Winners of the 40th TISff International Competition Announced

The 40th Tehran International Short Film Festival announced its Grand Prix winner alongside the winners of international competition in different categories.
The winners are as follows:

“Truth Seekers” Award:
-Semih Sağman for the documentary “GULAB GUL “from Afghanistan.

“Silk Road” award:
-Nasim Soheili for the documentary “Wind’s heritage” from Iran.

Award for the best experimental film:
-YE YUAN for the film “NOW” from China.

Award for the best documentary:
-Kate McMullen for the documentary “Little Berlin” from France.

Award for best animation:
-Simone Massi for the film “ONCE WAR IS OVER “from Italy.

Award for the best fiction:
-Hassan Hekmatravesh for the fiction “Everything depends on Mr. K” from Iran. The winner of this award is directly introduced to the Oscar Academy.

The grand prize of the TISff:
-Ali Alizadeh for the fiction “Qutar” from Iran.

Presided by Mehdi Azarpandar, the 40th Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF) held from October 19-24, 2023 in Tehran, Iran.