TEHRAN (Iran News) – Prominent director Narges Abyar of Iran is to be honored at the international section of the Women Leaders Award in Pakistan today.
The Hum Network Limited, a Pakistani media company, is slated to award Iranian filmmakers, IRNA reported.
Narges Abyar has won several awards from many national and international film festivals, including the Best Director award for ‘Breath’ at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia, and the Best Audience award for ‘When the Moon Was Full,’ which also won six awards at the 37th Fajr Film Festival in Iran.
The social activist, gender expert and author Fouzia Saeed, and Human rights lawyer Jalila Haider will be also honored.
Hum Network Limited was established in February 2004 and is one of the largest broadcasting brands with a strong following among the South Asia diaspora around the world. It is also a member of the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union.
- source : Iran Daily, Irannews
