The International Film Festival is honored to announce that the First Prize Award for the short film THE BLAME SILENCE, directed by Israel Cordova of Brazil, has been officially presented to the Brazilian Embassy in Montreal.
The film was selected by the jury for its high artistic standards, strong cinematic vision, and emotional impact, reflecting the director’s professional and thoughtful approach to filmmaking.
Israel Cordova, a 26-year-old filmmaker from Brasília, is recognized for his honest, human-centered, and realistic storytelling style, which continues to receive international attention.
The festival extends its warmest congratulations to Israel Cordova and the entire team of The Blame Silence on this distinguished achievement. We wish them continued success and look forward to welcoming filmmakers and new works at next year’s edition of the festival.
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!
