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The Cannes Festival ( ___MASK23___ : Festival de Cannes ), named until 2002 as the International ___MASK65___ Festival (" Festival international du ___MASK65___ ") and known in ___MASK43___ as the Cannes ___MASK65___ Festival , is an annual ___MASK65___ festival held in Cannes , France , which previews new films of all genres , including documentaries , from all around the world . Founded in 1946 , the invitation - only festival is held annually ( usually in May ) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès . Armenia ( tr . " Hayastan "), officially the Republic of Armenia ( tr . " Hayastani Hanrapetut  yun "), is a sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia . Located in Western ___MASK44___ on the " Armenian Highlands ", it is bordered by Turkey to the west , Russia and Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to the east , and Iran and Azerbaijan ' s exclave of Nakhchivan to the south . Kambuzia Partovi ( also spelt Kambozia Partovi , born 11 November 1955 in Rasht ) is an Iranian ___MASK65___ ___MASK100___ and scriptwriter . He was born in Rasht , Iran on the Caspian Sea . After studying theater arts in school he wrote mainly scripts for TV series . In 1988 he made his feature ___MASK65___ debut with Golnar . His 2007 ___MASK65___ Café Transit was selected by Iran as its candidate for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film . He has also written screenplays for other directors , most notably Jafar Panahi ' s The Circle . Partovi trained and supported many Iranian artists and ___MASK65___ makers , most notably Bahman Ghobadi . In 2013 he acted in and co - directed Closed Curtain with Panahi . The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed inland body of water on Earth by area , variously classed as the world ' s largest lake or a full - fledged sea . It is in an endorheic basin ( it has no outflows ) located between Europe and ___MASK44___ . It is bound by Kazakhstan to the northeast , Russia to the northwest , Azerbaijan to the west , Iran to the south , and Turkmenistan to the southeast . Europe is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia . Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north , the Atlantic Ocean to the west , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . To the east and southeast , Europe is generally considered as separated from ___MASK44___ by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains , the Ural River , the Caspian and Black Seas , and the waterways of the Turkish Straits . Yet the non - oceanic borders of Europe  a concept dating back to classical antiquity  are arbitrary . The primarily physiographic term " continent " as applied to Europe also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent ' s current overland boundaries . ___MASK68___ (' ;) is a ___MASK59___ articulated by the Quran , a text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of God ('), and , for the vast majority of adherents , the teachings and normative example ( called the " sunnah ", composed of accounts called " hadith ") of Muhammad ( 570  8 June 632 CE ). It is the world ' s second - largest ___MASK59___ and the fastest - growing major ___MASK59___ in the world , with over 1 . 7 billion followers or 23 % of the global population , known as Muslims . ___MASK68___ is an Abrahamic monotheistic ___MASK59___ that upholds that God is one and incomparable and that the purpose of existence is to worship God . Muslims consider Muhammad to be the last prophet of God . Bahman Ghobadi ( Kurdish :       / Behmen Qubadî ) is an Iranian ___MASK65___ ___MASK100___ , producer and writer of Kurdish ethnicity . He was born on February 1 , 1969 in Baneh , Kurdistan province . Ghobadi belongs to the " new wave " of Iranian cinema . A screenplay ___MASK12___ , screenwriter for short , scriptwriter or scenarist is a ___MASK12___ who practices the craft of ___MASK26___ , ___MASK97___ screenplays on which mass media such as films , television programs , comics or video games are based . Iranian New Wave refers to a new movement in Iranian cinema . It started in 1964 with Hajir Darioush ' s second ___MASK65___ " Serpent ' s Skin " (   ), which was based on D . H . Lawrence ' s " Lady Chatterley ' s Lover " featuring Fakhri Khorvash and Jamshid Mashayekhi . Darioush ' s two important early social documentaries " But Problems Arose " (    ) in 1965 , dealing with the cultural alienation of the Iranian youth , and " Face 75 " (  75 ), a critical look at the westernization of the rural ___MASK70___ , which was a prizewinner at the 1965 Berlin Film Festival , also contributed significantly to the establishment of the New Wave . In 1969 , after the release of " The Cow " directed by Darius Mehrjui followed by Masoud Kimiai ' s " Qeysar ", and Nasser