TEHRAN -- The winners of 12th International Storytelling Festival announced the winners during a ceremony on Tuesday.

Held from December 20 to 23 in Isfahan, the festival played host to over 60 stories presented by Iranian and non-Iranian storytellers.
Babak Eslami (East Azerbaijan), Robabeh Hashemi (Mazandaran), Naeim Asadi (Hormozgan), Akram Barzamini (Golestan), Mojgan Kavusi (Chahar-Mahal Bakhtiari), Tahereh Rahmati (Ilam) and Arnavaz Firuzian (Isfahan) are the winners of the gala.
The non-competitive International Section of the festival hosted 10 storytellers from European and Asian countries, including Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Lebanon, Norway and the Netherlands during the gala.