An Iranian filmmaker who just won the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear has been summoned to serve a one-year prison sentence over his movies, his lawyer said on Wednesday, SIA reports citing AP.
Mohammad Rasoulof's sentence came from three films he made that authorities found to be “propaganda against the system", said his lawyer Nasser Zarafshan. Rasoulof's sentence also included an order that he stop his filmmaking for two years as well, the lawyer said. There was no immediate state media report about Rasoulof's summons, nor any comment from judiciary officials.
Rasoulof just won the Berlin Film Festival's top prize for his film "There Is No Evil". The film tells four stories loosely connected to the use of the death penalty in Iran and dealing with personal freedom under tyranny. Rasoulof wasn't there to accept the award Saturday due to a travel ban imposed on him by Iranian authorities.
Organisers left an empty chair and name sign for Rasoulof at the news conference for his entry. Germany's dpa news agency reported that Rasoulof's daughter, Baran, accepted the Golden Bear award on his behalf.
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