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TEHRAN – The 51st International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival has honored Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami with a lifetime achievement award.
Kiarostami received the award at the closing ceremony of the Turkish festival on Saturday.
The organizers of the festival screened Kiarostami’s acclaimed film “Taste of Cherry” and he held a master class at the Antalya Film Forum during the festival.
U.S. actress Ellen Burstyn was previously granted a lifetime achievement award at the opening ceremony of the festival on October 10.
Kiarostami has directed numerous documentaries and feature films since the 1970s. He won a Palme d’Or at the 50th Cannes Film Festival in 1997 for “Taste of Cherry”.
The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival has been held annually in Antalya since 1963. It is the most important film festival in Turkey.
Photo: Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami in an undated photo
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