The international section of introducing the best foreign language film of the Legend of Life Academy was held today, December 12

 The international section of the presentation of the best foreign language film of the Legend of Life Academy was held today, December 12
According to centercinemapress, the presentation ceremony of the best foreign language film began at noon today with the speech of the chairman of the ceremony at the New Wave Hall of the Legend of Life Academy
Sajjad Asghari, the founder of Iran’s largest independent cinema event, said: “Today we are going to introduce the best foreign language film of the fifth round of the Legend of Life Academy ceremony, which includes the members of the International Council, Mr. Abolfazl Jalili, Mrs. Pouran Derakhsandeh, and Mr. Dr. Bahman Maqsoodlou. And also, I would like to express my gratitude to the members of the advisory board who summarized the votes and comments in the field of feature films under the supervision of Dr. Bahman Maqsoodlou as the secretary of the fifth round of the international section
Then Dr. Bahman Maqsoodlou, secretary of the international section, gave a webinar from New York, referring to the seven films that were nominated in the international section and said: seven films that were introduced by the council of the international section of the ceremony were selected from among the world’s prominent festivals and are among the films The students of this course are from Skarham Academy, based on this, we tried to have the best choice of films for the legend of the life of Iranian cinema academy with an international perspective
Next, Sajjad Asghari, the head of the international ceremony of the Legend of Life Academy, introduced the best foreign language film of the fifth round
In the feature film section, out of the seven candidates announced: *Drive My Car* directed by *Ryusuki Hamaguchi* from Japan was announced as the best foreign language film
And in the documentary section, among the three candidates

Farar, directed by Jonas Pohr Rasmussen, produced in Denmark

Summer of the Spirit directed by Questlaw, produced in America

Pele, directed by Ben Nicholas and David Treehorn, produced in England

The Danish film “Escape” was announced as the best foreign language film
and in the short film section among the three candidates

Identification made by Jean-Francois Cummins of France

The day is beyond everyday life by Damian Kokor from Poland

The animation “Step into the river” is made by Ma Vijaya and is a joint product of China and France

The movie *Determination of Identity* from France was announced as the best foreign language film
The founder of the event said that this year, we tried to pay special attention to the international events that take place in the field of documentary and short films, focusing on the Tehran International Short Film Festival, with three films as candidates. We have selected and with the arrangements that we are considering in the policy making council, we are trying to select candidates for the documentary section from the Truth Cinema Festival and other domestic festivals that are active in the international field
Also, the head of the largest independent event of Iranian cinema, on the occasion of the research week, presented the golden plaque of the Legend of Life Academy to Mr. Khosrow Khosrowshahi for more than half a century of efforts in the field of education and research and dubbing of foreign language films, and the certificate of appreciation was given to Mr. Amir. Esfandiari for his continuous and influential presence in the field of international cinema and Mr. Jahangir Kothari and Javad Norouzbeigi for producing worthy and thought-provoking works in Iranian cinema
In the continuation of the ceremony, regarding the title of the ceremony, Asghari said: The title of our ceremony is taken from Marlik’s Legend of Life Cup, one of the works discovered in the Gohar River Valley in northern Iran, which is more than 3400 years old and is an art, a picture of life that narrates a story in four planes. Slow in the modern sense of cinema. The Legend of Life Academy statue as a film work in the field of cultural heritage is awarded to the best foreign language film of each period in a symbolic manner with preparations
The fifth round of the ceremony of the Legend of Life Academy was held today at Noon in person at the new wave hall of the Legend of Life Academy

The names of the films of the previous four periods of the international section of introducing the best foreign language film are as follows
The best foreign language film of the first round; *Nightingale* work by *Jennifer Kent* product of Australia
The best foreign language film of the second round; *parasite* curry from *Bong Joon Ho* South Korea product
The best foreign language film of the third round; *Never, rarely, sometimes, always* a work by *Eliza Hitman*, a joint product of America and England
The best foreign language film of the fourth round; *Dear friends* a work by *Andrey Konchalevsky* produced in Russia, and in the documentary section, among the three candidates introduced, the film “Infiltrating Agent” by “Maite Alberdi” from Chile
And the short section of the movie “Between You and Miracle” made by “Mariana Safon” from Colombia