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News ID: 85128
Publish Date : 05 December 2020 - 21:44

India Honors Iranian Director Pouran Derakhshandeh

TEHRAN  (Dispatches) – Iranian film director and screen writer, Pouran Derakhshandeh, has been honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Global International Film Festival in India.
Derkshhandeh received the award for her sincere contribution towards promotion of cinema, Sandeep Marwah, president of the festival said during the closing ceremony of the event which took place in Noida from November 26 to 28.
Derakhshandeh is mostly known for her great attention to major social problems in Iranian society.
She is a graduate of filmmaking from the Advanced School of Television and Cinema in Tehran. She started her professional career by making documentary films for IRIB channels in Kermanshah and Tehran.
"Hush! Girls Don’t Scream”, "Under the Smokey Roof”, "Eternal Children” and "Serial Dream” are among her great works.
Pouran Derakhshandeh has won a number of awards, including "Golden Butterfly” awards at the 21st Children and Young Adults Film Festival, two Crystal Simorgh awards in the 25th Fajr International Film Festival, A Golden Statue & Cash Prize for the best Family & Educational Movie(Wet Dream) From 36th Roshod INTL Film Fest-Tehran 2006, etc.
A number of her award-winning movies, including "Hush! Girls Don’t Scream”, "Under the Smokey Roof”, "Eternal Children” and "Wet Dream”, were reviewed during the festival.