Awards

1999 | 1998 | 1997

1999
Best Film Award to MOTHERLY LOVE directed by Kamal
Tabrizi at the 4th Seoul International Family Film Festival (South
Korea / Dec. 1999).
Best
Actress Award to Pegah Ahangarani for her role in THE GIRL IN
THE SNEAKERS directed by Rassul Sadr - Ameli at the
23rd Cairo International Film Festival (Egypt/Dec.1999).
First
Prize to AIR OF ORANGERY directed by Foad Afravi at the 41st Bilbao International Short Film
Festival (Spain / Nov. 1999)
Special
Award to Abbas Kiarostami at the 40th Thessaloniki
International Film Festival (Greece / Nov. 1999)
Best Short Documentary Award to LIFE IN MIST
directed by Bahman Qobadi at the 14th Fort Lauderdale
International Film Festival (USA / Nov. 1999)
Special
Jury Prize and Youth Jury Best Film Award to THE COLOR OF PARADISE directed
by Majid Majidi at the 37th Gijon International Film Festival
(Spain / Nov. 1999)
Best
Short Film Award to PILGRIMAGE directed by Mehdi Jafari at
the 17th Torino Film Festival (Italy / Nov. 1999)
Best
Asian Film Award to THE LITTLE MAN directed by Ebrahim
Forouzesh at the 11th Hyder Abad Children Film
Festival (India / Nov. 1999)
Best Short Film Award to A RAVEN WHO WANTED TO BE
THE MOST POWERFUL directed by Mohammad - Ali Soleiman Zadeh at the 11th Hydar Abad Children Film Festival (India/Nov. 1999)
Golden
Elephant Award for the Best Film, Silver Plaque of Critics, and Children Jury Prize to THE CART directed by Gholamreza Ramezani at the 11th Hydar Abad Children Film Festival (India / Nov. 1999)
Best
Fiction Film Award to THE COLOR OF PARADISE directed by Majid
Majidi at the 17th Environment Film Festival (France
/ Oct. 1999)
Best
Director Award to Majid Majidi for THE COLOR OF PARADISE
at the 14th Isfahan International Festival of Film and Video for
Children and Young Adults (Iran / Oct. 1999)
Best
Performance Award to Pegah Ahangarani for her role in THE
GIRL IN THE SNEAKERS by Rassul Sadr-Ameli at the 14th
Isfahan International Festival of Film and Video for Children and Young Adults (Iran
/ Oct. 1999)
Diploma
of Honour to the director, producer and writers of the project of THE
GIRL IN THE SNEAKERS directed by Rassul Sadr-Ameli at the
14th Isfahan International Festival of Film
and Video for Children and Young Adults (Iran / Oct. 1999)
Diploma of Honour to Mohammad Ali Talebi, director of THE WILLOW AND THE WIND at the 14th Isfahan
International Festival of Film and Video for Children and Young Adults (Iran /Oct.
1999)
Best Short Film Award (jointly) to THE GUARDIAN OF
THE SPRING directed by Mahmoud Saemin at the 14th
Isfahan International Festival of Film and Video for Children and Young Adults (Iran
/ Oct. 1999)
Best Film Award of Americas to THE COLOR OF PARADISE
directed by Majid Majidi at the 23rd Montreal World Film
Festival (Canada / Sep. 1999)
Special
Grand Jury Prize to THE WIND WILL CARRY US directed by Abbas
Kiarostami at the 56th Venice International Film Festival (Italy
/ Sep. 1999)
Titra
- Film Award to TWO WOMEN directed by Tahmineh Milani at
the 5th International Festival of Cinema and Television - Tout Ecran
(Switzerland / Sep. 1999)
Best
Film Award to BIRTH OF A BUTTERFLY directed by Mojtaba
Raie at the 1st Cinemanila International Film Festival
(Phillipines / Jul. 1999)
Best
Film Award to LIFE IN MIST directed by Bahman Qobadi
at the 7th Vila de Conde Short Film Festival (Portugal / Jul.
