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Iranian short film ‘Black Scarf’ awarded at French festival
Iranian short film ‘Black Scarf,’ directed by Iranian filmmaker Alireza Shahhoseini, captured the Public Prize of €500 at the 29th edition of the Écran Libre International Short Film Festival in the historic town of Aigues‑Mortes in southern France.
The festival ran from November 7 to 9, IRNA reported.
Produced by Shah Hosein Film, ‘Black Scarf’ is a 15‑minute Iranian drama, listed in the Torino Film Festival catalogue as a 2024 production.
It features actors Pasha Rostami, Tara Majidzadeh, Lotfollah Seifi, Mohanna Seyedi and the late Hatam Mashmooli, among others.
The Aigues‑Mortes festival, founded in 2011 and now celebrating its 29th iteration, champions emerging cinema and freedom of expression through short films and documentaries.
According to the festival’s rules, the “Prix du Public” (Public Prize) carries a cash award of €500.
Through its narrative, “Do you know anything about spiders? … they eat their mates”, the film explores ominous and intimate human dynamics, the producer’s summary says.
The festival said the award “recognizes the film that engages the audience most powerfully”. The cash award and public acclaim could help the film “break out into further international circuits,” said a spokesperson for Shah Hossein Film Company.