Hit the Road, Iranian writer-director Panah Panahi’s first feature, has won the top prize at the BFI London Film Festival.
The movie, which first bowed in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar in Cannes, won the official competition’s best film award, which was selected by a jury led by Mug director Małgorzata Szumowska that also included film critic Jessica Kiang, Emmy-winning casting director Nina Gold (The Crown, Game of Thrones), BAFTA-nominated After Love director Aleem Khan and multi-award winning director Mark Cousins.
“The best film award recognizes inspiring and distinctive filmmaking that captures the essence of cinema,” said Szumowska. “The essence of life! ...
The movie, which first bowed in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar in Cannes, won the official competition’s best film award, which was selected by a jury led by Mug director Małgorzata Szumowska that also included film critic Jessica Kiang, Emmy-winning casting director Nina Gold (The Crown, Game of Thrones), BAFTA-nominated After Love director Aleem Khan and multi-award winning director Mark Cousins.
“The best film award recognizes inspiring and distinctive filmmaking that captures the essence of cinema,” said Szumowska. “The essence of life! ...
- 10/17/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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