1999)
Best
Actress Award to Niki Karimi for her role in TWO WOMEN
directed by Tahmineh Milani at the 29th Taormina Film
Festival (Italy / Jul. 1999)
Best
Film Award (jointly) to TO BE OR NOT TO BE directed by Kianoush
Ayyari at the 22nd Zanzibar Film Festival (Tanzania
/ Jul. 1999)
Best Film Award (jointly) to THE PEAR TREE directed
by Dariush Mehrjui at the 2nd Zanzibar Film Festival (Tanzania
/ Jul. 1999)
Festival
Main Prize, The Golden Slipper, to MOTHERLY
LOVE directed by Kamal Tabrizi at the 39th Int'l Film Festival to Children and Young Adults - Zlin 99 (Czech
Republic / May. 1999)
Special
Award to Abbas Kiarostami at the 18th Istanbul International
Film Festival (Turkey / May. 1999)
OXFAM
Quebec Prize for the Best Film of Children's Jury to MOTHERLY LOVE directed by Kamal
Tabrizi at the 5th edition of LES 400 COUPS Festival (Canada
/ Apr. 1999)
Children's
Jury Prize for the Best Interpretation to Fatemeh Motamed Aria for her role in MOTHERLY LOVE directed
by Kamal Tabrizi at the 5th edition of LES 400 COUPS Festival
(Canada / Apr. 1999)
Best Film Award of The Audience to THE APPLE
directed by Samira Makhmalbaf at the Buenos Aires Independent
Film Festival (Argentina / Apr. 1999)
Ecumenical Award to THE APPLE directed by Samira
Makhmalbaf at the Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival (Argentina
/ Apr. 1999)
Best Film Award to SILK by Mahvash
Sheikhol Eslami at Tampere Short Film Festival (Finland /
Mar. 1999)
Golden
Cairo for the Best Feature Film to MOTHERLY
LOVE directed by Kamal Tabrizi at the 9th Cairo Int'l Film Festival for Children (Egypt / Mar. 1999)
Prize Cine Junior to THE LITTLE MAN directed
by Ebrahim Forouzesh at the Cine Junior 94 Film Festival (France / Feb. 1999)
Best Film Award to THE
TRAVELER FROM THE SOUTH directed by Parviz Shahbazi at the
6th Annonay Int'l Film Festival (France / Feb. 1999)
Best Film Award (Jointly) to MOTHERLY LOVE
directed by Kamal Tabrizi at the 22nd
Kinderfilmfest of the
49th Berlin Int'l Film Festival (Germany / Feb. 1999)
Crystal
Simorgh for the Best Film to THE COLOR OF PARADISE directed
by Majid Majidi at the 17th Fajr International Film Festival
(Iran / Feb. 1999)
Crystal
Simorgh for the Best Actress to Azita Hajian for her role in THE RED
RIBBON directed by Ebrahim Hatami Kia at the 17th Fajr
International Film Festival (Iran / Feb. 1999)
Crystal Simorgh for the Best Director to Ebrahim Hatami Kia for THE RED RIBBON at the 17th Fajr International
Film Festival (Iran / Feb. 1999)
Crystal Butterfly for the Best Film to THE PAPER
MISSILE directed by Farhad Mehranfar at the 13th Int'l
Festival of Film and Video for Children and Young Adults (Iran / Feb. 1999)
The Best Actor Award to Mohsen Falsafin for his role in SON OF MARY directed by Hamid Jebeli at the 13th Int'l Festival of Film and Video for Children and Young Adults (Iran
/ Feb. 1999)
Academy Award Nomination for the Best Foreign Language Film for THE CHILDREN OF HEAVEN directed by Majid Majidi (USA / Feb.
1999)

1998
Best Actress Award to Niki Karimi for her role in TWO WOMEN directed by Tahmineh Milani at the 29th Taormina Film Festival (Italy /
Jul. 1999)
Best Film Award (Jointly) to TO BE
OR NOT TO BE directed by Kianoush Ayyari at the 2nd
Zanzibar Film Festival (Tanzania / Jul. 1999)
Best Film Award to THE PEAR TREE
directed by Dariush Mehrjui at the 2nd Zanzibar Film
Festival (Tanzania / Jul. 1999)
Festival Main Prize, The Golden Slipper, to MOTHERLY LOVE
directed by Kamal
Tabrizi at the 39th Int'l Film Festival to Children and Young
Adults - Zlin 99 (Czech
Republic / May. 1999)
OXFAM Quebec Prize for the Best Film of Children's Jury
to MOTHERLY LOVE
directed by Kamal Tabrizi at the 5th Edition of LES 400
COUPS Festival (Canada / Apr. 1999)
Children's Jury Prize for the Best Interpretation to
Fatemeh Motamad Aria for her role in MOTHERLY
LOVE directed by Kamal
Tabrizi at the 5th Edition of LES 400 COUPS Festival
(Canada / Apr. 1999)
Special Jury Prize to THE APPLE
directed by Samira Makhmalbaf at the Buenos Aires
Independent Film Festival (Argentina / Apr. 1999)
Best Film Award of The Audience to
THE APPLE directed by Samira Makhmalbaf at
the Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival (Argentina / Apr.
