Grand Prix
Divine Comedy
Because cinema can reflect repression and the erosion of public freedom, and because it remains one of the most powerful ways of expressing the tension between authority, the individual, and censorship, this film emerges as a work about cinema itself -and about its absence. In a world marked by pain and war, and in a country where filmmakers must constantly improvise and invent ways to produce images, it reminds us that artists must continue to create, to express discomfort, and to resist. The Grand Prix goes to Divine Comedy, by Ali Asgari
