'Nader and Simin' Wins Vancouver Film Festival's Top Audience Award

TORONTO -- Iranian writer-director Asghar Farhadi's Nadar and Simin, A Separation won the top People's Choice Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival on the weekend after earlier snagging the Berlinale Golden Bear trophy.our editor recommends'Nader and Simin' Wins Berlin Film Festival's Top Prize (Berlin)Nader and Simin, A Separation: Berlin Review The Leila Hatami and Peyman Moadi-starring drama about a woman who wants to leave her husband and Iran for a better life was was the first runner-up for the top People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, coming second to Nadine Labaki's Where Do We Go Now? PHOTOS: Toronto Film Festival: 13 Films to Know Nader and Simin, A Separation beat out 375 other films to win the top audience prize in Vancouver. VIFF festgoers also chose Susanne Rostock's Sing Your Song as the most popular nonfiction film, while Ken Scott's Starbuck won for the most popular Canadian film trophy in Vancouver. PHOTOS: Telluride Film Festival: 12 Movies to Know And the most popular documentary at VIFF, voted on by ordinary festgoers, was Canadian director's Charles Wilkinson's Peace Out, which bowed in Vancouver. Related Topics International Nader and Simin, A Separation Asghar Farhadi