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Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. ‘Coexist’ Wins Grand Award at Meihodo Festival, Top Prizes Go to Filmmakers from Iran, Germany and China January 7, 2021 GMT Juliette Binoche appeared as Guest of Honor during Meihodos third annual awards ceremony. (photography: ©Jorge Fuembuena) Juliette Binoche appeared as Guest of Honor during Meihodos third annual awards ceremony. (photography: ©Jorge Fuembuena) NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswi...

Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Third Annual Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival selected "Coexist," by Iranian filmmaker Komeil Soheili, as the Grand Award winner today, taking home the top prize of $10,000. In a virtual awards ceremony held in Japan, and streamed on both YouTube and Tencent Video, Soheilis documentary--about a blind captain living on an island in Southern Iran--was named the best of the festival, placing first a...