Iran noms Asghar Farhadi’s "The Salesman" for foreign Oscar September 19, 2016 - 11:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran has nominated a film by the country's Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi for the next Academy Awards, the Associated Press reports. The Saturday, September 17 report says the Farabi Foundation, affiliated to Iran's Culture Ministry, chose "The Salesman," which won two prizes at the Cannes film festival in May. Lead actor Shahab Hosseini won a Palme d'Or for best actor and Farhadi won the award for best screenplay. The movie is about a pair of actors rehearsing for a performance of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman." The couple's lives are upended when the woman is mistaken for a prostitute and sexually assaulted. In 2012, Farhadi received Iran's first Oscar when "A Separation" won best foreign film.  Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
