TEHRAN – Two-time Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi will hold a master class in the Portuguese city of Espinho during June.

The master class is part of the Training Ground, an educational program arranged by the FEST New Directors, New Films Festival, the organizers have announced. 

The Training Ground will take place from June 19 to 24.

The program hosts more than 30 master classes and 10 workshops during the festival where the participants, emerging filmmakers, film students, and film enthusiasts from all over the world will experience first-class training through workshops and master classes.

Besides learning from the experts, participants are able to share their experience and widen their contacts with other trainees in an energetic environment.

Farhadi won his first Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film with “A Separation” in 2012. In 2017, his film “The Salesman” received the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

In 2016, Farhadi won the award for best screenplay for “The Salesman” at the 69th Cannes Film Festival. It also brought Shahab Hosseini the Palme d’Or for best actor.

Farhadi’s latest film “Everybody Knows” starring Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz premiered at this year’s edition of the Cannes Film Festival.

Photo: Asghar Farhadi in a poster designed by the FEST New Directors, New Films Festival

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