TEHRAN (Honaronline) -
Iranian short “Katvoman” won the best fiction film prize in the international competition section in Tunisia.
Written and directed by Hadi Sheibani, Katvoman, which was selected as the only Iranian film for the 35th Festival International du Film Amateur de Kélibia, won the best fiction film prize in the international competition section. Produced by Hadi Sheibani & Ravinder Dhaka Telefilms, Katvoman is an Iran-India co-production.
Created in 1964, the Festival International du Film Amateur de Kélibia is the continent’s oldest film festival and, thus, the oldest film festival in Tunisia. The 35 edition of the International Amateur Film Festival of Kelibia (FIFAK) took place on August 13-20, 2022, in Kelibia. The festival was postponed for two years due to the global corona pandemic, says the film’s publicist.
In the international section, 37 films from 32 countries competed to win five prizes. Jean-Marie Teno, Najwa Najjar, Amaya Sumpsi, Irene M. Borrego, and Nejib Belkadhi, the international’s jury of the festival, awarded the best fiction film prize to Hadi Sheibani for his directorial debut, Katvoman.
Katvoman, the first short film of Hadi Sheibani, had its world premiere at the 20th Molise Cinema Film Festival on August 5, 2022. Hadi Sheibani, a graduate of Asian Film Academy and Iranian Youth Cinema Society, was awarded the AFA scholarship as the only Iranian Fellow at Asian Film Academy 2019. As well as film production experience, his script “Collection of Happiness” was selected for pitching at Motion Picture Association - Asia Pacific (Bridge to Hollywood).
Inspired by Catwoman’s character, Katvoman’s short film concerns women’s rights, domestic violence, and the MeToo movement. It is written in the logline; Catwoman has got rather weak that she cannot save people anymore.