The 2013 Hong Kong International Film Festival\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s Cinefan has hosted Iranian master filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s film retrospective and workshop.\n<\/p>\n
In its monthly programs, the festival has presented two of Kiarostami\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s masterpieces, Taste of Cherry<\/i> and The Wind Will Carry Us<\/i> on May 25, 2013.\n<\/p>\n
The Iranian auteur held a master class seminar after the screening of his films and shared his cinematic experiences and insights with the audiences.\n<\/p>\n
The internationally-lauded Iranian film director, screenwriter and photographer Abbas Kiarostami has mounted numerous artistic workshops and programs in different countries.\n<\/p>\n
Kiarostami\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s diverse works of art such as painting, photography, Poetry and filmmaking have received very positive reviews and acclaim from international critics.\n<\/p>\n
He has also garnered many prestigious awards, including the 1997 Cannes Golden Palm award and the 2008 Glory to the Filmmaker award of the Venice Film Festival.\n<\/p>\n
Kiarostami staged Mozart’s opera buffa (comic opera), Cosi Fan Tutte<\/i> at London’s Coliseum Theater and the 2008 Festival of Lyric Art in Aix-en-provence in France.\n<\/p>\n
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