At 24, Anahita Ghazvinizadeh has already experienced a dream of any filmmaker, when her short, Needle, won an award — the Cinéfondation’s prize for Best Student Film — at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. It was awarded by jury president Jane Campion, who told Variety, “I can feel a very unique flavor to this filmmaker’s voice. [Needle] has got subtle observations, and it’s also very modern.” After the ceremony, says Ghazvinizadeh, she talked with Campion: “She was very supporting and encouraging. She made comparisons between my work and Lena Dunham’s on Tiny Furniture. And she gave me tips about approaching … Continue reading Anahita Ghazvinizadeh