Taqvai ' s " Calm in Front of Others ", the New Wave became well established as a prominent cultural , dynamic and intellectual trend . The Iranian viewer became discriminating , encouraging the new trend to prosper and develop . A sovereign state is , in ___MASK87___ , a nonphysical juridical entity that is represented by one centralised government that has sovereignty over a geographic area . ___MASK87___ defines sovereign states as having a permanent population , defined territory , one government , and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states . It is also normally understood that a sovereign state is neither dependent on nor subjected to any other power or state . Kurdistan Province or Kordestan Province or Kurdestan Province ) is one of the 31 provinces of ___MASK94___ , not to be confused with the greater unofficial geographical area of Iranian Kurdistan . The province of Kurdistan is 28 , 817 km² in area which encompasses just one - fourth of the Kurdish inhabited areas of ___MASK94___ or Iranian Kurdistan . It is located in the west of ___MASK94___ , in Region 3 , and bound by Iraq on the west , the province of West Azerbaijan to its north , Zanjan to the northeast , Hamedan to the east and Kermanshah to the south . The capital of Kurdistan Province is the city of Sanandaj . Other counties with their major cities are Marivan , Baneh , Saqqez , Qorveh , Piranshahr , Bijar , Kamyaran , Dehgolan , Diwandarreh and Sarvabad . The Middle East is a transcontinental region centered on Western ___MASK44___ and Egypt . The corresponding adjective is " Middle - Eastern " and the derived noun is " Middle - Easterner ". The term has come into wider usage as a replacement of the term Near East ( as opposed to Far East ) beginning in the early 20th century . ___MASK94___ (, also , ; ' ), also known as Persia , officially the Islamic Republic of ___MASK94___ (' ), is a sovereign state in Western ___MASK44___ . It is bordered to the northwest by Armenia , the " de facto " Nagorno - Karabakh Republic , and Azerbaijan ; to the north by the Caspian Sea ; to the northeast by Turkmenistan ; to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan ; to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman ; and to the west by Turkey and Iraq . Comprising a land area of , it is the second - largest country in the Middle East and the 18th - largest in the world . With 82 . 8 million inhabitants , ___MASK94___ is the world ' s 17th - most - populous country . It is the only country with both a Caspian Sea and an Indian Ocean coastline . The country ' s central location in Eurasia and Western ___MASK44___ , and its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz , make it of great geostrategic importance . Tehran is the country ' s capital and largest city , as well as its leading economic center . The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Makran or Sea of Oman (" aldj Umn "; in Balochi :    in " Khaleej Oman ") is a strait ( and not an actual gulf ) that connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait of Hormuz , which then runs to the Persian Gulf . It borders Pakistan and ___MASK94___ on the north , Oman on the south , and the United Arab Emirates on the west . The Academy Award for Best Foreign ___MASK7___ ___MASK65___ is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U . S .- based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ). It is given to a feature - length motion picture produced outside the United States of America with a predominantly non - ___MASK43___ dialogue track . Rasht (' also Romanized as Resht and Rast "', and often spelt " Recht " in ___MASK23___ and older German manuscripts ) is the capital city of Gilan Province , ___MASK94___ . As of the 24 October 2011 census , its population was 639 , 951 . The Persian Gulf is a mediterranean sea in Western ___MASK44___ . The body of water is an extension of the Indian Ocean ( Gulf of Oman ) through the Strait of Hormuz and lies between Iran to the northeast and the Arabian Peninsula to the southwest . The Shatt al - Arab river delta forms the northwest shoreline . Western ___MASK44___ , West ___MASK44___ , Southwestern ___MASK44___ or Southwest ___MASK44___ is the westernmost subregion of ___MASK44___ . The concept is in limited use , as it significantly overlaps with the Middle East ( or Near East ), the main difference being the exclusion of Egypt ( which would be counted as part of North Africa ). The term is sometimes used for the purposes of grouping countries in statistics . ___MASK44___ is Earth ' s largest and most populous continent , located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres and sharing the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe . ___MASK44___ covers an area of , about 30 % of Earth ' s total land area and 8 . 