--- title: "Iran’s *Midday Meal* wins top prize at Busan film festival" description: "All outlets reported that Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi’s *Midday Meal* won the top award at the Busan International Film Festival and noted its automatic eligibility for the Oscars' international feature category. Most outlets led with the award and eligibility, while the Express Tribune added a brief detail about 13 contenders in the lineup. The framing and wording were largely consistent across the excerpts." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/14495-iran-s-midday-meal-takes-top-prize-at-asia-s-biggest-film site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Iran’s *Midday Meal* wins top prize at Busan film festival entertainment · updated 16 Oct 2026, 5:42 PM PKT · 15–16 Oct 2026 · 5 articles from 5 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 5 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Both outlets reported that Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi's "Midday Meal" won the top prize at South Korea's Busan film festival and noted its automatic eligibility for the Oscars' international feature category. The coverage was nearly identical in framing and emphasis, with no significant differences in tone or additional details provided. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 16 Oct 2026 — Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi’s ‘Midday Meal’ wins top award at Busan International film festival (1 outlet) - **Minute Mirror** — [Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi’s ‘Midday Meal’ wins top award at Busan International film festival](https://minutemirror.com.pk/iranian-filmmaker-majid-majidis-midday-meal-wins-top-award-at-busan-international-film-festival-645810/) · 16 Oct 2026, 5:42 PM PKT > Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi’s film Midday Meal has won the highest award at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), ### 15 Oct 2026 — Iran’s *Midday Meal* wins top prize at Busan film festival (4 outlets) > All outlets reported that Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi’s *Midday Meal* won the top award at the Busan International Film Festival and noted its automatic eligibility for the Oscars' international feature category. Most outlets led with the award and eligibility, while the Express Tribune added a brief detail about 13 contenders in the lineup. The framing and wording were largely consistent across the excerpts. - **Daily Times** — [Iran’s Midday Meal wins top prize at Busan film festival](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1567729/irans-midday-meal-wins-top-prize-at-busan-film-festival/) · 15 Oct 2026, 9:24 PM PKT > Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi’s drama Midday Meal won the top award at South Korea’s Busan International Film Festival on Thursday. The victory also gives the film automatic eligibility for the Academy Awards’ international feature category. The award marks a major achievement for the Iranian production at one of Asia’s largest film festivals. A jury led […] - **Hum News English** — [Iran’s ‘Midday Meal’ takes top prize at Asia’s biggest film fest](https://humenglish.com/latest/irans-midday-meal-takes-top-prize-at-asias-biggest-film-fest/) · 15 Oct 2026, 7:20 PM PKT · 94% identical wording to the newest filing > Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi's "Midday Meal" took home the top prize at South Korea's Busan film festival on Thursday, claiming along with it automatic eligibility for the Oscars' international feature category. The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), Asia's largest, launched its first true competition section only last year. This year's lineup featured 13 contenders -- including a trio... - **24 News HD** — [Iran's 'Midday Meal' takes top prize at Asia's biggest film fest](https://www.24newshd.tv/15-Oct-2026/iran-s-midday-meal-takes-top-prize-asia-s-biggest-film-fest) · 15 Oct 2026, 5:56 PM PKT · 94% identical wording to the newest filing > Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi's "Midday Meal" took home the top prize at South Korea's Busan film festival on Thursday, claiming along with it automatic eligibility for the Oscars' international feature category. - **The Express Tribune** — [Iran's 'Midday Meal' takes top prize at Asia's biggest film festival](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2635052/irans-midday-meal-takes-top-prize-at-asias-biggest-film-festival) · 15 Oct 2026, 3:35 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > This year's Busan International Film Festival lineup featured 13 contenders 5 articles from 5 outlets, 15–16 Oct 2026. 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