Iranian Director Receives Democracy Video Challenge Award from Hillary Clinton

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Farbod Khoshtinat , an Iranian filmmaker,  is one of the six recipients of the 2010 Democracy Video Challenge. Farbod and five other film makers from around the world received the award from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday, September 10..

The Democracy Video Challenge is a contest held by the U.S. State Department for young filmmakers from around the world. The contest is about interpreting in film what “Democracy Is…” “They interpret in film, in a two-minute film, what democracy means. And it’s absolutely extraordinary. The sort of versions and interpretations of this are really incredibly well done, but also very moving. ” said Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs R. Judith McHale in a ceremony held at the State Department.

Farbod, better know as Fred,  is a twenty-two year old director, editor, cinematographer, artist, writer, composer, producer, musician and singer.   Fred’s film ATTN: Mr. Democrat is this year’s winner in the  Near East and North Africa category.

Among his other accomplishments, Fred has also collaborated with Bahman Ghobadi, an acclaimed Iranian director, on his  well-publicized film that offers perspective into Iran  underground Rock scene, No One Knows About The Persian Cats.

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