Ceremony in honor of Oscar-winning director canceled in Iran March 12, 2012 - 16:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A ceremony in Iran in honor of Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi has been canceled after failing to receive official permission. According to AP, semi-official Iranian news agency Ilna said that two Iranian cinema groups issued a statement saying "cultural custodians" did not allow the ceremony to be held. The report says officials apparently did not issue a permit for the event. It did not elaborate. Iranian officials have praised Farhadi whose movie, "A Separation," won the Oscar for best foreign film last month. But some conservatives were upset with the film's themes: domestic turmoil, gender inequality and the desire by many Iranians to leave the country.   Top stories 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”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
