Filmmakers from Iran won the top prizes as International Documentary Festival Amsterdam ( IDFA ), the world’s biggest nonfiction cinema festival, handed out its awards tonight.

A Fox Under a Pink Moon , directed by Mehrdad Oskouei, was named Best Film in International Competition, an award that comes with a €15,000 prize. The film focuses on 16-year-old Soraya, a young artist “creating stunning drawings and sculptures that are as beautiful as they are dark. This strong-willed Afghan sculptor and illustrator has been trying for five years to escape Iran and join her mother in Austria.”

In its citation, the jury said, “This film opens a window onto the power of art and hope during the difficult times through which we’re living. Through masterful cinematography often filmed in dangerou

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