According to the news headquarters of the 40th Tehran International Short Film Festival, the closing ceremony of the festival was held on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at the Tehran Milad Tower Convention Center with the presence of guests, filmmakers, media representatives and festival staff
THE WINNERS OF THE 40TH TEHRAN INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL WERE ANNOUNCED
Awards of the Iranian Cinema Competition Section
- Best Animated Film: Awarded to Fatemeh Jafari for Ten Years Old
- Diploma of Honor for Best Documentary: Awarded to Hadi Shariati for Shadow of the Sultan
- Best Documentary Film: Awarded to Fatemeh Marzbani for Walls of the Border
- Best Experimental Film: Awarded to Mohammad Kachuei for Pa De Boreh
- Diploma of Honor for Best Director of Experimental Film: Awarded to Reza Daneshpajouh for Volume Density
- Diploma of Honor for Best Artistic Achievement: Awarded to Amin Jahani for set and costume design in Suicide in Nietzsche’s Style
- Best Actor: Awarded to Mohammad Reza Samian for his performance in Reconstruction
- Best Film Sound: Awarded to Saman Shahamat and Behnia Yousefi for Taxidermist
- Diploma of Honor for Best Editing: Awarded to Mostafa Rabbani for Once Upon a Time Cinema
- Best Editing: Awarded to Hamid Najafi Rad for Suicide in Nietzsche’s Style
- Best Cinematography: Awarded to Ali Talebi for UFO
- Best Adapted Screenplay: Awarded to Payam Kordestani for Suicide in Nietzsche’s Style
- Best Screenplay: Awarded to Mohammad Mansoubi for School Principal
- Best Short Film from a National Perspective: Awarded to Mohsen Majidpour and Mohammad Alizadehfard for Sharif
- Special Secretary’s Award: Awarded to Zohreh Sabaghian for “Adhan Sobh Be Ofogh Yazd
- Special Jury Award: Awarded to Ali Alizadeh for Qutar
- Best Director of Narrative Film: Awarded to Hamid Hosseini and Mehdi Hosseini for UFO
- Olive Branch Award (from the Head of the Cinema Organization’s Perspective): Awarded to Hashem Masoudi and Mojtaba Ehsani for Rebel
- Another Olive Branch Award (from the Head of the Cinema Organization’s Perspective): Awarded to Zahra Torkamanlou for “Sona” for its feminine perspective on the subject
- Best Film in the Iranian Cinema Section: Awarded to Payam Kordestani and Bahman Rezaei for “Suicide in Nietzsche’s Style
- Grand Prize of the 40th Tehran International Short Film Festival (Best Film): Awarded to Ali Alizadeh for the narrative film “Qutar” from Iran
- Audience Award for Best Film: Awarded to Farhad Shantiaei and Sama Esmaildokht for Ant
- Audience Award for Best Film: Awarded to Farhad Shantiaei and Sama Esmaildokht for Ant
Awards from Institutions and Organizations at the Tehran Short Film Festival Closing Ceremony
- Best International Narrative Film: Awarded to Hassan Hekmatrosh for “Everything Depends on Mr. K’s Opinion” from Iran for its concise storytelling. The winner of this award is directly introduced to the Academy Awards
- 15 Khordad International Foundation’s Third Prize: Awarded to “Okay for Tomorrow” directed by Ali Rahimi
- 15 Khordad International Foundation’s Second Prize: Awarded to “Zak” directed by Ali Khosravi
- 15 Khordad International Foundation’s First Prize: Awarded to Mehdi Borjian for White Elephant
- Islamic Propaganda Organization Award: Awarded to Mohammad Alizadeh for Sharif
- After receiving his award, Alizadeh said, “All the people of the world are looking for dignity, and no dignified person can be indifferent to the killing of Gaza’s children
- Book and Cinema Award: Awarded to Morteza Alizadeh for Write Clearly
- Tehran Municipality Award: Awarded to “Write Clearly” and Rebel
Truth Seekers Award
The Truth Seekers Award was presented to Samih Saghman for the documentary “Golab Gol” from Afghanistan
This award is a tribute to the effort, sacrifice, and courage of filmmakers in their pursuit of truth
Silk Road Award
In the jury statement for the Silk Road Award, it was mentioned: “This year, the Tehran Short Film Festival has added two awards, the Truth Seekers and the Silk Road. The Truth Seekers Award is given to those who have strived to find the truth and have made films with difficulty. The Silk Road Grand Prize is awarded to filmmakers who strive to showcase the hidden potentials of the Silk Road
The Silk Road Award is presented to a film that has a documentary-like story and conveys a human message, and it was awarded to “The Wind’s Legacy” directed by Nasim Soheili
Iran Javan (Young Iran) Awards
The awards for the “Young Iran” section were presented by the 15 Khordad International Foundation at the 40th Tehran International Short Film Festival
- Best Experimental Film: Awarded to Ye Yuan for “Now” from China
- Best Documentary Film: Awarded to Kate McMullen for “Little Berlin” from France
- Best Animation Film: Awarded to Simone Massi for “When the War is Over” from Italy
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