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Berlin Competition Title ‘My Favourite Cake,’ by Iran’s Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha, Boarded by Totem Films (EXCLUSIVE)


Totem Films has boarded sales on Berlin competition title 'My Favourite Cake' by Iran's Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha.

Iranian cinema has made a significant mark on Berlin’s politically oriented competition in recent decades, with Asghar Farhadi’s “A Separation” (2011), Jafar Panahi’s “Taxi” (2015) and Mohammad Rasoulof’s “There Is No Evil” (2020) all being awarded the festival’s top prize, the Golden Bear for best feature. She has performed in various Swedish theaters and has starred in Iranian films such as Jafar Panahi and Kambuzia Partovi’s “Closed Curtain” (2013), which won a Silver Bear at the 63rd Berlinale. “My Favourite Cake” is produced by Iran’s Filmsazan Javan, France’s Caracteres Productions, Sweden’s Hobab and Germany’s Watchmen Productions, and supported by the Swedish Film Institute, Sveriges Television, New Dawn, ZDF/Arte, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, World Cinema Fund, CNC Aide aux cinemas du monde, Institut Français, Région Ile de France, Eurimages and the Berlinale Coproduction Market.

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