1999)
Global Church Award to THE APPLE
directed by Samira Makhmalbaf at the Buenos
Aires Independent Film Festival (Argentina / Apr. 1999)
Golden Cairo for the Best Feature Film to MOTHERLY LOVE
directed by Kamal
Tabrizi at the 9th Cairo Int'l Film Festival for Children (Egypt
/ Mar. 1999)
Prize Cine Junior to THE LITTLE
MAN directed by Ebrahim Forouzesh at the Cine
Junior 94 Film Festival (France / Feb. 1999)
Best Film Award to THE TRAVELER FROM THE SOUTH directed by
Parviz
Shahbazi at the 16th Annonay Int'l Film Festival (France
/ Feb. 1999)
Best Film Award (Jointly) to MOTHERLY LOVE directed by
Kamal Tabrizi at the 22nd Kinderfilmfest of the 49th Berlin
Int'l Film Festival (Germany / Feb. 1999)
Crystal Simorgh for the Best Film to THE COLOR OF HEAVEN directed by Majid
Majidi at the 17th Fajr International Film Festival
(Iran / Feb. 1999)
Crystal Simorgh for the Best Actress to Azita Hajian for
her role in THE RED RIBBON directed by Ebrahim Hatami Kia
at the 17th Fajr International Film Festival (Iran /
Feb. 1999)
Crystal Simorgh for the Best Director to Ebrahim
Hatami Kia for THE RED RIBBON
at the 17th Fajr International Film Festival (Iran / Feb.
1999)
Crystal Butterfly for the Best Film to THE PAPER MISSILE directed by Farhad
Mehranfar at the 13th Int'l Festival of Film and Video
for Children and Young Adults (Iran / Feb. 1999)
The Best Actor Award to Mohsen Falsafin for his role in SON OF MARY directed by
Hamid Jebeli at the 13th Int'l Festival of Film and Video
for Children and Young Adults (Iran / Feb. 1999)
The Best Film Award to THE PAPER
MISSILE directed by Farhad Mehranfar at the 2nd
Olympia International Film Festival (Greece / Dec. 1998).
The Best Director Award to DANCE
OF DUST directed by Abolfazl Jalili at the 20th
Nantes Film Festival of 3 Continents (France / Dec. 1998).
Best Screenplay Award to TO BE OR
NOT TO BE directed by Kianoush Ayyari at the 22nd
Cairo International Film Festival (Egypt, Dec. 1998)
Best Director Award to THE FATHER
directed by Majid Majidi at Seoul International
Family Film Festival (South Korea / Dec. 1998).
Best Film Award to The Father directed by Majid Majidi
at Seoul International Family Film Festival (South Korea, Dec. 1998).
Special Jury Prize to THE APPLE directed
by Samira Makhmalbaf at the 39th
Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Nov. 1998)
Cash Award and The Best Film Award to CLOUD AND THE RISING SUN directed by Mahmoud Kalari at the
14th Mar Del Plata International Film Festival (Argentina,
Nov. 1998).
Environmental Special Award to THE
TREE of Life directed by Farhad Mehranfar at Ragazzi, Bellinzona Film Festival (Switzerland/Nov. 1998).
Sutherland Award to THE APPLE
directed by Samira Makhmalbaf at the 42nd London
International Film Festival (England / Nov. 1998).
Diploma of Honor to THE PAPER
MISSILE directed by Farhad Mehranfar at Alternative 98 (Spain / Nov. 1998).
