Iranian-French artist Marjane Satrapi wins Spanish Asturias award for communication
MADRID — Marjane Satrapi, the acclaimed Iranian-French filmmaker and cartoonist, has gained the 2024 Princess of Asturias Basis award for communication and humanities, the Spanish group introduced Tuesday.
The inspiration stated Satrapi was “a necessary voice within the protection of human rights and freedom.” The judges described her as “an emblem of civic engagement led by ladies.
“Because of her audacity and inventive manufacturing, she is taken into account one of the vital influential individuals within the dialogue between cultures and generations,” they added.
Satrapi is best-known for her monochrome autobiographical comedian e-book and movie “Persepolis,” a coming-of-age story set towards the Islamic Revolution in her native Iran.
Her graphic novels additionally embody “Broderies” (“Embroideries”) and “Poulet aux prunes” (“Rooster with plums”), which was additionally tailored into a movie. As a filmmaker, she has directed a number of works, together with “La Bande des Jotas” (“The Gang of Jotas”) and “Radioactive” (“Madame Curie”), a biography in regards to the Polish physicist Marie Curie.
“Persepolis” gained the Movie Critics Grand Prix on the Cannes Competition in 2007 and the César Award for Finest Tailored Screenplay in 2008, along with being nominated for Finest Animated Function on the 2008 Oscars.
In keeping with the inspiration’s biographical be aware, Satrapi was born in Rasht, Iran, however her dad and mom despatched her to Vienna in 1983 to complete her research due to the extremism of their nation following the 1979 Revolution.
She later returned to Tehran and enrolled within the Faculty of High quality Arts, however in 1994 she moved to France. She studied in Strasbourg and later moved to Paris.
In 2023, she coordinated the e-book “Femme, vie, liberté” (“Girl, Life, Freedom”) along with a gaggle of artists and teachers for example the revolts that occurred in Iran after the homicide of Mahsa Amini in 2022 by the hands of the so-called “morality police.” The work denounces the repression and lack of human rights that Iranian society, particularly ladies, suffers by the hands of the Iranian regime, the inspiration stated.
Satrapi was elected member of the French Academy of High quality Arts in 2024.
The 50,000-euro ($54,000) award is considered one of eight prizes, together with the humanities, social sciences, and sports activities, handed out yearly by the Asturias basis named after Spanish Crown Princess Leonor. They’re offered every fall by the princess within the northern metropolis of Oviedo.
The communication and humanities award was gained final 12 months by the late Italian creator and thinker Nuccio Ordine.
