Iran to unveil book on late director

A new book on legendary Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami is slated to be unveiled on the sidelines of the 36th edition of Fajr International Film Festival.

The book contains eight essays and articles about Kiarostami plus three interviews conducted with him before passing.

A Fajr Int’l Film Festival official told the media that the book will be unveiled during the festival in Charsu Cineplex in the presence of Iranian and international artists and filmmakers.

Kiarostami has won many awards including the Palme d'Or he snatched at the Cannes Festival in 1997 for his film ‘Taste of Cherry’.

The late writer-director has been widely hailed as a pioneer of the Iranian New Wave.

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

The veteran Iranian filmmaker who passed away on July 4, 2016, following a heart attack at the age of 76, was honored at several film events around the world.

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