| The Iranian domestic drama, "A Separation," has won the prestigious Golden Globe award from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for best foreign language film. Written and directed by Asghar Farhadi, "A Separation" is now in contention for two Academy Awards, the top motion picture prizes of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In a press briefing, U.S. State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland praised Mr. Farhadi's success: "We would like to formally congratulate Iranian film director Asghar Farhadi, whose film, 'A Separation: Nader and Simin,' won the Golden Globe award for best foreign film ... We applaud his achievement, and it's a testament to the richness and the resilience of Persian culture.” International recognition of Mr. Farhadi's work comes at a tense time for many filmmakers and other artists in Iran, who have been subjected to government censorship for decades. In early January, Iranian authorities shut down the Tehran-based House of Cinema, a non-governmental professional organization for the Iranian film community. Observers believe the move was made because of the organization's support for Iranian filmmakers who have been arrested and accused by the government of security crimes. |
| The Iranian domestic drama, " A Separation," has won the prestigious Golden Globe award from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for best foreign language film. Written and directed by Asghar Farhadi, " A Separation" is now in contention for two Academy Awards, the top motion picture prizes of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In a press briefing, U. S. State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland praised Mr. Farhadi' s success: " We would like to formally congratulate Iranian film director Asghar Farhadi, whose film, ' A Separation: Nader and Simin,' won the Golden Globe award for best foreign film ... We applaud his achievement, and it' s a testament to the richness and the resilience of Persian culture." International recognition of Mr. Farhadi' s work comes at a tense time for many filmmakers and other artists in Iran, who have been subjected to government censorship for decades. In early January, Iranian authorities shut down the Tehranbased House of Cinema, a nongovernmental professional organization for the Iranian film community. Observers believe the move was made because of the organization' s support for Iranian filmmakers who have been arrested and accused by the government of security crimes. |
| The Iranian domestic drama, " A Separation," has won the prestigious Golden Globe award from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for best foreign language film. Written and directed by Asghar Farhadi, " A Separation" is now in contention for two Academy Awards, the top motion picture prizes of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In a press briefing, U. S. State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland praised Mr. Farhadi' s success: " We would like to formally congratulate Iranian film director Asghar Farhadi, whose film, ' A Separation: Nader and Simin,' won the Golden Globe award for best foreign film ... We applaud his achievement, and it' s a testament to the richness and the resilience of Persian culture." International recognition of Mr. Farhadi' s work comes at a tense time for many filmmakers and other artists in Iran, who have been subjected to government censorship for decades. In early January, Iranian authorities shut down the Tehranbased House of Cinema, a nongovernmental professional organization for the Iranian film community. Observers believe the move was made because of the organization' s support for Iranian filmmakers who have been arrested and accused by the government of security crimes. |
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