4th Iranian Film Festival, New York
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Highlights of 3rd IrFFNY
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 3rd Iranian Film Festival New York
“Congratulations to all the brilliant artists and filmmakers who turned this festival into an unforgettable celebration of talent, creativity, and cinematic excellence! 🎬✨”
* Best Film Award: ” The Old Bachelor” Directed by Oktay Baraheni Produced by Arsalan Baraheni, Babak Hamidian, Hanif Soroori.
* Special Jury Award: “Junks & Dolls” Directed by Manijeh Hekmat, Produced by Manijeh Hekmat, Mahshid Ahangarani.
* Best Artistic or Technical Achievement Award: “Universal Language” Directed by Matthew Rankin, Produced by Sylvain Corbeil.
* Special Mention:
Lili Farhadpour for Acting in “My Favorite Cake” Directed by Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moghadam, Produced by Gholamreza Moosavi, Behtash Sanaeeha.
* Best Shortfilm Award: “Mrs. Iran’s Husband” Directed by Marjan Khosravi, Produced by Milad Khosravi.
* Audience Fevorite Film Award: ‘Cause of Death Unknown’ Directed by Ali Zarnegar, Produced by Majid Barzegar.
Trailer of 3rd Iranian Film Festival New York
The program opens with the US premiere of Oktay Baraheni’s THE OLD BACHELOR, which won awards at the Rotterdam and London film festivals. Other new films include the world premiere of Hamid Nematollah’s THE KILLER AND THE SAVAGE, a thriller banned for more than five years; the New York premieres of MY FAVORITE CAKE, which debuted in competition at the Berlinale, and JUNKS & DOLLS; and IN THE ARMS OF THE TREE and UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE, Iran and Canada’s official submissions for the Academy Awards. A new sidebar, Hidden Gems from Iran, shines a spotlight on underrated recent Iranian films.
This year’s edition also offers a special focus on the work of acclaimed actress Fatemeh Motamed-Aria, who will attend the festival to present screenings of five of her films, including new restorations of her collaborations with filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf, ONCE UPON A TIME, CINEMA (1992) and THE ACTOR (1993), along with AVALANCHE (2015), THE BLUE VEILED (2019), and ONCE UPON A TIME, ABADAN (2021), screening in its US premiere.
“Despite a decrease in film production over the past two years, and changes in Iran’s cultural and political environment, the program for our 2025 edition is as strong as ever,” notes festival director and programmer Armin Miladi. “We’re excited to introduce New York audiences to great new work from both established and emerging filmmakers, and to help them rediscover important, underseen films from the past three decades.”