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Italy’s Paladino d’Oro Film Festival to screen ‘Dandelions Girl’
First held in 1979, the Paladino d’Oro festival will showcase around 150 films from 35 countries this year, with support from the Sicilia Film Commission, the Palermo municipality and Italy’s National Paralympic Committee, Mehr News Agency reported.
The awards gala is scheduled for December 7 at the city’s Teatro Politeama Garibaldi.
Written and directed by Masihzadeh and produced by Raziyeh Gholami, ‘Dandelions Girl’ follows a young girl who defies social barriers to play football and, through her struggle, exposes the tension between “truth and deceit.” The film portrays the determination of Iran’s young generation to stand their ground in the face of obstacles.
The cast includes Tara Soroush, Benyam Afrangeh and Abdollah Bahadori, with international distribution managed by Masihzadeh’s AtoZinema.
The film has already earned international recognition, taking second prize at India’s International Children’s Film Festival (ICFF) Jaipur earlier this year, where it was the only Iranian entry in competition.
Masihzadeh, who described the selection as “a proud moment for Iranian cinema,” said she hopes the film will “speak to universal courage — the kind that begins on a playground and grows into something larger.”