Golden Kite Granted to ‘The Winner’ at Indian Festival

Date: 01 January 2023 - 21:35

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TEHRAN (IFILM) -- The Ahmedabad International Children’s Film Festival (AICFF) in India has awarded Iranian short drama ‘The Winner’.
Directed by Ali Keivan, the 15-minute film won the Golden Kite Award at the fourth edition of the Indian gala.
‘The Winner’ tells the story of Vahid, whose new bicycle, which his father prepared for the race, is very similar to his friend Alireza’s stolen bicycle.
The winners of the Indian festival were announced last Sunday with ‘Loupetoo’ by Iranian director Abbas Asgari picked as best animated film.
‘The Monument’ by Andrej Kolencik from Slovakia won the Silver Kite for best feature film and the Bronze Kite Award went to ‘Bicycle Days’ by Indian director Devyani Anant.
‘The Winner’ has already toured a number of global events, including the International Film Festival for Children and Youth Awards in Iran, the International Film Festival for Children and Youth Kinolub in Poland, and the Barcelona Human Rights Film Festival in Spain, where it won the award for best guide of the festival and the award for photography and art direction.
The 4th edition of the AICFF took place on December 24-29