Naderi (1985 & 1989), Abolfazl Jalili (1996 & 2001), Saman Salur (2006) Silver Montgolfiere: Dariush Mehrjui (1993), Reza Mirkarimi (2000) Special Jury Award: Alireza Davoudnejad (1992), Asghar Farhadi (2006) Best Actress: Niki Karimi(1993), Golshifteh Farahani (2004) Sitges Best Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf (1996) Best Actor: Hasan Majuni (2017) Istanbul Golden Tulip: Saeed Ebrahimifar (1990), Jafar Panahi (1998) FIPRESCI Prize: Bahman Farmanara (2001) Cairo Best Film: Nima Javidi (2014) Best Director: Masoud Kimiai (1978), Khosro Masumi (2006) Best Screenplay: Kianoush Ayari (1998), Tahmineh Milani (2003) Best Actress: Pegah Ahangarani (1999), Niki Karimi (2001), Katayoun Riahi (2002) Lifelong achievement Awards Abbas Kiarostami: Prix Roberto Rossellini Cannes Film Festival (1992) Abbas Kiarostami: François Truffaut Award (1992) Abbas Kiarostami: Honorary doctorate, École Normale Supérieure (2003) Abbas Kiarostami: Federico Fellini Gold Medal, UNESCO (1997) Abbas Kiarostami: Officier de la Légion d'honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France (1996) Abbas Kiarostami: Akira Kurosawa Honorary Award of the San Francisco International Film Festival (2000) Abbas Kiarostami: Prix Henri Langlois Prize (2006) Amir Naderi: Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award (2016) Asghar Farhadi: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay (2011) Behrouz Gharibpour: The Hans Christian Andersen Award (2002) Ezzatolah Entezami: UNESCO Award (2006) Jafar Panahi: Podo Award, at Valdivia Film Festival (2007) Mohsen Makhmalbaf: Parajanov Award for outstanding Artistic contribution to the world cinema (2006) Mohsen Makhmalbaf: Federico Fellini Gold Medal UNESCO (2001) Rakhshan Bani-Etemad: Prince Claus Awards (1998) Samira Makhmalbaf: Federico Fellini Gold Medal UNESCO (2000) Samira Makhmalbaf: The grand Jury prize American Film Institute (2000) Bodil Awards 2012: Asghar Farhadi, A Separation Satellite Award 2011: Asghar Farhadi, A Separation César Award 2012: Asghar Farhadi Best Foreign Film, A Separation David di Donatello Award 2012: Asghar Farhadi Best Foreign Film, A Separation National Board of Review 2011: Asghar Farhadi Best Foreign Language Film, A Separation 2013: Asghar Farhadi Best Foreign Language Film, The Past 2017: Asghar Farhadi Best Foreign Language Film, The Salesman Censorship Although the Iranian film industry is flourishing, its filmmakers have operated under censorship rules, both before and after the revolution. Some Iranian films that have been internationally acclaimed are banned in Iran itself. Conversely, some Iranian filmmakers have faced hostility in other countries. Censorship within Iran Dariush Mehrjui's seminal film Gaav (The Cow, 1969) is now considered a pioneering work of the Iranian New Wave. The film was sponsored by the state, but they promptly banned it upon completion