The competition category winners of both national and international cinemas in the 39th round of the Tehran International Short Film Festival have been announced, with the Spanish short film "Descartes"

directed by Concha Barquero and Alejandro Alvarado Jodar chosen as the submission to the 2023 Academy Awards.

International Cinema Competition Section The ceremony continued with members of the jury in the international competition category including Edvinas Puksta, Mirona Radu, Mahmoud Kalari, Sergio Gomez, and Tahsin Isbilen, announcing the winners as

follows:

Tahsin Isbilen, a jury member of the international competition, said, " I appreciate the high quality of the films in this edition; marvelous films that made the selection quite more difficult."

Best Animated Short: "Absence" directed by Marc Héricher from France Best Experimental Short: "Basin of Attraction" directed by Jonathan Pepe from France Best Documentary Short: "Heimat" directed by Giovanni Montagna from Italy Best Fiction Short: "Old Windows" directed by Mitham Rida and Paul Hulbrook from the UK The director of this film in a video message stated, "Receiving this award is both a shock and honor. Winning this prize in this festival seemed more like a dream. I thank you all for holding this great festival, and I appreciate the award given to me."

International Competition Grand Prix

The international experimental film competition's Grand Prix was granted to "Descartes" directed by Concha Barquero and Alejandro Alvarado from Spain. In a video message, the directors said, "We are happy to be receiving this award, and we thank the jury as well as the selection committee. This award means a lot to us. This film recounts a period of time in Spanish history, and it is an experimental film.

This award can elevate the status of genre filmmaking in Spain."

Iranian Cinema Competition Section

Experimental Shorts:

The members of the jury of the 39th TISFF Iranian cinema experimental shorts competition were the following: Masoud Madadi, Saeed Nejati, and Tiyam Yabandeh, who announced the winners as follows:

Plaque of Appreciation for Best Experimental Film Director: Morteza Farhadnia for "Breakfast"

Golden Leaf for Best Experimental Director: Ehsan Mirzayi for "Mr. Won's Room"

Animated Shorts:

The members of the jury of the 39th TISFF Iranian cinema animated shorts competition were the following: Maryam Kashkulinia, Hadi Mohammadian, and Mohammad Amin Hamedani, who announced the winners as

follows:

Golden Leaf for Best Animated Short: Farnoush Abedi for "Spray Gun"

Documentary Shorts:

The members of the jury in the documentary category of Iranian Cinema were the following: Mohammad Sadegh Esmaeili, Atieh Zare', Yasser Faryadras, Hassan Naghashi, and Maziar Hashemi. They announced the winners as follows:

Golden Leaf for Best Research and Development: Solmaz Alizadeh for "Syrian"

Golden Leaf for Best Documentary Director: Mojtaba Heydari for "I Came Back Alive"

Farabi Cinema Foundation Supports Three Filmmakers Farabi Cinema Foundation's special prize was awarded to Mohammadreza Moradi for "Colorful" and he earned a letter of credit for making his first feature-length film. The other credentials were given to Ata Mojabi and Amir Pazirofteh who received a letter of credit from Farabi Foundation CEO Seyyed Mehdi Javadi. In addition, Javadi asserted that another letter of credit would be granted to Omid Vafayi.

Fiction Shorts:

The members of the jury in the competition section of Iranian fiction shorts in the 39th edition of the Tehran International Short Film Festival were the following: Mohammadreza Sokoot, Rouhollah Sohrabi, Rasul Sadr Ameli, Hadi Moghadamdoost, and Hossein Namazi. They announced the winners of this section as follows:

Golden Leaf for Best Score: Behnam Omran for "Open from Here"

Golden Leaf for Best Makeup: Omid Golzadeh for "A Piece of You"

Golden Leaf for Best Costume and Production Design: Reyhaneh Esmaeilian and Mina Salimi for "Neigh"

Golden Leaf for Best Visual Effects: Hassan Najafimanesh for "Black Coke"

Golden Leaf for Best Actor: Nazanin Ahmadi for "Simin's Reception" and "A Piece of You"

Golden Leaf for Best Cinematography: Arman Fayyaz for "A Piece of You"

Golden Leaf for Best Editing: Ali Goorani for "Black Coke"

Golden Leaf for Best Sound Design: Pejman Raj and Azad Sadeghi for "3:33"

Golden Leaf for Best Adapted Screenplay: Ata Mojabi for the fiction short "Jenakat"

Golden Leaf for Best Original Screenplay: Nafiseh Zare' and Atefeh Salehi for "Neigh"

Golden Leaf for Best Fiction Director: Mohammad Paydar for "Black Coke"

Jury's Special Award for Fiction Director: Amir Honarmand for "Silkworm"

Golden Leaf for Best Film in National Competition: Amir Pazirofteh and the Iranian Youth Cinema Society for "Androva"

Best Film by Audience Votes

The best film chosen by audience votes was "Black Coke" directed by Mohammad Paydar and produced by Mohammad Javad Movahed with 1632 votes.

Festival President's Special Award

Due to its fresh perspective on women's issues in society, the president's special award was granted to Mana Pakseresht for the short film "Interval".

Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF) is one of the most prominent and prestigious short film events all across the world and is Oscar-qualified; the 39th round of this festival presided over by Mehdi Azarpendar and held by the Iranian Youth Cinema Society, heralding the motto of "Variety in Genre" with a focus on the subject of genre, consisted of two competition categories of national and international cinema. With in-person participation, the festival screened more than 60 shorts including fiction, documentary, animation, and instrumental films made by directors coming from 35 countries all around the globe, beside 99 short films by Iranian filmmakers all across the country. The jury comprised members from Portugal, Turkey, Lithuania, Romania, and Iran, and the international cinema instructors' summits were held from October 19-24, 2022 in Mellat Cinema Complex in Tehran.