TEHRAN (IFILM) -- Filmmaker Narges Abyar, notable for her ‘Breath’ and ‘When the Moon Was Full’, has received the Leading Figure of the Year title of the Cinema Academy Awards, Iran’s first private film academy.
The Award Ceremony for the 2nd edition of Cinema Academy Awards, Iran’s first private film academy, was held at Tehran's Enghelab Hotel on Saturday night.
The winners received the Mehrgiah (mandrake) award, a mythical plant and the symbol of fertility, love and unity in Iranian culture. The bronze award represents a mandrake with five leaves placed on a rock-shaped stand.  
The Leading Figure of the Year title went to Narges Abyar, whose latest drama ‘When the Moon Was Full’ had won the Crystal Simorgh for best film and other top awards for its cast and crew at the 37th Fajr International Film Festival in 2019.
She was competing for the title with other filmmakers including Mohsen Amiryusefi, Bahram Tavakkoli, Saeid Rustai, Hooman Seyyedi and Reza Mirkarimi, as well as actors Navid Mohammadzadeh, Javad Ezzati and Ali Nasirian.