Iran film critics and screenwriters gala announces nominees

The 13th edition of Iran film critics and screenwriters gala has announced nominees in different categories.

The jury has named nominees of the 13th edition of the gala as follows:

Best Film:

‘The Warden’ produced by Majid Motallebi

‘When the Moon was Full’ produced by Mohammad-Hossein Qasemi

‘Takhti, the World Champion’ produced by Saeed Malekan

‘Castle of Dreams’ produced by Reza Mirkarimi

‘6.5 per Meter’ (Just 6.5) produced by Seyyed-Jamal Sadatian

‘A Hairy Tale’ produced by Ali Mosaffa

Best Director:

Bahram Tavakkoli for ‘Takhti, the World Champion’

Reza Mirkarimi for ‘Castle of Dreams’

Saeed Roustaee for ‘6.5 per Meter’

Siavash Asadi for ‘Darkhoungah’

Narges Abyar for ‘When the Moon was Full’

Nima Javidi for ‘The Warden’

Homayoun Ghanizadeh for ‘A Hairy Tale’

Best Script:

Narges Abyar and Morteza Esfahani for ‘When the Moon was Full’

Nima Javidi for ‘The Warden’

Saeed Roustaee for ‘6.5 per Meter’

Mohsen Tanabandeh for ‘Oath’

Mohsen Qaraee and Mohammad Davoudi for ‘Castle of Dreams’

Best Actor in a Leading Role:

Amin Hayaee for ‘Darkhoungah’

Peyman Maadi for ‘6.5 per Meter’

Hamed Behdad for ‘Castle of Dreams’

Navid Mohammadzadeh for ‘The Warden’

Houtan Shakiba for ‘When the Moon was Full’

Best Actress in a Leading Role:

Elnaz Shakerdoust for ‘When the Moon was Full’

Zhaleh Sameti for ‘Darkhoungah’

Zhila Shahi for ‘Castle of Dreams’

Fatemeh Motamed-Arya for ‘African Violet’

Hediyeh Tehrani for ‘Orange Days’

Best Actor in a Supporting Role:

Armin Rahimian for ‘When the Moon was Full’

Babak Hamidiyan for ‘A Hairy Tale’

Javad Ezzati for ‘Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood’

Hassan Pourshirazi for ‘Oath’

Reza Babak for ‘African Violet’

Ali Nasiriyan for ‘A Hairy Tale’

Navid Navid Mohammadzadeh for ‘6.5 per Meter’

Best Actress in a Supporting Role:

Pantea Panahiha for ‘Darkhoungah’

Zohreh Abbasi for ‘Suddenly a Tree’

Shabnam Moqaddami for ‘When the Moon was Full’

Fereshteh Sadr-Orafaee for ‘When the Moon was Full’

Niousha Alipour for ‘Castle of Dreams’

Best Cinematography:

Hamid Khozouee-Abyaneh for ‘Takhti, the World Champion’

Saman Lotfian for ‘When the Moon was Full’

Ali Qazi for ‘A Hairy Tale’

Masoud Salami for ‘The Agitation’

Hadi Behrouz for ‘Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood’

Houman Behmanesh for ‘The Warden’ and ‘6.5 per Meter’

Best Music:

Afshin Azizi for ‘Takhti, the World Champion’

Amin Honarmand for ‘Castle of Dreams’

Peyman Yazdanian for ‘6.5 per Meter’

Ramin Kousha for ‘The Warden’

Christophe Rezaee for ‘Suddenly a Tree’

Masoud Sekhavatdoust for ‘When the Moon was Full’

Best Editing:

Bahram Dehqani for ‘6.5 per Meter’

Hamid Najafirad for ‘When the Moon was Full’

Khashayar Movahhedian for ‘Oath’

Mohammad Najjarian for ‘Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood’

Meisam Molaee for ‘Takhti, the World Champion’

Hayedeh Safiyari for ‘A Hairy Tale’

Best Technical Achievement:

Ashkan Rahgozar for ‘The Last Fiction’

Iman Omidvari for ‘When the Moon was Full’

Javad Matouri for ‘A Hairy Tale’ and ‘The Warden’

Soheil Danesh-Eshraqi for ‘A Hairy Tale’

Mohsen Kheirabadi, Reza Misaqi, Shahab Najafi, and Keyvan Moqaddam for ‘Takhti, the World Champion’

Mohsen Nasrollahi for ‘6.5 per Meter’ and ‘The Warden’

Mohammad-Reza Shojaee for ‘Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood’

Award of Creativity and Brilliant Talent (Best First Film):

Esmaeel Monsef for ‘Komur’

Arash Lahouti for ‘Orange Days’

Hossein Amiri-Doumari and Pedram Pouramiri for ‘Alive’

Mehdi Ali-Mirzaee for ‘Camel Coat’

Homayoun Ghanizadeh for ‘A Hairy Tale’

Directed by Jafar Goudarzi, the 13th Iran film critics and screenwriters gala is slated for January 30, 2020 in Tehran.

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