Documentary filmmaker andfemale rights activist Mojgan Ilanlouwas also taken into custody briefly.
Iran has won the Oscar for Best International Film twice for Asghar FarhadisA SeparationandThe Salesmanin 2011 and 2016 respectively.
Majid MajidisSun Childrenand FarhadisA Heromade it onto the short list but were not nominated in 2020 and 2021.
‘The Night Guardian’Farabi
The submission deadline for the Best International Film category is October 2.
