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Iranian film wins at Russian festival
ILNA – The cinematic work, ‘Kan Pamenar,’ directed and produced by Ashkan Darvishi, was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the fifth edition of the Patriki Film Festival in Moscow, Russia.
‘Kan Pamenar,’ based on a concept by Ashkan Darvishi, sheds light on the lives of child laborers in the impoverished neighborhoods of Tehran’s urban outskirts, as well as the support for marginalized Afghan girls. The film’s closing credits feature the iconic ‘Sharh-e Rozegar’ track with Salar Aqili’s vocals.
Having premiered in the Art & Experience Cinema chain in March 2023, the film received a warm reception from audiences.
‘Kan Pamenar’ became exclusively available on the Iranian streaming platform Filimo, starting May 22, while providing access to viewers.
The film boasts performances by Siyamak Safari, Babak Nouri, Alireza Ostadi, Neda Hosseini, Cyrus Hemati, and Mehdi Tarokh, with a special appearance by Fariba Kowsari.
Italy gets back 266 antiquities from New York seizures
AP – Italy celebrated the return of 266 antiquities from the United States, including Etruscan vases and ancient Roman coins and mosaics worth tens of millions of euros (dollars), that were looted and sold to US museums and private collectors.
The returned items include artifacts recently seized in New York from a storage unit belonging to British antiquities dealer Robin Symes, officials said. In addition, the haul that arrived in Rome included 65 objects that had been offered by a collector to Houston’s Menil Collection, but were
declined.
The art unit of Italy’s Carabinieri paramilitary police said the owner of the collection “spontaneously” gave back the items after investigators determined they had come from clandestine excavations of archaeological sites, according to a carabinieri statement.
While the carabinieri said the works had been part of the Menil Collection, the museum said they never were.