AWARD WINNERS
The 2nd Sahar International Short Film Festival has been announced
The 2nd Sahar International Short Film Festival 2016 Final selections
were announced at the presentation ceremony at Oldham Library.
Best Films by Audience on 23rd of April 2016 in Contemporary
Iranian Cinema were:
" It is Winter" by Sepideh Mirhoseini and
"Experiment" by Mohammad Reza Minapour
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On 30th of April, International best short films by audience were:
"Lonely Continent" by Mandana Ansari and
"Why" by Vahid Monjezi
BEST BY SISFF PANEL OF JUDGES
Best Director: " It is Winter" by Sepideh Mirhoseini ,
The wind will tell something by Ali Mardomi
Best Screenplay: "Remaining piece of taste of cherry"
by Javad Chardoly
"We cant live without cozmoz" by Konstantin Bronzit
Best Documentary: Migratery Birds: Hossein Dadgar
Best Animation: Junk Girl By Mohamad Zare & Shalaleh Kheiri
Keechadpanti by Anant Keni
Best Camera: Gabriel Lobos for To the top
Best music: Robert steel for Junk girl and Migratory Birds
Best Composer: Chakad Fesharaki for Warp & Weft
Best Singer: Ashigh Gorban Aliyari for Migratory birds and
Behrokh Hossein Babayee for Lonely Continent
Best Child Actor: Niki Mandegar For Lonely Continent
Saba Janghi for The wind will tell something and Aria Bodaghi for Experiment
Best Actress Setare Soheili & Rozita Fazayee for Why
Jenna Hasse for To the top and Shaboo Soleymani for The wind will tell something
Best Actor: Ali Kamrani for Why and Jordan Bolger for war
Best make up artists: Mahin Navidi & Irsa Taghavi for It's winter
Best Film Edit: Farid Hosseini for Its winter
Best Production Manager: Martin Gleeson for Lonely continent
On 23rd of April at Millgate Arts Centre
The 2nd Sahar International Short Film Festival 2016
Sparkles with Contemporary Iranian Cinema
SISFF 2016 OFFICIAL SELECTION
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The 2nd Sahar International Short Film Festival 2016 made a sparkling start on Saturday 23rd of April at Millgate Arts Centre in Delph.
The audience was enthralled by the quality of the contemporary Iranian cinema when they voted for the two best films.
Some members of audience believed the contemporary Iranian cinema has dark and powerful messages which contained a philosophy and psychology in an atmospheric style.
Nandini is an engineer. She believed "It is winter" had a good chance of winning and has a different dimension.
Mandana Ansari, the director of festival, told us the results of today's audience votes and other awards selected by panel of Judges will be announced at the final screening this Saturday 30th of April at Old ham Library Performance Space from 2 pm to 4 pm.
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A warm welcome awaits the audience.
We appreciate our friends and audience who supported us at these days.
Christine from the local area encouraged the organizers. She believed the quality of the festival is really high and deserves to be seen by a wider audience.
One Iranian came with his friend from Stockport. He told us: “It is a great feeling to see Iranian films on the screen in an English hall, spoken in my own language.”
He added it was a great respect to the audience by asking us to vote for the best films.
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Martin Gleeson, organizer of the festival, said the result of the audience vote will be counted independently.
COMPETITION SELECTION
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INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION CATEGORY
Film Title Director
SISFF2016 SHOWREEL
"OLE LUKØJE " Gemma Day
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Warp & Weft Amir Houshang Moein
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Lonely Continent Mandana Ansari
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JUNK GIRL Mohamad Zare
& shalale kheiri
To the top TIZIAN BÜCHI’S
"War" Nilesh Bell Gorsia
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Circa Steve Fairclough
KEECHADPANTI Anant Keni
Two Roses Elder Ibarrondo
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Why Vahid Monjezi
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We can't live without cozmoz Konstantin Bronzi
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"3 Days later ...Nagasaki" Hamed Aslany
"Southen Mehrabad" Amin Ashrafi
"Life if only to live" Mahor Majlesy
"Cafe, Street Walkside" Meysam Hasanzadeh
"Mirage" Javad Pour heydari
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COMPETITION SELECTION
The Contemporary Iranian Cinema
Film Title Director
Norouz: Seven Regards" Mehdi Yarmohamadi
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"Earth's Disheveled Tress" Mehdi Yarmohamadi
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"It is Winter" Sepideh Mirhoseini
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The Wind Will Tell Something Ali Mardomi
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"Remaining piece of Taste of cherry" Javad Chardoly
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(Hello Memoirs) NoushaSaidi
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Blue eyed boy Masoud Soheili
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(Experiment) Mohammad Reza Minapour
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Treasure Hosein Rabie
The MIGRATORI BIRDS Hosein Dadgar
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The Second Sahar International Short Film Festival 2016 Screenings Programme:
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Saturday 23 April 2016 - 3pm until 8pm:
Norooz: 3 pm
Contemporary Iranian Cinema short films Competition(Part 1) 3:15 PM
Contemporary Iranian Cinema short films Competition (Part 2) 5:15 PM
(Some Films in this Section are not suitable for children)
Non-competition - 7 PM
At : Millgate Theatre, Delph, Saddleworth, OL3 5DY
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Saturday 30 April 2016 - 2pm until 4pm
At: Oldham Library, Cultural Quarter
- International Short Films
Competition Part 1 :(The Films have not been screened outside the Original Country)
Competition Part 2 :Open Competition
- Presentation of Awards
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Free car parking up to 3 hours at nearby car parks