TEHRAN – Iranian director Amir Gholami’s short film “Building Number 13” has won the special jury award at the Cap Spartel International Film Festival in Morocco.

“The film was honored for its poetic outlook and imagination, visual creativity, and its surrealistic atmosphere,” Iranian critic Parviz Jahed who was the head of the festival’s jury said in a press release on Saturday.

The jury was composed of Italian visual artist Marina Moreno and Belgium-based Moroccan actress Rachida Chbani.

“B – Flat” by Brazilian filmmaker Marina Youssef
Was named best film at the festival, which was held in Tangier from April 5 to 8.

The event also paid tribute to Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami by offering a translation of his poems into Arabic and excerpts of some of his films produced together with his colleagues.

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