7 % of the Earth ' s total surface area . The continent , which has long been home to the majority of the human population , was the site of many of the first civilizations . ___MASK44___ is notable for not only its overall large size and population , but also dense and large settlements as well as vast barely populated regions within the continent of 4 . 4 billion people . Abbas Kiarostami (; 22 June 1940  4 July 2016 ) was an Iranian ___MASK65___ ___MASK100___ , screenwriter , photographer and ___MASK65___ producer . An active ___MASK65___ - maker from 1970 , Kiarostami had been involved in over forty films , including shorts and documentaries . Kiarostami attained critical acclaim for directing the " Koker trilogy " ( 1987  94 ), " Close - Up " ( 1990 ), " Taste of Cherry " ( 1997 )  which was awarded the Palme d ' Or at the Cannes Film Festival that year  and " The Wind Will Carry Us " ( 1999 ). In his later works , " Certified Copy " ( 2010 ) and " Like Someone in Love " ( 2012 ), he filmed for the first time outside Iran : in Italy and Japan , respectively . Turkmenistan ( or ); formerly known as Turkmenia is a country in Central ___MASK44___ , bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest , Uzbekistan to the north and east , Afghanistan to the southeast , Iran to the south and southwest , and the Caspian Sea to the west . Jafar Panahi ( born 11 July 1960 ) is an Iranian ___MASK65___ ___MASK100___ , screenwriter , and ___MASK65___ editor , commonly identified with the Iranian New Wave ___MASK65___ movement . After several years of making short films and working as an assistant ___MASK100___ for fellow Iranian ___MASK65___ - maker Abbas Kiarostami , Panahi achieved international recognition with his feature ___MASK65___ debut , " The White Balloon " ( 1995 ). The ___MASK65___ won the Caméra d ' Or at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival , the first major award won by an Iranian ___MASK65___ at Cannes . Gilan Province (" Ostn - e Gln ", also Latinized as Guilan ) is one of the 31 provinces of ___MASK94___ . It lies along the Caspian Sea , in ___MASK94___ ' s Region 3 , west of the province of Mazandaran , east of the province of Ardabil , and north of the provinces of Zanjan and Qazvin . It also borders the Republic of Azerbaijan in the north , as well as ___MASK28___ across the Caspian Sea . Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan , is a country in the South Caucasus region , situated at the crossroads of Southwest ___MASK44___ and Southeastern Europe . It is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east , Russia to the north , Georgia to the northwest , Armenia to the west and Iran to the south . The exclave of Nakhchivan is bounded by Armenia to the north and east , Iran to the south and west , while having an 8 km border with Turkey in the north west . A sea is a large body of salt water that is surrounded in whole or in part by land . More broadly , " the sea " is the interconnected system of Earth ' s salty , oceanic waters  considered as one global ocean or as several principal oceanic divisions . The sea moderates Earth ' s climate and has important roles in the water cycle , carbon cycle , and nitrogen cycle . Although the sea has been traveled and explored since prehistory , the modern scientific study of the sea  ___MASK56___  dates broadly to the British " Challenger " expedition of the 1870s . The sea is conventionally divided into up to five large oceanic sections  including the International Hydrographic Organization ' s four named oceans ( the Atlantic , Pacific , Indian , and Arctic ) and the Southern Ocean ; smaller , second - order sections , such as the Mediterranean , are known as " seas ". Baneh (" Bane "; also Romanized as Bneh ) is a city and capital of Baneh County , Kurdistan Province , in ___MASK94___ ' s western border . Baneh is neighbour saqqez , marivan , sardasht and Iraqi Kurdistan . According to the 2011 census , the city has a population of 90 , 304 after the cities of Sanandaj , Marivan , Saqqez is the fourth largest city in Kurdistan province and 109th in ___MASK94___ . Baneh is one of the sites that still have their unique forests . Baneh is one of the greatest trading hubs in ___MASK94___ where there are many shopping center and trading complex . Many passengers annually travels to the city to purchase materials and to see its untouched nature . ___MASK28___ ( from the  Rus '), also officially known as the ___MASK29___ Federation , is a country in Eurasia . At , ___MASK28___ is the largest country in the world by surface area , covering more than one - eighth of the Earth ' s inhabited land area , and the ninth most populous , with over 140 million people at the end of March 2016 . The European western part of the country is much more populated and urbanised than the eastern , about 77 % of the population