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Iranian Artist-Filmmaker Maryam Tafakory Wins Film London’s 2024 Jarman Award
Tafakory was handed the award — which comes with a £10,000 prize — this evening during a ceremony at the Soho Hotel in London.
Now in its 17 th year, the Jarman Award is administered by the local arts body Film London and honors UK-based artists and filmmakers working in the medium of experiential moving image. “Her films navigate historical and personal traumas with remarkable sensitivity, reflecting on the intersections of Iranian cultural identity and individual struggles,” Barrington said. “Tafakory’s innovative blend of reality and fiction through visual poetry, symbolism and archival compilation firmly establishes her as a worthy winner of the Jarman Award, showcasing an artistic voice that is both profound and essential.”
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