9th Bengaluru International Film Festival - 2017 (BIFFES - 2017) was held from 2 to 9 February 2017 in Bengaluru and Mysuru, in the Indian state of Karnataka.
 A total of 240 films from 60 countries including Oscar nominees of the year such as The Salesman by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and A Man Called Ove by Swedish director Hannes Holm were screened over a period of 8 days.
Golshifteh Farahani (Persian: گلشیفته فراهانی , also Romanized as "Golŝifte Farāhāni" and "Golšifteh Farāhāni", born 10 July 1983) is an Iranian actress, musician and singer who lives in France.
 Golshifteh has acted in 25 films, many of which have received international recognition.
 She was nominated for the Most Promising Actress Award for "The Patience Stone" at the 2014 Cesar Awards in France, and won the Best Actress Award for "Boutique" from the 26th Nantes Three Continents Festival (France).
 In recent years she has played a leading role in movies by well-known Iranian and international directors, including Asghar Farhadi, Bahman Ghobadi, Rasool Mollagholipoor, Jim Jarmusch, Ridley Scott, Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg.
A Separation (Persian: جدایی نادر از سیمین‎ ‎ "Jodaí-e Nadér az Simín", "The Separation of Nader from Simin") is a 2011 Iranian drama film written and directed by Asghar Farhadi, starring Leila Hatami, Peyman Moaadi, Shahab Hosseini, Sareh Bayat, and Sarina Farhadi.
 It focuses on an Iranian middle-class couple who separate, the disappointment and desperation suffered by their daughter due to the egotistical disputes and separation of her parents, and the conflicts that arise when the husband hires a lower-class caregiver for his elderly father, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease.
The Salesman (Persian: فروشنده‎ , "Forušande " ‎ ) is a 2016 drama film directed and written by Asghar Farhadi and starring Taraneh Alidoosti and Shahab Hosseini.
 It is about a married couple who perform Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman" on stage, when the wife is assaulted.
 Her husband attempts to determine the identity of the attacker, while she struggles to cope with post-trauma stress.
 Farhadi chose Miller's play as his story within a story based on shared themes.
 The film was shot in Tehran, beginning in 2015.
Asghar Farhadi (Persian: اصغر فرهادی‎ ‎ ; ]    born 7 May 1972) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter.
 Among other awards, he has received a Golden Globe Award as well as two Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film for his movies "A Separation" and "The Salesman" in 2012 and 2017, respectively.
 He was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the world by "Time" magazine in 2012.
Fireworks Wednesday (Persian: چهارشنبه سوری‎ ‎ , Chaharshanbe Suri) is a 2006 Iranian drama film directed by Asghar Farhadi and co-written by Farhadi and Mani Haghighi.
 It stars Hedyeh Tehrani, Taraneh Alidousti, and Hamid Farokhnezhad.
Peter Joseph Cattaneo (born 1 July 1964) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated and two-time Bafta winning English filmmaker most famous for directing the hit British film "The Full Monty" (1997).
List of awards and nominations received by Asghar Farhadi
About Elly (Persian: درباره الی‎ ‎ , translit.
 "Dar bāre-ye Elly") is a 2009 Iranian drama film directed by Asghar Farhadi.
 It is the fourth film by Farhadi.
 The film is about the relationships between some middle class families in Iran.
Sarina Farhadi (Persian: سارینا فرهادی‎ ‎ ) is an Iranian actress.
 She is the daughter of Parisa Bakhtavar and Academy Award-winning director Asghar Farhadi.
 She was born in Tehran, Iran.

Question: Who was won more awards, Asghar Farhadi or Peter Cattaneo?
Answer: Asghar Farhadi