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November 25, 2002 Kurdish-Iranian film director Bahman Qobadi who handed back Chicago film festival golden prize to protest the U.S.A's treatment of Iranian artists seeking entry visas, saying, "With many thanks to the festival organizers, I am handing over my prize to the American government in order to teach them how to respect artists." Qobadi's latest film, Marooned in Iraq, a follow-up to his hugely successful 2000 debut A Time for Drunken Horses, was awarded the 38th Chicago International Film Festival's Gold Plaque as well as several other international awards. Film site Sent by Mani Farhoomand Who is your Iranian of the day? Email your image
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