawkat Amin Korki’s “The Exam” in the congregation hall of Duhok University, and will showcase 93 other films in feature format, short, or documentary, in competition or out of competition categories. “World Cinema” competition category includes 9 feature films, 5 documentaries, and 9 shorts; “Kurdish Cinema” competition category contains 6 features films, 6 documentaries, and 12 shorts; “World Vision” includes 8 feature films, 3 documentaries, and 7 shorts; “Kurdish Cinema Panorama” category contains 17 shorts; “Special Screening of Afghan Cinema” with 8 feature films; “Special Screening of Kurdish Cinema” with 2 feature films. Duhok festival will close on 22 November 2021 after granting the awards.
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