‘He’ from Iran nominated for Malaysia’s KLIFA film festival
Iranian filmmaker Ali Hayati’s short film ‘He’ was selected to compete at the second edition of the Kuala Lumpur International Film Awards (KLIFA) in Malaysia on November 7-8.
Shot in the southwestern cities of Ahvaz and Shushtar, ‘He’ follows the story of a woman striving to free her husband from prison, only to find herself entangled in unforeseen challenges. The film stars Leila Ghottbeddin, Fardin Arfa, Khadijeh Babadi, and Mohammad Ghadirzadeh, IRNA reported.
Hayati not only directed but also wrote and edited the film, with Reza Teimouri as the cinematographer, Alireza Shirali as the sound recordist, and Arash Qasemi handling sound design.
KLIFA aims to promote cross-cultural exchange and honor films that reflect universal human values. The festival presents awards in various categories, including Best Feature Film, Best Short Film, Best Documentary, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor and Actress.
Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi is among the official advisors of the festival.
‘He’ has previously been nominated for Best Film at Colombia’s INCLUCINE International Film Festival and has been screened at several global festivals, including Flowers Against Bullets (Austria), TopShot (Poland), Lift-Off Sessions (UK), Kalakari (India), South Italy (Italy), SWIFF (USA), Bioscope (India), and Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival (Spain).