Tokyo, Sept. 29 -- Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof and director O Mipo will be honoured with the Kurosawa Akira Award at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), reported Variety.

According to the outlet, the two were chosen by a committee of filmmakers Yamada Yoji and Lee Sang-il, cinematographer Ashizawa Akiko and TIFF programming director Ichiyama Shozo.

The Iranian filmmaker won the Golden Bear at Berlin in 2020 for 'There Is No Evil,' which later played at the 33rd TIFF. His 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' took the Special Jury Prize at Cannes in 2024, and was also the Oscar entry for Germany for best international feature.

According to the outlet, the filmmaker was still finishing that film when he had to flee Iran in ...