His film '' A Separation '' premiered on 9 February 2011 at the 29th Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran and received critical acclaim from the Iran Society of Film Critics . It earned Farhadi four awards including Best Director ( for the third time after '' Fireworks Wednesday '' and '' About Elly '' ) . On 15 February 2011 , it also played in competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival , which received a Golden Bear for best film , becoming the first Iranian film to win that award . In June 2011 , '' A Separation '' won the Sydney Film Prize in competition with Cannes Festival 's winner '' The Tree of Life '' , directed by Terrence Malick . It also won the Best Film award at the 2011 Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Fajr International Film Festival
Fajr International Film Festival
Asghar Farhadi