The White Balloon
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The White Balloon is a 1995 Iranian drama film directed by Jafar Panahi, in his feature film directorial debut, with a screenplay by Abbas Kiarostami. The film received many strong critical reviews an
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Caméra d'Or
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The Caméra d'Or is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes selections. The prize was created in 1978 by Gilles Jacob, and is awarded during
The White Balloon
…Abbas Kiarostami. The film received many strong critical reviews and won numerous awards in the international film fairs around the world including the Prix de la Camera d'Or at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. The Guardian has listed this film as one of the 50 best family films of all time. The film is on the BFI list of the…
2026 recipient: Marie Clémentine Dusabejambo
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