{
  "id": 14718167,
  "title": "Iranian Auteur Majid Majidi Wins Top Prize at Busan Film Festival With ‘Midday Meal’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/iranian-auteur-majid-majidi-wins-top-prize-at-busan-film-festival",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-15T14:11:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/majid-majidi-wins-top-prize-at-busan-film-festival-midday-meal-1236912870/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Veteran Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi has won Best Film at the 31st Busan International Film Festival for “Midday Meal,” his simple, starkly powerful contemporary parable about a rural schoolteacher making difficult moral choices to ensure his students continue to receive a free lunch in the face of government cuts. Majidi received the prize from this […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Majid Majidi’s ‘Midday Meal’ Wins Busan Best Film Award; Qualifies For Oscars Consideration",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/majid-majidis-midday-meal-wins-busan-best-film-award-qualifies-for",
        "published": "2026-10-15T11:36:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Iranian Drama ‘Midday Meal’ Wins Busan Film Festival’s Top Prize, Qualifying for Oscar Consideration",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/iranian-drama-midday-meal-wins-busan-film-festivals-top-prize",
        "published": "2026-10-15T13:50:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}