Tehran (NAVID AZAD) – “The Recess” by Navid Nikkhah Azad wins the Best Screenplay award in the 2022 Social World Film Festival in Italy.
“The Recess” has won the Best Screenplay award in the International Short Films Competition section of the 12th Social World Film Festival (La Mostra Internazionale del Cinema Sociale) in Italy, which took place in Vico Equense (Sorrento Coast, Italy) from July 3-10.
“The Recess” had also received nominations for Best Original Score (Mikhail Shmatenko) and Best Short Movie (Navid Nikkhah Azad) in the International Competition section of the 2022 Social World Film Festival in Italy.
Social World Film Festival is the most emotional festival in the world with events, movies, previews, innovative activities, jury of young people and professionals, workshops, competitions, presentations and thousands of visitors.
Each year the festival management committee chooses a theme, based on which the submitted works will be short-listed in competition and out-of-competition sections of the festival. “Futuro. Avvenire, ripartenza, domani” (“Future. Prospect, restart, tomorrow”) is the chosen theme for the 2022 Social World Film Festival (La Mostra Internazionale del Cinema Sociale).
“The Recess” has competed in 104 international film festivals including FIAPF-accredited, GOYA and Oscar-Qualifying film festivals around the world and has won 20 awards.
“The Recess” brings the story of Sahar Khodayari (Iranian Blue Girl) to life.
The movie follows Sahar, a 17-year-old student who is determined to skip high school during recess to go to the football stadium to watch a football match between Esteghlal F.C. vs. Al-Ain as part of the AFC Champions League in violation of the national ban on women entering football stadiums in Iran.
The acclaimed movie by Navid Nikkhah Azad has been picked for the main competition of notable international film festivals such as ‘Festival Internacioal de Cine de Lebu’ (Academy Awards Qualifying film festival), ‘Festival de Cine de Alicante’ (recognized by Goya Awards), ‘Santo Domingo Global Film Festival’ (accredited by FIAPF).
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