“Zalawa” became the best film of the American festival
The movie “Zalava” directed by Arsalan Amiri won the award for the best film in the Next Wave competition section of the 18th edition of the American Fast Fantasy Film Festival.
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Produced by Samira and Ruhollah Baradari, Zalawa, with eight selected films in various genres from the United States, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, Sweden, South Africa, Senegal, Portugal and Belgium from September 23 to 30 (September 1-8) in Texas. Austin) was screened and was eventually recognized as the best film by the Next Wave Jury and received its third world award.
The film was shot in 49 sessions last year in the villages of Shian Kurdistan and Khorramrud in Hamadan with a screenplay by Aida Panahandeh, Tahmineh Bahram and Arsalan Amiri. Another group of actors from Kurdistan cinema and theater collaborated in it.
Zalava is Arsalan Amiri’s first film as a director, which received the Grand Prix for Best Picture at the 36th Venice International Film Critics Week, as well as the Best Film Award from the Jury at the International Federation of Film Critics (Fipershi).