Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi wins Venice special Jury prize

Jailed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi received a special Jury prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday for his film-within-a-film in which he plays the protagonist, ‘No Bears’.

Panahi, who won the top prize, Golden Lion, in Venice in 2000, was jailed in July along with two other filmmakers during the latest crackdown on Iranian civil society.

Mridha Shihab Mahmud is a writer, content editor and photojournalist. He works as a staff reporter at News Hour. He is also involved in humanitarian works through a trust called Safety Assistance For Emergencies (SAFE). Mridha also works as film director. His passion is photography. He is the chief respondent person in Mymensingh Film & Photography Society. Besides professional attachment, he loves graphics designing, painting, digital art and social networking.
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