The Iranian film 'Castle of Dreams' directed by Reza Mirakarimi won the Best Film Award in Asian Competition section of the 18<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) which concluded on Sunday. The film also won the&nbsp;Best Director Award.<br />''<br />''Information Minister of Bangladesh Hasan Mahmud gave away the award carrying prize money of Tk 1 lakh, a citation and crest in the closing ceremony held in Dhaka.<br />''<br />''In the Asian Competition segment, Sri Lankan director Prasanna Vithanage's film 'Children of the Sun'&nbsp; won Special Jury Award.<br />''<br />''Best Actress Award went to Arezoo Ariapoor, Ferestha Afshar and Hasiba Ebrahimi for their acting in Afghanistan-Iran-France joint venture film 'Hava, Maryamk, Ayesha' while the Best Actor Award went to Lousie Abuel for his acting in the film 'Edward'.<br />''<br />''In Bangladesh Panorama Section, 'No Dorai' directed by Taneem Rahman Angshu bagged the Best Film Award.<br />''<br />''Indian film 'Finally Love' directed by Anjan Dutt bagged Best Audience Award in Cinema of the World Category.<br />''<br />''A total of 220 films from 74 countries were shown during the nine-day long festival which began on 11<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;of this month.<br />''<br />''The Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) is being organized by the Rainbow Film Festival since 1992 with support from Bangladesh government and many other organizations including the High Commission of India, Dhaka.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The theme of this year's festival was 'better film, better audience, better society.'</span>
News On AIR | January 20, 2020 9:50 AM
Iranian Film 'Castle of Dreams' gets Best Film Award at Dhaka International Film Festival