Iranian video art ‘Sculpture’ awarded in St. Petersburg
Iranian video artist Ramin Hosseinpour’s work, ‘Sculpture,’ won the Best Music Video Animation Award at the 12th Halo International Film Festival in St. Petersburg,
Russia.
The closing ceremony took place at the historic and cultural venue, Kazanskaya St. Petersburg, with winners invited to Russia to showcase their works, IRNA reported.
Hosseinpour’s video art has been previously won awards at various international festivals including 2022 Vancouver Independent Film Festival Award, 2022 Rome Music Video Award, One-Reeler Short Film Competition, International Music Video Underground, Munich Music Video Awards, Boden International Film Festival, High Tatras Film & Video Festival, Art Blocks International Film Festival, Europe Music Video Awards, Vegas Movie Awards, Accolade Competition, Europe Film Festival U.K. (EFFUK), Stockholm Gold Awards International Film Festival, Prague International Film Festival, International Izmir Short Film Festival, International Music Video Awards and Zagreb Film Festival.
The video is listed among the top 50 selected documentaries on IMDb in 2023-2024, showcasing its international acclaim. Media outlets globally have recognized Hosseinpour as a multi-talented artist with numerous talents.
‘Sculpture,’ showcases Hosseinpour’s skills in composing, arranging, singing, and playing the electric guitar.
Hosseinpour, educated in architecture, music, and cinema, has left his mark as a designer, educator, writer, poet, composer, arranger, and performer in the fields of architecture and music. His contributions to cinema, as a writer, director, producer, and conceptual artist, have been acknowledged in the international Euro Art House Cinema Day magazine in Germany.
In 2015, Hosseinpour merged architecture, music, and cinema to produce two works titled ‘Ghanimat’ (Booty) and ‘Eshtiagh’ (Longing),’ both finalists at various international film festivals.