South Texas fest awards Iranian director Ali Atshani

The South Texas International Film Festival in the US has awarded Iranian director Ali Atshani for his latest movie ‘Paper Dreams’.

In addition to the best director award, the Iranian movie received the award for best actor (Amir-Hossein Rezazadeh).

‘Paper Dreams’ tells the story of a young man who has been out of the public view because of his being an Albino.

A young girl takes advantage of his pure heart and makes him a social media influencer; meanwhile he falls in love with the girl.

A jury comprised of Adrian Vina, Alvaro Rodriguez, Ferenc Moldovanyi and Sandra Avila decided the winners at the festival.

The award for the best film at the international competition was presented to ‘Guthlee’ by Indian director Ishrat R. Khan, while Jo Schaeffer received the award for best actress for her role in the short film ‘Baggage’ directed by Chris Beier.

The award for best animated film went to ‘Precipice’ by Joshua Sikora, and ‘The Secret Life of Jim’ by Irish director Emmet Kelly was chosen as best short.

The 2022 edition of the South Texas International Film Festival was held in the US city of Edinburg on September 8-10.

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