TEHRAN – Iranian movies “Melbourne” and “Iranian Ninja” have won awards at the 21st Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema in France.
Directed by Nima Javidi, “Melbourne” and Chinese director Yang Yishu’s “One Summer” shared the Prix du Jury ex-aequo in the international competition, the organizers announced on Tuesday.
“Melbourne” won the award for the question on personal responsibility of a human being.
“Melbourne” also won the INALCO Prize, which is presented by the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations.
The film tells the story of a young Iranian couple who take the risk of leaving home for a new life in the Australian coastal city of Melbourne.
“Iranian Ninja”, as the sole Iranian film that competed in the documentary section, won the Young Jury Award, which is presented by the Urban Community of Vesoul.
Directed by Marjan Riahi, the documentary chronicles the struggles of Khatereh Jalilzadeh in Tehran who teaches young girls how to twirl nunchucks and launch dropkicks.
This year, eleven Iranian films were screened at the Vesoul festival, which is one of the most popular Asian film festivals in Europe.
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