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6th Intl. Urban filmfest. names winners

Published: August 7, 2017 

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The 6th International Urban Film Festival hosted by Tehran has announced winners in the international competition category.

The 2017 edition of International Urban Film Festival presented short and feature-length films, as well as documentaries and animations from Iran, Italy, Brazil, Germany, Sweden, Russia, Spain, Austria, and dozens of other countries.

Affiliated to the Art and Culture Department of the Tehran Municipality, Iran’s 6th International Urban Film Festival ran from July 30 to August 5 in more than ten movie theaters across the Iranian capital.

The annual event aims to improve the quality of city life and urban culture, and protect and promote the Iranian-Islamic lifestyle.

Winners in the international competition category are:

Best Animation: ‘Servant’ by Farnoush Abedi, Iran

Best Short Documentary: ‘Vida’ by Daniel Yepez Brito, Colombia & Ecuador

Best Short Fiction: ‘Whole World for a Little World’ by Fabrice Bracq, France

Best Documentary: ‘Advantage’ by Mohammad Kart, Iran

Best Director for Feature Film: ‘Chronicle of a Passion’ by Fabrizio Cattani, Italy

Best Script: Ferrari by Kambuzia Partovi, Iran

Best Actress: Valeria Ciangottini for ‘Chronicle of a Passion’, Italy

Best Actor: Mohsen Tanabandeh for ‘Ferrari’, Iran

Best Technical Achievement: Dodo Mirando for ‘Inner Court’ by Ricardo Mehedff, Brazil

Best Fiction Film: ‘Chronicle of a Passion’ by Fabrizio Cattani, Italy

Special Jury Prize: Mohammad Kart for ‘Advantage’, Iran / Meher news /