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Short documentary wins top honor at Oscar-qualifying CineLebu festival
Iranian filmmaker Serna Amini’s short documentary ‘The Third Child’ won the Best Documentary award at the 26th CineLebu International Film Festival, held from May 22 to 30 in Chile, marking a fresh international success for Iranian documentary cinema.
Written and directed by Amini, ‘The Third Child’ secured the festival’s top documentary prize during the closing ceremony in Concepción, where CineLebu honored outstanding short films from across the globe. The Iranian production was named Best International Documentary among entries from several continents, ILNA reported.
CineLebu is recognized as an Academy Awards-qualifying festival, meaning selected winning films may become eligible for Oscar consideration if they meet the Academy’s requirements.
The 25-minute Persian-language documentary has already built momentum on the international festival circuit. It screened at Canada’s Hot Docs International Documentary Festival and earlier earned nominations for Best Director and Best Editing at Iran’s Cinéma Vérité festival. The film was also showcased at the Tehran International Short Film Festival.
With its global festival run now complete, ‘The Third Child’ is preparing for release on digital platforms, opening a wider window for audiences to experience a work that has carried Iranian storytelling onto another prominent international stage.