‘My Stolen Planet’ wins Top Prize at Thessaloniki Festival

“My Stolen Planet”, a documentary film directed by Iranian filmmaker Farahnaz Sharifi, has won the Golden Alexander award at the 26th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival.

News Center- “My Stolen Planet”, a documentary film directed by Iranian filmmaker Farahnaz Sharifi, has won the Golden Alexander award at the 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival. The documentary film features archive footage showing life in Iran before the 1979 Revolution.

The film won the Golden Alexander award on Sunday, automatically qualifying the film for Oscar consideration.

The 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival was held in Thessaloniki, a city in Greece, from March 7 to March 17, 2024. A total of 250 documentary films were screened at the festival.

The Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, annually held in March, is among the most prestigious documentary festivals globally.