{"id":6885,"date":"2016-10-23T11:55:50","date_gmt":"2016-10-23T09:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/?p=6885"},"modified":"2016-10-24T11:26:12","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T09:26:12","slug":"award-winners-list-the-4th-international-womens-film-festival-herat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/2016\/10\/award-winners-list-the-4th-international-womens-film-festival-herat\/","title":{"rendered":"Award Winners List: The 4th International Women\u2019s Film Festival \u2013 Herat"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"poster-2016-4th-edition-festival\"<\/a>
\nPress Release<\/b><\/p>\n

Award Winners List;<\/b><\/p>\n

The 4<\/b>th<\/b> International Women\u2019s Film Festival \u2013 Herat<\/b><\/p>\n

in Kabul
\n<\/b>
\n<\/b>Saturday, 22 October 2016 \u2013 During the closing ceremony of \u201cthe 4th International Women\u2019s Film Festival \u2013 Herat\u201d in Continental Hotel, Kabul, winners of the 4th International Women\u2019s Film Festival \u2013 Herat received their awards. Having examined 70 films in the Competition Section, the Festival Jury decided as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Category<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b><\/td>\nFilm<\/b><\/td>\nDirector<\/b><\/td>\nCountry<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Best short fiction<\/span><\/td>\nWater<\/span><\/td>\nSeyedjalal Rohani<\/span><\/td>\nAfghanistan<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Best documentary<\/span><\/td>\nI\u2019m a happy actress<\/span><\/td>\nSamere Rezaie<\/span><\/td>\nAfghanistan <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Best feature<\/span><\/td>\nThe Sis<\/span><\/td>\nMarjan Ashrafizadeh<\/span><\/td>\nIran<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Best animation<\/span><\/td>\nThe Spirit of Fishi <\/span><\/td>\nAnjali Nayar<\/span><\/td>\nIndia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Best screenplay<\/span><\/td>\nLesson Unlearned<\/span><\/td>\nNina Vedmitskaya<\/span><\/td>\nRussia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Best feature director<\/span><\/td>\nBy Accident<\/span><\/td>\nCamille Fontaine<\/span><\/td>\nFrance<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Best leading actress \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nValue<\/span><\/td>\nEkaterina Volkova \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nRussia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Best leading actor<\/span><\/td>\nThe Blind of the Cathedral<\/span><\/td>\nSam Khoury<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/td>\nLebanon<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Best documentary maker<\/span><\/td>\nScenes from a Divorce<\/span><\/td>\nShirin Barghnavard & Mohammad Reza Jahanpanah<\/span><\/td>\nIran<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Best edit<\/span><\/td>\nMary Mother<\/span><\/td>\nSadam Wahidi<\/span><\/td>\nAfghanistan <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Best camera<\/span><\/td>\nSong of the Horned Owl<\/span><\/td>\nManju Borah<\/span><\/td>\nIndia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Best sound-mixing<\/span><\/td>\nSafe Space<\/span><\/td>\nZora Rux<\/span><\/td>\nGermany<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Special award of the Jury<\/span><\/td>\nStation & Mirror<\/span><\/td>\nVega Moqarabi<\/span><\/td>\nAfghanistan <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Short introduction to award winning films<\/b><\/p>\n

I\u2019m a happy actress<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Samere Rezaie, Afghan<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Documentary \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Date & Country of Production: 2015, Iran<\/span><\/p>\n

Language: Dari<\/span><\/p>\n

Duration: 50 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n

Synopsis: <\/b>Two young Afghan migrant girls in Iran dream of acting. They attempt to achieve their goal, but there are problems rooted in migration.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Water<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Sayedjalal Rohani, Afghan<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Fiction <\/span><\/p>\n

Date & Country of Production: 2015, Afghanistan<\/span><\/p>\n

Language: Dari<\/span><\/p>\n

Duration: 14 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n

Synopsis: <\/b>A girl dreams of studying, but she has to work. One day, she stands outside the window of a school class and learns to write \u2018water\u2019, but\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Sis<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Marjan Ashrafizadeh<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Feature <\/span><\/p>\n

Date & Country of Production: Iran<\/span><\/p>\n

Language: Persian with English subtitles<\/span><\/p>\n

Duration: 95 minutes <\/span><\/p>\n

Synopsis: <\/b>Tala and Ati (Sis) are a mother and daughter who have lived together for many years, almost 50 years, as long as the life of Sis. This situation, however, does not last long, and the days of separation arrive. The separation happens when Sis depends heavily on her mother due to her special conditions. Tala is trying to provide a secure future for Ati in her remaining time, a future without her presence.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Spirit of Fishi<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Anjali Nayar, India<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Animation<\/span><\/p>\n

Date & Country of Production: 2015<\/span>, <\/b>India<\/span><\/p>\n

Language: English<\/span><\/p>\n

Duration: 10 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n

Synopsis: <\/b>Set against a backdrop of floods in Bihar, Fishi-Ru tells the story of a little girl’s concerns about the people affected by floods. As she tries to find a way to help out, she discovers an abandoned fish in a garbage dump and brings her home. Slowly, she begins to love the fish, but faces a drastic choice due to certain circumstances. In the culmination of her decisions, Ruhi finds her own understanding of the meaning of love, letting go, and of freedom.<\/span><\/p>\n