Best Asian Film Award to DANCE OF
DUST directed by Abolfazl Jalili at the 11th Tokyo
International Film Festival (Japan / Nov. 1998).
Letter of Commendation to THE
APPLE directed by Samira Makhmalbaf at the 22nd Sao
Paulo International Film Festival (Brazil / Oct 1998).
Medal and Cash Award to THE
ABADANIES directed by Kianoush Ayyari at the 8th
Aubervilliers Children International Film Festival (France / Oct. 1998).
FIPRESCI Prize to THE MAY LADY
directed by Rakhshan Bani Etemad at the 22nd
Montreal International Film Festival (Canada / Sep. 1998).
Special Jury Award to DAN
directed by Abolfazl Jalili at the 46th San Sebastian
International Film Festival (Spain / Sep. 1998).
Gold Medal to THE SILENCE directed
by Mohsen Makhmalbaf at the 55th Venice
International Film Festival (Italy / Sep. 1998).
Eisenstein's Magic Crystal Award to THE MIRROR directed by Jafar Panahi at the 7th Arsenal International Film Festival (Latvia / Sep. 1998).
Cash Award to THE MIRROR
directed by Jafar Panahi at the 7th Arsenal International
Film Festival (Latvia / Sep. 1998)
FIPRESCI Prize to THE MIRROR
directed by Jafar Panahi at the 7th Arsenal International
Film Festival (Latvia / Sep. 1998).
The Third Film Prize to THE
STRANGE SISTERS directed by Kioumars Pour Ahmad at the 7th Pyongyang International Film Festival of
Non-aligned and other Developing Countries (North Korea / Sep. 1998)
The Best Actor Award to Khosrow Shakibaie for
his role in THE STRANGE SISTERS directed by Kioumars Pour
Ahmad at the 7th Pyongyang International
Film Festival of Non-aligned and other Developing Countries (North Korea / Sep.
1998)
Silver Leopard Award to DANCE OF DUST directed by Abolfazl Jalili at the 51st Locarno International Film Festival (Switzerland / Aug.
1998).
Environmental Award to DANCE OF DUST directed by Abolfazl Jalili at the 51st Locarno International Film Festival (Switzerland / Aug.
1998).
Art and Experience Award to DANCE OF DUST directed by Abolfazl Jalili at the 51st Locarno International Film Festival (Switzerland / Aug. 1998).
Gold Medal to EBRAHIM
directed by Hamid Reza Mohseni at the 28th Giffoni
International Film Festival (Italy / Jul. 1998).
Special Jury Award to THE PAPER
MISSILE directed by Farhad Mehranfar at the 38th
Zlin International Film Festival to Children and Youth - Zlin 98 (Czech Republic /
May. 1998)
Best Film Award to THE FATHER
directed by Majid Majidi at the 16th Ale Kino
International Film Festival (Poland / May. 1998)
Best Young Actor Award to THE
FATHER directed by Majid Majidi at the 16th Ale Kino
International Film Festival (Poland / May. 1998)
CIFEJ Medal to THE PAPER MISSILE directed
by Farhad Mehranfar at the 16th Ale Kino International Film
Festival (Poland / May. 1998)
Golden Tulip Award to THE MIRROR
directed by Jafar Panahi at the 17th Istanbul
International Film Festival (Turkey / May. 1999)
Best Asian Film Award to THE
CHILDREN OF HEAVEN directed by Majid Majidi at the 11th
Singapore International Film Festival (Singapore / May. 1999).
Special Jury Award to THE MIRROR directed by Jafar Panahi at the 11th Singapore
International Film Festival (Singapore / May. 1999)
Best Director Award to THE MIRROR directed by Jafar Panahi at the 11th Singapore International Film Festival (Singapore / May. 1999)
Academy Award Nomination for the Best Foreign Language
Film for THE CHILDREN OF HEAVEN
directed by Majid Majidi (USA / Feb 1999)
Best Film Award to THE PAPER MISSILE directed by Farhad Mehranfar at Cine Junior International Film Festival (France / Feb. 1999).
Public Prize to The Sack of Rice directed by
Mohammad Ali Talebi at Rent
International Film Festival (France / Feb. 1999)
Silver - Peacock Award to THE PAPER MISSILE directed by Farhad Mehranfar at
the 29th New Delhi International Film Festival (India / Jan.
