Winners of 2017 'Sepanta Awards' @ 10th Annual Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco
Best Film: Malaria
Best Director: Parviz Shahbazi, for Malaria
Best Actor: Ali Mosaffa, for Duet
Best Actress: Mitra Hajar, for Wishbone
Best Screenplay: Parviz Shahbazi, for Malaria
Best Cinematography: Roberto Cimatti, for Mountain
Best Documentary: Iran’s Arrow, by Shahin Armin & Sohrab Daryabandari
Best Short Film: Tanavob (Periodicity)
Best Director for a Short Film: Ali Khoshdouni, for Tanavob (Periodicity)
Best Screenplay for a Short Film: Kaveh Mazaheri, for Retouch
Best Short Documentary: We Skate in Iran, by Benjamin Aryani
Best Actor in a Short Film: Homayoun Ershadi, for Blue Lantern
Best Actress in a Short Film: Katrin Aslani, for Red Peace
Best Cinematography for a Short Film: Sarkew Mesgari, for White House
Best Music Video: Where is Picasso, by Massod Vadiee
Best Animation: The Switchman, by Mehdi Khorramain
Best Experimental Film: The Big Nothing, by Kaveh Kazemzadeh
Abdoulhossein Sepanta was a filmmaker and the father of sound in Iranian cinema, who also made Lor Daughter [1933], Shirin & Farhad [1934]….
