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My Favorite Cake
Festival poster
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Directed byMaryam Moqadam
Behtash Sanaeeha
Written by
  • Maryam Moqadam
  • Behtash Sanaeeha
Produced by
  • Etienne de Ricaud
  • Peter Krupenin
  • Gholamreza Moosavi
  • Behtash Sanaeeha
  • Christopher Zitterbart
Starring
  • Lily Farhadpour
  • Esmail Mehrabi
CinematographyMohammad Haddadi
Edited by
  • Ata Mehrad
  • Behtash Sanaeeha
  • Ricardo Saraiva
Music byHenrik Nagy
Production
companies
  • Caractères Productions
  • Watchmen Productions
  • HOBAB
  • Filmsazan Javan
Distributed byTotem Films
Release date
Running time
97 minutes
Countries
  • Iran
  • France
  • Sweden
  • Germany
LanguagePersian

My Favorite Cake is an upcoming drama film co-written and directed by Maryam Moqadam and Behtash Sanaeeha. The film was among the first six films selected for the first round of New Dawn scheme[a] after its launch in 2022.[2] The film starring Lily Farhadpour and Esmail Mehrabi follows the story of a woman who decides to live out her desires in a country where women's rights are heavily restricted.[3]

The international co-production between Iran, France, Sweden and Germany is selected in the Competition at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, where it will compete for the Golden Bear and have its world premiere on 16 February 2024.[4]

Synopsis

After losing her husband and daughter, 70 years old Mahin has been living a lonely life in Tehran. But one day, she decides to join her friends for the afternoon tea and finds a new spark in her heart. She meets someone who makes her feel alive again, and the evening turns into unpredictable surprises and memories.

Cast

  • Lily Farhadpour as Mahin
  • Esmail Mehrabi as Faramarz

Production

The film by the Iranian writing-directing duo Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha's third feature-length film, is a co-production by FilmSazan Javan (Iran), Caractères Productions (France), HOBAB (Sweden) and Watchmen Productions (Germany). It was supported by the Swedish Film Institute, Sveriges Television, New Dawn, ZDF/ARTE, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, the World Cinema Fund, the CNC's Aide aux cinemas du monde, the Institut Français, the Île-de-France region, Eurimages and the Berlinale Co-Production Market. The lead roles are played by Lily Farhadpour and Esmail Mehrabi.[5] It was also supported by World Cinema Fund, which was launched in 2004 on the initiative of the Federal Cultural Foundation and the Berlinale, and is one of twelve films invited to Berlinale.[6]

Release

My Favourite Cake will have its world premiere on 16 February 2024, as part of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, in Competition.[7][8]

The Paris-based sales and production company Totem Films has acquired international sales rights to the film before its Berlinale world premiere.[9]

Present situation

In September 2023, when Maryam Moqadam and Behtash Sanaeeha wanted to travel to Paris for the post-production of My Favorite Cake, their passports were confiscated and they were threatened with criminal charges.[10] This followed a raid on the home of the film’s editor by Iranian security forces, during which they seized rushes and other material related to the production. The media saw a connection in these actions with her 2020 acclaimed film Ballad of a White Cow, which faced the wrath of their nation’s strict Islamic government. In December 2023, approximately 30 film organizations, festivals and filmmakers, as well as non-governmental organizations for freedom of expression, wrote an open letter calling on the Iranian authorities to immediately drop all charges against the duo filmmakers and to lift their travel ban. Signatories included the Berlinale, the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR) and PEN America.[11] In January 2024, the Berlinale announced the directing duo's feature My Favorite Cake in competition of the 74th edition of Berlinale and since then, the festival has learned about situation surrounding the Iranian filmmakers. The Berlinale again called for freedom of travel and freedom of expression for the directing duo.[12][13]

Accolades

The film was selected in Competition at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, thus it was nominated to compete for Golden Bear award.

Award Date Category Recipient Result Ref.
Eurimages Co-production Development Award 19 February 2022 Eurimages Award My Favourite Cake Won [14]
Berlin International Film Festival 25 February 2024 Golden Bear Pending [15]

Notes

  1. ^ In 2022 nine European public funds launch New Dawn to increase diversity in film.[1]

References

  1. ^ Abbatescianni, Davide (20 May 2022). "Nine European public funds launch New Dawn to increase diversity in film". Cineuropa. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ "New Dawn project My Favourite Cake in competition at 74th Berlinale". New Dawn. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  3. ^ Sanaeeha, Behtash (15 February 2022). "My Favourite Cake". Cineuropa. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. ^ Abbatescianni, Davide (22 January 2024). "The Berlinale unveils its Competition and Encounters titles". Cineuropa. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  5. ^ Pan, Sevara (31 January 2024). "Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha's My Favourite Cake to premiere in the Berlinale Competition". Cineuropa. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  6. ^ "World Cinema Fund with Twelve Films in the Berlinale Programme / WCF Day 2024 / German Federal Cultural Foundation Extends and Increases Funding". Berlinale. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  7. ^ Ntim, Zac (22 January 2024). "Berlin Reveals 2024 Competition Lineup: Rooney Mara, Mati Diop, Isabelle Huppert, Abderrahmane Sissako Movies Among Selection". Deadline. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  8. ^ "My Favorite Cake". Berlinale. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  9. ^ Leo Barraclough (24 January 2024). "Berlin Competition Title 'My Favourite Cake,' by Iran's Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha, Boarded by Totem Films (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  10. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (27 November 2023). "Iranian 'Ballad Of A White Cow' Directors Behtash Sanaeeha & Maryam Moghadam Banned From Travel As They Face Trial Over New Film". Deadline. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  11. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (20 December 2023). "Film Orgs Petition Iranian Authorities To Lift Charges Against Directors Maryam Moghadam & Behtash Sanaeeha". Deadline. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Berlinale Issues Call for Freedom of Movement, Freedom of Expression for Competition Directors Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha". Berlinale. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  13. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (1 February 2024). "Berlinale Makes Appeal For Iranian 2024 Golden Bear Contenders Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha As They Barred From Travel". Deadline. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  14. ^ Economou, Vassilis (15 February 2022). "My Favourite Cake wins the Eurimages Award at the Berlinale Co-Production Market". Cineuropa. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  15. ^ Rosser, Michael (22 January 2024). "Berlin film festival reveals 2024 competition line-up". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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