S. Africa awards Iran short

Iranian short film ‘Identibye’ has won an award at the Jozi Film Festival in South Africa.

Directed by Sajjad Shah-Hatami, the film grabbed the best short film award at the international section of the 10th edition of the event.

The film’s main character faces a dilemma regarding one’s innermost feelings. He must choose between sense and sensibility. The ones closest to him have always judged him and these never-ending judgments fear him and make him doubt. He now has to work fast to achieve his goal; because, he knows that one’s true identity is what matters most to them.

Amir-Hossein Sabaghian, Nasim Moslemi, Maryam Najafi, Samar Barazandeh, Hanan Azizi are the cast members of ‘Identibye’.

Launched in 2012, the Jozi Film Festival was initially created to provide a platform for local filmmakers, to reach audiences under serviced by traditional cinemas and to develop an audience for South African films.

The Johannesburg-based festival began accepting entries from around the world in 2014 and is now firmly established as one of the sub-continent's leading film festivals.

This year’s edition of the event was held on October 1-10, 2021.

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