An Iranian actress who was sentenced to a year in prison and 90 lashes has been released after three months in custody, according to Amnesty International.Marzieh Vafamehr was detained for appearing in 2009 Australian film My Tehran For Sale, about an actress whose stage work is banned.Amnesty said the flogging had been overturned and her sentence commuted.The charity said it was 'deeply worrying' that other Iranian film-makers were still in prison.According to Amsterdam-based Persian language station, Radio Zamaneh, Vafamehr was released without bail.In My Tehran For Sale, which is banned in Iran, she appeared in scenes without a hijab headscarf.The film, which premiered at the 2009 Adelaide Film Festival, was never intended for release in Iran but is believed to have found its way onto the black market.Last week, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences led Hollywood industry organisations in calling for the release of jailed Iranian film-makers - including Ms Vafamehr.According to Amnesty, independent documentary makers Katayoun Shahabi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb remain in prison after they were arrested in September.Producer Shahabi is accused of providing foreign broadcasters, including BBC Persian TV, with material deemed damaging to Iran. Mirtahmasb was jailed after making the documentary This is Not a Film about the life of banned film director Ja'far Panahi.Film director, Mehran Zinatbakhsh is also believed to be being held in Evin Prison. It is not clear what charges he faces.A fortnight ago, Panahi - a vocal critic of Iran's strict Islamic law and government system - lost an appeal against a six-year prison sentence.He was convicted in December for trying to make a documentary about unrest following the disputed 2009 re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He has not yet been imprisoned and remains under house arrest.Fellow Iranian director, Mohammad Rasoulof, was also sentenced to six years imprisonment in a separate case and also remains under house arrest.Broadcasts from BBC Persian TV have been jammed in Iran amid criticisms of the BBC by the country's governmentMeanwhile, Jailed Iranian film directors, Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof are to be honoured at the Cannes Film Festival.Rasoulof's film Goodbye and Pahani's This Is Not a Film will be shown at the festival, organisers have said.Panahi will also be awarded the Carrosse d'Or - the Golden Coach prize - by the French Film Director's Society (SRF) at the event. The film-makers were convicted in December for working against the Iranian system, Panahi's lawyer said. Both men were sentenced to six years imprisonment in separate cases.According to a statement released in Italy in November, Panahi had gone on trial in Iran accused of making a film without permission and inciting opposition protests after the disputed 2009 presidential election that led to months of political turmoil.Rasoulof was making a film with Panahi before his arrest. The Iranian authorities maintained that his arrest was not political.Panahi has been a vocal critic of Iran's strict Islamic law and government system, while his films are known for their social commentary. He is a winner of many international awards, most recently for his film Offside, which won the 2006 Berlin Film Festival's Silver Bear award.The film-maker was due to be acting as a member of the jury at last year's Cannes Film Festival in France. He was also prevented from attending the latest Venice film festival in September.US film director, Steven Spielberg and French actress, Juliette Binoche have been among those who have spoken out in his favour.Cannes Film Festival organizers, Gilles Jacob and Thierry Fremaux said of Panahi and Rasoulof: 'That they send them [the films] to Cannes, at the same time, the same year, when they face the same fate, is an act of courage along with an incredible artistic message.' The festival runs from 11 to 22 May. Meanwhile, organisers of the Venice Film Festival have announced plans to honour Italian director Marco Bellocchio at this year's event.The 71-year-old will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in September for his 'tireless' work 'exploring the shifting boundaries between himself, cinema and history
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