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Zar Amir Ebrahimi’s Directorial Debut Selected for Goteborg’s First Nordic Gateway Competition (EXCLUSIVE)
Five international feature projects have been selected for the first Nordic Gateway program at Göteborg's Nordic Film Market.
“Honour of Persia”, the directorial debut of Cannes best actress winner Zar Amir Ebrahimi(“Holy Spider”), is one of five features at financing stage to be pitched at the Göteborg Film Festival’s first ever Nordic Gateway curated program. The five international titles – hailing from Germany, Macedonia, Canada and Kosovo – will vie for the Tint Post-Production Award worth SEK 400,000 ($36,500) to be handed out Jan. 30, 2025 during the Göteborg fest industry sidebar Nordic Film Market running Jan. 29-31. On the brink of despair, Ava must choose: succumb to repression or redefine her destiny in a quest for freedom and truth,” reads the logline.The feature is being co-produced by Ebrahimi’s French banner Alambic Production and “Holy Spider”’s Danish producer Jacob Jarek of Profile Pictures.
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