In accepting her award at the prestigious film festival in France, Iranian director Rakhshan Bani-Etemad dedicated her award to the "mourning mothers" in Iran. She wore a green shawl in support of the opposition social movement.
Masoud Shafaee is an attorney and freelance Middle East analyst based in Washington, D.C. He holds a Juris Doctor from American University's Washington College of Law and a master's degree in international affairs from the School of International Service. He was born in Tehran and hails from California.