live in European ___MASK28___ . ___MASK28___ ' s capital Moscow is one of the largest cities in the world , other major urban centers include Saint Petersburg , Novosibirsk , Yekaterinburg , Nizhny Novgorod and Samara . Kazakhstan ( " Qazaqstan ", " Kazakhstan "), officially the Republic of Kazakhstan (" Qazaqstan Respwblïkas " " Respublika Kazakhstan "), is a transcontinental country in northern Central ___MASK44___ and Eastern Europe . Kazakhstan is the world ' s largest landlocked country , and the ninth largest in the world , with an area of . Kazakhstan is the dominant nation of Central ___MASK44___ economically , generating 60 % of the region ' s GDP , primarily through its oil / gas industry . It also has vast mineral resources . The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world ' s oceanic divisions , covering ( approximately 20 % of the water on the Earth ' s surface ). It is bounded by ___MASK44___ on the north , on the west by Africa , on the east by Australia , and on the south by the Southern Ocean or , depending on definition , by Antarctica . It is named after the country of India . The Indian Ocean is known as " Ratnkara ", "" the mine of gems "" in ancient Sanskrit literature , and as " Hind Mahsgar ", "" the great Indian sea "", in Hindi . The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) is a professional honorary organization with the stated goal of advancing ___MASK82___ and sciences of motion pictures . The Academy ' s corporate ___MASK1___ and general policies are overseen by a Board of Governors , which includes representatives from each of the craft branches . Tehran ( " Tehrn ") is the capital of ___MASK94___ and Tehran Province . With a population of around 9 million in the city and 16 million in the wider metropolitan area , Tehran is the most populous city of ___MASK94___ , the 2nd - most populous city in Western ___MASK44___ and the 3rd - largest metropolitan area in the Middle East . It is ranked 29th in the world by the population of its metropolitan area . The 48th Cannes ___MASK65___ Festival was held on May 17 - 28 , 1995 . The Palme d ' Or went to " Underground " by Emir Kusturica . ___MASK72___ ( Pashto / Dari : , " Afnistn "), officially the Islamic Republic of ___MASK72___ , is a landlocked country located within South ___MASK44___ and Central ___MASK44___ . It has a population of approximately 32 million , making it the 42nd most populous country in the world . It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east ; Iran in the west ; Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan , and Tajikistan in the north ; and China in the far northeast . Its territory covers , making it the 41st largest country in the world . A ___MASK65___ ___MASK100___ is a person who directs the making of a ___MASK65___ . Generally , a ___MASK65___ ___MASK100___ controls a ___MASK65___ ' s artistic and dramatic aspects , and visualizes the script while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The ___MASK100___ has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union ___MASK74___ , the ___MASK100___ is viewed as the author of the ___MASK65___ . The ___MASK65___ was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language ___MASK65___ at the 68th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee . ___MASK94___ unsuccessfully tried to withdraw the ___MASK65___ from contention but the Academy refused to accept the withdrawal . Iraq (, or ; '; '), officially known as the Republic of Iraq ('; ') is a country in Western ___MASK44___ , bordered by Turkey to the north , Iran to the east , Kuwait to the southeast , Saudi Arabia to the south , Jordan to the southwest , and Syria to the west . The capital , and largest city , is Baghdad . The main ethnic groups are Arabs and Kurds ; others include Assyrians , Turkmen , Shabakis , Yazidis , Armenians , Mandeans , Circassians , and Kawliya . Around 95 % of the country ' s 36 million citizens are Muslims , with Christianity , Yarsan , Yezidism , and Mandeanism also present . The official languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish . The Strait of Hormuz " Tangehyyeh Hormoz " , " Maq Hurmuz ") is a strait between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf . It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world ' s most strategically important choke points . On the north coast lies ___MASK94___ , and on the south coast the United Arab Emirates and Musandam , an exclave of Oman . At its narrowest , the strait has a width of . Café Transit ( in USA known as " Border Cafe ") is a 2005 Iranian ___MASK65___ directed by Kambuzia Partovi . It was ___MASK94___ ' s submission to the 79th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film , but was not nominated for the award . The Academy Awards , or " Oscars ", is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements in the United States ___MASK45___ as assessed by the Academy ' s voting membership . The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette , officially called the Academy Award of Merit , which has become commonly known by its nickname " Oscar ." The awards , first presented in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel , are overseen by AMPAS . A lake is an area of variable size filled with water , localized in a basin , that is surrounded by land , apart from any ___MASK92___ or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake . Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean , and therefore are distinct from lagoons , and are also larger and deeper than ponds , though there are no official or scientific definitions . Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams , which are usually flowing . Most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams . Oman (; ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab country on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula . Holding a strategically important position at the mouth of the Persian Gulf , the nation is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest , Saudi Arabia to the west , and Yemen to the southwest , and shares marine borders with ___MASK94___ and Pakistan . The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast . The Madha and Musandam exclaves are surrounded by the UAE on their land borders , with the Strait of Hormuz ( which it shares with ___MASK94___ ) and Gulf of Oman forming Musandam ' s coastal boundaries . A capital city ( or simply capital ) is the municipality exercising primary status in a country , state , province , or other region , usually as its seat of government . A capital is typically a city that physically encompasses the offices and meeting places of its respective government ; the status as capital is often designated by its ___MASK74___ or constitution . In some jurisdictions , including several countries , the different branches of government are located in different settlements . In some cases , a distinction is made between the official ( constitutional ) capital and the seat of government , which is in another place . The Caméra d ' Or (" Golden Camera ") is an award of the Cannes ___MASK65___ Festival for the best first feature ___MASK65___ presented in one of the Cannes ' selections ( Official Selection , Directors ' Fortnight or International Critics ' Week ). The prize , created in 1978 by Gilles Jacob , is awarded during the Festival ' s Closing Ceremony by an independent jury . Pakistan ( or ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan , is a federal parliamentary republic in South ___MASK44___ on crossroads of Central ___MASK44___ and Western ___MASK44___ . It is the sixth - most populous country with a population exceeding 200 million people . It is the 36th largest country in the world in terms of area with an area covering . Pakistan has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east , Afghanistan to the west , Iran to the southwest and China in the far northeast respectively . It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan ' s narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north , and also shares a maritime border with Oman . Nagorno - Karabakh , officially the Nagorno - Karabakh Republic ( NKR ; " Lernayin Gharabaghi Hanrapetut ' yun "), Artsakh Republic or Republic of Artsakh (" Arts ' akhi Hanrapetut ' yun "), is an unrecognised republic in the South Caucasus . The region is considered by the UN to be part of Azerbaijan , but is under the control of ethnic Armenian separatists . The NKR controls most of the territory of the former Nagorno - Karabakh Autonomous Oblast and some of the surrounding area , giving it a border with Armenia to the west , ___MASK94___ to the south , and the uncontested territory of Azerbaijan to the north and east . Turkey , officially the Republic of Turkey ( Turkish : ), is a transcontinental country in Eurasia , mainly in Anatolia in Western ___MASK44___ , with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe . Turkey is a democratic , secular , unitary , parliamentary republic with a diverse ___MASK22___ . Turkey is bordered by eight countries : Greece to the west ; Bulgaria to the northwest ; Georgia to the northeast ; Armenia , the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran to the east ; and Iraq and Syria to the south . The Aegean Sea is to the west , the Black Sea to the north , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . The Bosphorus , the Sea of Marmara , and the Dardanelles , which together form the Turkish Straits , divide Thrace and Anatolia ; they also separate Europe and ___MASK44___ . Turkey ' s location has given it geopolitical and strategic importance throughout history .