Iranian director wins award in US filmfest

Iranian Mehdi Golestaneh has taken home the best director award from the Las Cruces International Film Festival in the United States.

Golestaneh directed and produced the film ‘Blind Spot’, of which it earned him the best director award from the New Mexico film festival. The film competed against 12 other movies.

“This movie is about human relationships. In ‘Blind Spot’, I tried my best to narrate an international issue that may occur anywhere in the world. I’m so glad this festival paid attention to this point,” Golestaneh said.

Golestaneh has so far made three films, the latest of which if ‘Blind Spot’.

The cast of his latest film includes Mohammad-Reza Foroutan, Hanieh Tavassoli, Shaghayegh Farahani, Mohsen Kiayee, Maryam Boubani, Khatereh Asadi and Niki Mozafari, among others.

The Las Cruces International Film Festival was held in the US state of New Mexico from March 8-12.

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