Ahmadzadeh was not in attendance to receive the award as he is currently banned from leaving his nativeIran.
Born in Tehran in 1986,Critical Zoneis Ahmadzadehs fourth feature.
His films largely chart Irans rebellious youth and their confrontation with the countrys theocracy.
Ali Ahmadzadeh’s ‘Critical Zone’.Locarno Film Festival.
Ahmadzadeh is officially banned from working as a filmmaker in Iran.
2023 marks the tenth time the Europa Cinemas Label has been awarded in Locarno.
The festival opened withLEtoile Filante (The Falling Star)by Fiona Gordon and Dominique Abel.
This evening, the festival will close with Shayda, presented by director Noora Niasari and lead actress Ebrahimi.
214 films screened across the festival program.
This included 1,460 attending in person, while 70 were online.
2022 saw 1,377 (1,266 onsite, 111 online) visitors.