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By Accident<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Camille Fontaine<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Feature<\/span><\/p>\n

Date & Country of Production: 2015, France<\/span><\/p>\n

Language: French with English subtitles<\/span><\/p>\n

Duration: 85 minutes <\/span><\/p>\n

Synopsis: <\/b>Amra and Lyes are two young Algerians who have been living in France for five years. Amra has begun the process to legalize her immigrant status, whereas Lyes is still an illegal immigrant. One evening, as she searches for her cell phone while driving, Amra runs over a pedestrian. Amra is desperate and does not know what to do when a young woman, Angelique, suddenly appears and clears her of any blame, claiming that the pedestrian threw himself under the car. \u00a0The two young women become friends. But over time, Angelique\u2019s behavior grows increasingly strange; indeed, rather disturbing\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Value<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Olga Shtol, Russian<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Short Film<\/span><\/p>\n

Date & Country of Production: 2016, Russia<\/span><\/p>\n

Language: Russian<\/span><\/p>\n

Duration: 21 minutes 3 seconds<\/span><\/p>\n

Synopsis: <\/b>The film is about the value of human life, about circumstances that could change everything.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Blind of the Cathedral<\/b><\/p>\n

Original Title: L\u2019aveugle de la Cath\u00e9drale<\/span><\/p>\n

Director: Nadine Asmar, Lebanon<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Social Drama<\/span><\/p>\n

Date & Country of Production: 2015, Lebanon<\/span><\/p>\n

Language: Arabic<\/span><\/p>\n

Duration: 17 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n

Synopsis:<\/b> In front of a cathedral, fate leads to Hala and Bachir\u2019s meeting. At first sight, they have nothing in<\/span> common: she is a 15-year-old student, a Muslim and she sees. Whereas Bachir is 27, he plays<\/span> the lute, is a Christian and blind. Two pure souls meet in a country ruled by hatred and conflicts, division and sectarianism, and just before the burst of the civil war. Hala<\/span> and Bachir will go through an adventure that will empower their innocent love, but a dark fate<\/span> awaits them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lesson Unlearned 14\\41<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: \u00a0Nina Vedmitskaya, Russia<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Short Film<\/span><\/p>\n

Date & Country of Production: 2016, Russia<\/span><\/p>\n

Language: Russian<\/span><\/p>\n

Duration: 23 minutes 40 seconds<\/span><\/p>\n

Synopsis: <\/b>This is a story of Nick, a 5<\/span>th<\/span> grader of Donetsk school, who stays in the classroom during the bombardment. All alone with his fear, he suddenly finds support. The most common school board becomes a portal to the past. Nick meets the same little boy, but from 1941. They are both locked in the school under fire, and both want to live, be happy and enjoy childhood.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Scenes from a Divorce <\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Shirin Barghnavard & Mohammad Reza Jahanpanah <\/span><\/p>\n

Date & Country of Production: 2016, Iran <\/span><\/p>\n

Language: Persian with English subtitles <\/span><\/p>\n

Synopsis:<\/b> After eight years of marriage, Maryam and Bashoo decide to get a divorce. But to keep their families from finding out, they continue to live together. In a society as traditional and as religious as Iran, living together as an unmarried couple is not only illegal but also seen by many as a sin. This is an intimate year-long look at the private life of a modern Iranian couple, which explores the reasons behind Maryam\u2019s and Bashoo\u2019s decision to end their marriage and continue living together.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Mary Mother<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Sadam Wahidi, Afghan<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Short <\/span><\/p>\n

Date & Country of Production: 2016, Afghanistan<\/span><\/p>\n

Language: Dari<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Duration: 19 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n

Synopsis: <\/b>Mary and her two daughters live in a remote village of Afghanistan. Her only son and the young man of the family is serving in military in Kunduz province. One day she hears the news of fall of Kunduz province to the Taliban on radio, since the authorities have no news of her son, she decides to start her own journey to Kunduz.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Song of the Horned Owl<\/b><\/p>\n

Original Title: Dau Huduni Methai<\/span><\/p>\n

Director: Manju Borah, India<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Fiction \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Date & Country of Production: 2015, India<\/span><\/p>\n

Language: <\/span>Bodo<\/span><\/p>\n

Duration: 77 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n

Synopsis: <\/b>The film recounts the effects of insurgency and counter-insurgency on common folk through the perspective of Raimali, a young rape victim. As she lies in an abandoned house, she recalls how separatist violence mars her life, that of her lover and their families, contrasting its intrusive nature with indigenous folklore and the immutability of the Assamese landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mirror<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Vega Moqarabi, Afghan<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Short Fiction <\/span><\/p>\n

Date & Country of Production: 2016, Afghanistan<\/span><\/p>\n

Language: Dari<\/span><\/p>\n

Duration: 10 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n

Synopsis: <\/b>This is the story of a psychotic man who has had an accident.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Station<\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Vega Moqarabi, Afghan<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Animation \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Date & Country of Production: 2016, Afghanistan<\/span><\/p>\n

Language: Dari<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Duration: 3 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n

Synopsis: <\/b>The story is about a girl who is waiting.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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