1999) Special Award to Iranian Filmmakers in 1998-99
Special Award to Abbas Kiarostami at the 18th Istanbul International Film Festival
(Turkey, 1999)
Prince Claus Award to Rakhshan Bani Etemad at
the Annual Prince Claus Prize
(Netherlands, 1998)

1997
Best Film Award for GABBEH directed
by Mohsen Makhmalbaf at Singapore International Film,
Singapore.
"Golden Palm" for TASTE OF CHERRY directed by Abbas Kiarostami at Festival International Du Film in Cannes, France.
Best Film Award "Golden
Dolphin" and "Global Church Letter of Commendation" for THE FATHER directed by Majid Majidi at Troia
International Festival, Portugal.
The Best Film, Best actor, Best
Supporting Actor and Best Screenplay for THE
FATHER directed by Majid
Majidi at Penang East Asia International
Film Festival, Malaysia.
Best Film Award "Golden
Leopard" for THE MIRROR directed by Jafar Panahi
at Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland.
Special Jury Award, The Most Popular
Film by Audience, International Critics Award as well as "Global Church Award"
for THE CHILDREN OF HEAVEN directed by Majid Majidi at
Montreal International Film Festival, Canada.
Festival First Award for CHILDREN OF THE HEAVEN directed by Majid
Majidi at Frankfurt Children Film Festival, Germany.
CIFEJ First Award for THE CHILDREN OF THE HEAVEN directed by Majid
Majidi at Oulo International Film
Festival, Finland.
Best Film Award for FISH ON SOIL
directed by Mozafar Sheidai at Seoul International
Animation Festival, South Korea.
Diploma of Honor for JEWEL
MOUNTAIN directed by Abdollah Alimorad at Seoul
International Animation Festival, South Korea.
Best Direction, Best Music, and Special Jury Prize for STRANGE SISTERS directed
by Kiumars Poor-Ahmad at Penang East Asia International Film
Festival, Malaysia.
Second Award of Festival for WORK
& WORK directed by Fad Afravi at Japanese Bio-environment Festival, Japan.
Special Jury Award for THE FIFTH SEASON directed by Rafi Pitts at Mannheim International Film Festival, Germany.
Young Jury Award for THE TRAVELER FROM THE SOUTH directed by Parviz Shahbaazi at Tokyo International Film Festival, Japan.
Special Jury Award for GAZELLE directed by Mojtaba Raii at Damascus International Film Festival, Syria.
Best Film by the Audience, Best Actress and Best Film by
Catholic Association for THE FIFTH SEASON
directed by Rafi Pitts at Amens
International Film Festival, France.
Second Award for THE PAPER MISSILE directed by Farhad Mehrabfar at New Delhi International Film Festival, India.
Best Film Award for BAG OF RICE directed by Mohammad-Ali Talebi at Rent International Film Festival, France.
The First Award for THE PAPER MISSILE directed by Farhad Mehranfar at Cine-Junior International Film Festival, France.
Silver Elephant Award for BAG OF RICE directed by Mohammad-Ali Talebi at Heidarabad International Film Festival, India.
Special Jurys Letter of Commendation for THE TRAVELER FROM THE SOUTH directed by Parviz
Shahbaazi at Torin International Film
Festival, Italy.
Cash Award for A SOLDIER CALLED AMIN directed by Bahman Qobadi at Rozarioy International. Film Festival, Argentina.
Best Director Award Golden Leaf for LIKE MOTHER directed
by Bahman Qobadi at Melbourne Short
Video Film Festival, Australia.
Golden Medal for MARHAMI BAYAD directed by Hassan Izadi Shahri at Yonika Non-Professional Global Film Festival,
Poland.
Brass Medal for CINEMA directed by Karim Azimi at Yonica Non-Professional Global Film Festival, Poland.
Federico Fellini Award to Abbas Kiarostami.
UNESCO Special Award to Abbas Kiarostami.
Bunuels Golden Era Award for THE
MIRROR directed by Jafar Panahi at Belgium Royal
Archive Film Festival, Belgium.
Silver Bear Award for THE EARTHS DREAM directed by Farshad Fereshteh
Hekmat at Nations Festival, Austria. |