dismissed EB-1A Case: Film Director
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that his award, the Grand Prix Golden St. George at the Moscow International Film Festival, constitutes a major, internationally recognized achievement comparable to a Nobel or Pulitzer Prize. The AAO found that evidence, including articles from Variety, indicated the festival lacked top-tier international prestige and failed to attract leading figures in the field, thus the award did not prove the petitioner had risen to the very top of his field.
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