Italian fest honors Iran’s ‘Silence Again’, ‘Survivor’

The 40th edition of the Art Film Festival in Italy has honored Iranian flicks ‘Silence Again’ and ‘Survivor’.

Directed by Mohammad-Kamal Alavi, ‘Silence Again’ received the AAFF Special Mention in the Art Film Category.

The film is about a young woman who lives on a hill far from the city, alone and in silence. She farms and takes her produce to the city on an old motorbike. On the way back, a scarecrow catches her eye. The woman returns home but she cannot get the scarecrow out of her mind.

‘Survivor’ won the Mention Frontier Cinema Festival in the Art Film Category.

In this captivating drama, Director Karim Azimi masterfully captures the poignant struggle of a group of immigrants patiently awaiting their chance to cross the vast expanse of the sea.

The Asolo Art Film Festival, an event celebrating the union between art and cinema, announced the winners last Monday.

The Asolo International Grand Prix went to the Russian director Aleksandr Sokurov, while the Italian actress Laura Morante was honored with the Duse Award.

‘Reka WW – Wind Oh Wind’ by Egor Gavrilin won the Grand Prix of Asolo in the Video Art Category, and ‘Scenes, Overheard’ by Parlor Collective received the Grand Prix of Asolo in the Art Film Category.

The award for best film on art in the feature film competition went to ‘The Artist’s Daughter’ by Margarita Linton and Yaniv Linton, while ‘Her Scents of Pu Er’ by Anna-Claria Ostasenko Bogdanoff from Canada won the award for best film on art at the short film competition.

Dozens of films were also awarded in the side sections of the festival, which annually takes place in Asolo.

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