Tehran International Short Film Festival
Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF) is a film festival held in Tehran every year in October with a focus on short films.
| Location | Tehran |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1983 |
| Language | Persian |
| Website | www |
The festival was founded in 1983.[1][2] From 2020 it is a qualifying festival for the Academy Awards® (Oscars)[3] and winner of the Grand Prix becomes eligible for the Oscar® consideration.
History
TISFF started as a special section in the Fajr International Film Festival entitled "8mm and 16mm films” in the years 1979 to 1982.[4] After the Iranian Youth Cinema Society, was established, the section became an independent film festival focusing on short films and amateur cinema to support young talents.
39th Edition
the 39th Edition of TISFF will be held between 19 and 24 October in Tehran, Iran. submissions for the festival were open until 1 July 2021
Awards
37th Tehran International Short Film Festival (Jan 2021)[5]
National Competition:
- Best Fiction: Winged White Horse, by Mahyar Mandegar
- Best Experimental Film: Adapt, by Kamal Kachouian
- Best Documentary: Khoonyar Children, by Arman Gholipour Dashtaki
- Best Animation: Red Fire, by Mona Abdullah Shahi
International Competition:
- Best Fiction: Da Yie, by Anthony Nti
- Best Experimental Film:
No Award - Best Documentary: Kak Iraj, by Jamshid Farajvand
- Best Animation: Candela, by Marc Riba and Anna Solanas
36th Tehran International Short Film Festival (Nov 2019)[6]
National Competition:
- Best Fiction: Aziz, by Seyyed Mehdi Musavi Barzoki
- Best Experimental Film: When A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers after 154 years would get tired, by Shahriar Hanife
- Best Documentary: Where the wind blows, by Mina Mashhadi Mahdi
- Best Animation: Tangle, by Maliheh Gholamzadeh
International Competition:
- Best Fiction: Super Comfort, by Kirsikka Saari
- Best Experimental Film: Places, by Claudia Barral Magaz
- Best Documentary: Histories of Wolves, by Agnes Meng
- Best Animation: Untravel, by Nikola Majdak Jr. and Ana Nedeljkovic
28th Tehran International Short Film Festival (Nov 2011) [7]
National Competition:
- Best Fiction: Bitter Milk, by Nasser Zamiri
- Best Experimental Film: Delete, by Kazem Mollaie
- Best Documentary: Charkh Nan, by Hossein Nazari
- Best Animation: Kimiagar, by Mehdi Khorramyan
International Competition:
- Best Fiction: Barbakan, by Bartlomiej Zmuda and Bitter Milk, by Nasser Zamiri
- Best Experimental Film: Planet Z, by Momoko Seto
- Best Documentary: I'm Going to Disneyland', by Antoine Blandin
- Best Animation: El Niño Miguel, by Nacho Martín
- Audience Award: Delete, by Kazem Mollaie
26th Tehran International Short Film Festival (Nov 2009)[8]
National Competition:
- Best Fiction: Tamame Vasaele Shakhsie Man Jabeja Shode, by Houman Seyyedi
- Best Experimental Film: Minus, by Kazem Mollaie
- Best Documentary: Morghe Sahar, by Mehdi Bagheri
- Best Animation: Gorgo Mish, by Mohammad Ali Soleymanzadeh
International Competition:
- Best Fiction: The Last Regal King Size, by Simon Hipkins
- Best Experimental Film: Minus, by Kazem Mollaie
- Best Documentary: What's your name, by Georges Salameh
- Best Animation: Face, by Frank Kako
References
- "Tehran International Short Film Festival". Mehr News Agency.
- "About us". Tehran international short film festival.
- "Tehran short film fest opens, with shot at Oscars for first time". France 24. 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- "Tehran international short film festival". Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- "Tehran International Short Film Festival winners introduced". Mehr News Agency. 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- "36th Tehran International Short Film Festival announces winners". www.filmfestivals.com. 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- "Iranian, Polish films share top award at Tehran festival". www.shortfilmnews.com.
- "26th TFestival 2009". www.tisff.ir.