“Drowning in Holy Water” wins Golden Global Award for best film at Malaysian festival 

TEHRAN – “Drowning in Holy Water”, a drama on Afghan migration, was picked as best film at the 5th Malaysia Golden Global Awards, the organizers of the Malaysia International Film Festival announced on Tuesday.

“District Terminal” tops at Iranian Film Festival Zurich 

TEHRAN – “District Terminal” was picked as the best film at the 8th edition of the Iranian Film Festival Zurich currently underway in Switzerland, the organizers announced on Thursday.

“The Unseen” noticed with top award of Tehran animation festival

TEHRAN – Iranian animator Behzad Nalbandi’s drama “The Unseen” about homeless women won the award for best animated feature at the Tehran International Animation Festival, the organizers announced on Thursday.

“Atabai” picked as best film by Iranian critics

TEHRAN – “Atabai” directed by Niki Karimi was named best film at the 14th Celebration of Iranian Cinema Critics and Screenwriters on Saturday.

“The Situation of Mehdi” wins best film at Qoqnus Screen Awards

TEHRAN – War drama “The Situation of Mehdi” added one more honor to the chain of its successes in Iranian events by winning best film prize at the 11th edition of the Qoqnus Screen Awards on Saturday. 

“The Situation of Mehdi” tops on leaked Fajr Film Fest winners list

TEHRAN – War drama “The Situation of Mehdi” was crowned best at the 40th Fajr Film Festival on Friday night although everyone at the awards ceremony already knew the results since the winners list had been leaked.

Indian drama “Madappally United” named best at Roshd Intl. Film Festival

TEHRAN – Iranian movie “Madappally United” has been selected as best fiction at the 51st Roshd International Film Festival in Tehran.

“Makeup Artist”, “Les Enfants Terribles” share best film award at Cinéma Vérité  

TEHRAN – “Makeup Artist” and “Les Enfants Terribles” have shared the award for best feature-length documentary at the Cinéma Vérité festival.

“Hit the Road” crowned best at Mar del Plata Intl. Film Festival

TEHRAN – Iranian drama “Hit the Road” has been selected as best feature at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival in Argentina.

“A Hero” wins Farhadi APSA best director award

TEHRAN – Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has been picked as best director at the 14th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA).

“Walnut Tree”, “Drown” win awards at Asian Film Festival Barcelona

TEHRAN – Iranian movies “Walnut Tree” and “Drown” have received awards at the Asian Film Festival Barcelona in Spain.

“The Wasteland” named best at Bogota film festival 

TEHRAN – The acclaimed Iranian drama “The Wasteland” has been selected as best film at the Bogota International Film Festival in Colombia.

“Botox” crowned best at Shenzhen Intl. Film Festival

TEHRAN – The award-winning Iranian drama “Botox” has scored another victory by garnering the best feature award at the Shenzhen International Film Festival in China.

“Yadoo” crowned best at Isfahan children’s film festival 

TEHRAN – The acclaimed Iranian drama “Yadoo” was picked as best film at the 34th edition of the Isfahan International Film Festival for Children and Youth.

“Ballad of a White Cow” named best at Der Neue Heimatfilm Festival

TEHRAN – Iranian drama “Ballad of a White Cow” won the award for best narrative feature at the Der Neue Heimatfilm Festival in Austria, the organizers announced on Monday.

“No Place for Angels” takes top place at Independent Celebration of Iranian Documentary Cinema

TEHRAN – Sam Kalatari’s film “No Place for Angels” about the national Iranian women’s hockey team has won awards in several categories, including best documentary feature, at the 12th Independent Celebration of Iranian Documentary Cinema.

“The Badger” named best at Swindon film festival

TEHRAN – Iranian drama “The Badger” has been crowned best feature at the Swindon Independent International Film Festival in England.

“Benjamin” crowned best at Tanzanian animation festival 

TEHRAN – Iranian movie “Benjamin” has won the award for best feature at the Kwetu International Animation Film Festival in Tanzania.

“Cocoon and Butterfly” named best at Roshd Intl. Film Festival

TEHRAN – “The Cocoon and Butterfly” was crowned best at the 50th Roshd International Film Festival, receiving the gold award of the Iranian festival, which promotes films on educational topics for children.  

“Yadoo” tops at 39th Fajr Film Fsetival

TEHRAN – War drama “Yadoo” was the top winner of the 39th Fajr Film Festival by garnering awards in several categories, including best film and best director.

“Bandar Band” named best at Kolkata Intl. Film Festival

TEHRAN – “Bandar Band” by Manijeh Hekmat from Iran has been named best film at the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival.

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Doc on children of divorce crowned best at Cinéma Vérité

TEHRAN – “Get Filled in the Blanks”, a documentary by Atieh Zare’ Aranadi about children of divorce was selected as best film at the 14th edition of Cinéma Vérité, the organizers announced on Wednesday.

“The American Bull” tops at Turkey’s Lion short filmfest

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Fatemeh Tusi’s “The American Bull” has been selected as best film at the 11th Lions International Short Film Competition in Turkey.

“The Badger”, “Rotation” named best at BangkokThai

TEHRAN – “The Badger” and “The Rotation” by Iranian filmmakers have won the awards for best film in two different categories of the 6th BangkokThai International Film Festival in Thailand.

“Cinema Donkey” crowned best at Spanish comedy film festival 

TEHRAN – Iranian comedy “Cinema Donkey” directed by Shahed Ahmadlu has won the Corall d’Or for best picture at the 6th Begur International Comedy Film Festival in the Costa Brava, a coastal region of Catalonia in northeastern Spain.

“Sunless Shadows” named best in Italian festival’s competition for Iranian films

TEHRAN – “Sunless Shadows” directed by Iranian filmmaker Mehrdad Oskui was named best in a special section dedicated to Iranian cinema at Middle East Now, a film festival in the Italian city of Florence, on Sunday.

“Castle of Dreams” perches on Religion Today filmfest

TEHRAN – Iranian award-winning drama “Castle of Dreams” has won the award for best feature film at the 23rd Religion Today Film Festival in Italy.

“Katyusha” picked as best at Love Intl. Film Festival

TEHRAN – Iranian director and producer Ali Atshani’s comedy “Katyusha” has been named best film at the Love International Film Festival in Santa Monica, California in the U.S. on Saturday.

By Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi Sabet

“The Warden” named Iran’s best film of the year 

TEHRAN – Nima Javidi’s acclaimed movie “The Warden” was selected as best film during the 21st Iran Cinema Celebration at Tehran’s Milad Tower on Friday.

“6.5 for One Meter” tops at Hafez Awards

TEHRAN – “6.5 for One Meter” about the horrible image of narcotics was the big winner at the 19th edition of the Hafez Awards as it was honored in several categories including best film and best director.