Hosseini clinches Rabat best actress prize
Iranian actress Fereshteh Hosseini seized the Best Actress Award at the 30th Rabat International Auteur Film Festival in the Moroccan capital, taking the prize for her lead role in ‘Dwelling Among the Gods,’ a Serbia–Croatia–Italy co-production directed by Vuk Ršumović.
Hosseini had already picked up top acting honors for the same performance in Pula in coastal Croatia, Otranto near Rome, Euro Balkan in Italy and the Hong Kong Lights festival. The film, a character-driven drama, has built steady momentum across Europe’s arthouse circuit, IRNA reported.
This year’s Rabat festival, which ran from November 7–15, screened two Iranian titles in competition with ‘The Last Act’ by Tehran-based director Peyman Shahbod and ‘Without Permission (2025)’ by Iran-UK filmmaker Hassan Nazer.
Iranian producer Elham Nobakht served on the main competition jury, underscoring Tehran’s growing footprint in North Africa’s increasingly outward-looking cinema scene.