Iranian film ‘Nargesi’ wins ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal

Iranian film ‘Nargesi’ wins ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal

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Category : Awards Published on: December 01 2022

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  • Iranian film Nargesi by Director Payam Eskandari has won the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal at the 53rd edition of International Film Festival of India, given for a film that best reflects Mahatma Gandhi's ideals of peace, tolerance and non-violence.
  • Every year at IFFI, ICFT Paris and UNESCO come together to present the Gandhi medal to one film. 
  • The films competing for the ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Award are screened at IFFI first and then, the ICFT jury evaluates the films based on the ideals of UNESCO.
  • The UNESCO issued commemorative medal in 1994, marking the 125th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi. 
  • Since then the ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Award is being given to a film that best reflects Mahatma Gandhi's ideals of peace, tolerance and non-violence.
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