{"id":4718,"date":"2014-08-05T05:19:10","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T03:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/?p=4718"},"modified":"2014-08-05T05:19:10","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T03:19:10","slug":"winners-of-short-film-festival-women-bought-and-sold-voices-united-against-the-violence-include-entries-from-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/2014\/08\/winners-of-short-film-festival-women-bought-and-sold-voices-united-against-the-violence-include-entries-from-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"WINNERS OF Short-film festival, Women Bought and Sold: Voices United Against the Violence, include entries from Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: WomenVoices Now<\/a><\/p>\n

Dear Friends of WVN,<\/p>\n

\u00a0Warm summer greetings to everyone!<\/p>\n

It is with great excitement and honor that I finally announce to you the winners of WVN\u2019s second online short-film festival,\u00a0Women Bought and Sold: Voices United Against the Violence<\/i><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

In this year\u2019s contest, 46 films were accepted from countries in the Middle East and North Africa, Central and South Asia, Europe, and North America, in the categories of Fiction, Documentary, Experimental, and Student. Now available for viewing at\u00a0www.womensvoicesnow.org<\/span><\/a>, a talented and courageous group of dedicated filmmakers offers incredibly powerful contributions in film that serve to amplify the voices of women in Muslim-majority societies.<\/p>\n

Grappling with the topics of forced marriage, trafficking of women, sexuality, sexual freedom, and sexual harassment, each film possesses a unique and moving way of bringing to light the complicated issues that continue to challenge women\u2019s access to human rights across the globe, with a particular focus on women in Muslim-majority societies. Please click\u00a0here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to peruse the remarkable film selection that upholds Women\u2019s Voices Now as the online platform with the largest existing, publicly accessible collection of films focusing on women in the Muslim World, made by women and men who come from these societies and have something to say.<\/p>\n

I encourage you to share the films with your communities and take part in furthering the dialogue on the status of women and women\u2019s rights in the world today.\u00a0 Thank you to our generous\u00a0FESTIVAL SPONSORS<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for contributing the $30,000 in prize money awarded to the filmmakers.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to all of our filmmakers for their bravery and inspiration in making these films.<\/p>\n

And the winners are\u2026<\/i><\/p>\n

1st Place Winners ($3,000):<\/span>
\nBreaking the Silence: Moroccans Speak Out!<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Morocco), by GlobalGirl Media Morocco (Documentary)<\/span>
\nTake Care<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Iran), by Afrooz Nasersharif (Experimental)<\/span>
\nSwap<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Afghanistan), by Sayed Masoud Islami (Fiction)<\/span>
\nBehind the Wheel<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Tajikistan), by Elise Laker (Student)<\/p>\n

2nd Place Winners ($2,000):<\/span>
\nMohtarama<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Afghanistan), by Malek Shafi\u2019i and Diana Saqeb (Documentary)<\/span>
\nGet Along\u00a0<\/span><\/a>(Iran), by Parya Vatankhah (Experimental)<\/span>
\nAabida<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(India), by Maaria Syed (Fiction)<\/span>
\nBlobfish<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Turkey), by Ugur Ferhat Korkmaz & Atilla Barutcu (Student)<\/p>\n

3rd Place Winners ($1,000):<\/span>
\nIn the Name of Tradition<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Egypt), by May El-Hossamy (Documentary)<\/span>
\nThe Reflex<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Afghanistan), by Ali and Houssein Mousavi (Experimental)<\/span>
\nThe Virginity Minarets<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Afghanistan) , by Farhad Rezaee (Fiction)<\/span>
\nA Chronicle of Tahrir Square<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Egypt), by Nour Zaki (Student)<\/p>\n

Honorable Mention Winners ($500):<\/span>
\nFinal Moments<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(UK), by Shadi Amin (Documentary)<\/span>
\nVomit II<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Netherlands & Iran), by Celia Elslamieh Shomal (Experimental)<\/span>
\nShadow of the Stone<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Iran), by Fatemeh Keihani (Fiction)<\/p>\n

In the fall we will start planning events screening these films. If you are interested in planning a screening, conference, symposium, or have other ideas for events, please contact me:\u00a0heidi@womensvoicesnow.org<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lastly, special thanks to WVN Film Festival Coordinator Kelsey Cherland: Project Manager and WVoice Editor Molly Lower; and Website Manager Michelle Liu for their dedicated efforts and generosity in heart and time.<\/a><\/span>
\n
\nBest wishes,
\nHeidi Basch-Harod
\nWVN Executive Director<\/span>
\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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