His film "A Separation" premiered on 9 February 2011 at the 29th Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran and received critical acclaim from the Iran Society of Film Critics. It earned Farhadi four awards including Best Director (for the third time after "Fireworks Wednesday" and "About Elly"). On 15 February 2011, it also played in competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, which received a Golden Bear for best film, becoming the first Iranian film to win that award. In June 2011, "A Separation" won the Sydney Film Prize in competition with Cannes Festival's winner "The Tree of Life", directed by Terrence Malick. It also won the Best Film award at the 2011 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.