The city of Montreal is proud to host the 4th International ARK Gate Film Festival at an expanded venue this year. The festival will take place from November 27th to December 1st.
The 4th Ark Gate International Film Festival in Montreal will have a special focus on “immigrant women” this year. We are committed to celebrating the creativity, talent, and stories of immigrant women from around the world.
The 4th edition of the Ark Gate International Film Festival is set to take place in Montreal at the prestigious “Concordia University.” Stay tuned for more updates and details about the event! We can’t wait to see you there! Register your film on FilmFreeway.
It is with great pleasure that we unveil the selected films for this year’s festival. we wish to express our profound pride in receiving over 300 submissions from around the globe this year. Submissions poured in from every continent, and for that, we are immensely grateful.
AGIFF embraces a wide range of film types and genres, including short films, feature films, documentaries, animation, and more. The festival holds a steadfast commitment to impartial evaluation, disregarding factors such as film duration, genre, or gender. As a result, our selection reflects a diverse assortment of feature films, short films, documentaries, and fiction works.
The films chosen for 3rd of the Ark Gate International Film Festival (AGIFF)
“Any Given Night” (USA) directed by Saniya Mirwani “Sphinx” (Iran) directed by Hamid Yousefi “Fatih the Conqueror” (France) directed by Onur Yagiz “Happen to Happen” (Republic of Korea) directed by Julie Joohee Jeon “Van Gogh In Love” (France) directed by Jean Luc Ayach “Blindness” (Canada) directed by Amir Zavosh “The Untouchable” (Iran) directed by Avazeh Shahnavaz “Yabá” (Brazil) directed by Rodrigo Sena “Freeway” (Iran) directed by Mohammad Akbari Asl “The Line” (Canada) directed by Myriam Guérin “Let’s Guess” (Iran) directed by Fatemeh Karbasi “The Spiral” (Argentina) directed by María Silvia Esteve “The Girl and The Boy” (France) directed by Jean-Marie Besset
Congratulations to all the selected filmmakers for their outstanding work. We eagerly anticipate showcasing these exceptional films at the 3rd Annual Ark Gate International Film Festival.
AGIFF festival will be held from 21 to 25 June 2023
This festival was managed by Iranian director Abdolreza Kahani from June 29 to July 3 in Toronto and was held outdoors!
The award for the Best Short Film was awarded to a film from TURKEY “LIFELINE”, directed by: ABDULLAH ŞAHIN, produced by: ABDULLAH ŞAHIN and HALIL KARDAŞ
The Audience award was given to a film from IRAN “BEFORE DARKNESS”, directed by: MOSAYEB HANAEI, produced by: FARIBA KESHAVARZI
In the section of STUDENT Films, which is the most important part of the festival, prizes were awarded to the winners as follows;
The Best Movie for the film “FIVE BIG MACS FOR SALVATION”
produced and directed by: SEPIDAR VALIYAN
(CANADA)
The Best Director Goes to “DARYOUSH BAHALOU and KAMYAR RAHNAMA RAAD”
for the film INSEPERABLE
produced by Ark Gate Films, Mina Rafiei
(CANADA)
The best actor Goes to “NIMA SADRZADEH”
for the film THE CORRIDOR
directed by Amir Zavosh
produced by Ark Gate Films, Mina Rafiei
(CANADA)
The Best screenplay goes to “EHSAN SHAHINDOUST”
for the film THE CORRIDOR
directed by Amir Zavosh
produced by Ark Gate Films, Mina Rafiei
(CANADA)
The winners of each section were awarded the with ARKAB statue, and the special award of the festival went to the young actor Janan Khajehasani!
In this festival, feature films and documentaries have been screened in the out-of-competition section!
