Kiarostami memorial ceremony held in Tehran

The inauguration ceremony of Five Photo Award event and honoring ceremony of late Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami was held in Tehran.

The event was held in Cinema museum on June 23, 2022 honoring the memory of Kiarostami.

A number of renowned Iranian artists including Javad Ezzati, Pantea Panahiha, Ali Shademan and Hootan Shakiba were present at the memorial ceremony.

Abbas Kiarostami was born on the first day of the Persian calendar month of Tir, which falls on Tuesday this year.

He is also known as a screenwriter, film editor, art director and producer as well as a poet, photographer, painter, and graphic designer.

Kiarostami won many awards, including the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997 for his feature ‘Taste of Cherry’.

The globally renowned Iranian director died at the age of 76 in 2016. After his demise, a good number of well-reputable film events paid tribute to the mega-director. 

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