14th Annual Iranian Film Festival – San Francisco, the first independent Iranian film festival outside of Iran has announced 2021 winners . This year, the festival presented 60 films from Iran, USA, United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, Germany, France, China, Bulgaria and Tunisia.
- Winners of the 2021 ‘Sepanta Awards’
Best Film: African Violet
Best Director: Mona Zandi Haghighi
Best Actor: Amir Hossein Fathi for The Slaughterhouse
Best Actress: Fatemah Motamed Aria
Best Screenplay: Hamidreza Bababeigi for African Violet
Best Cinematography: Mehdi Rezaei for KulbarF
Best Documentary: Duchenne Boys by Sohrab Kavir
Best Short Film: Tattoo
Best Director for a Short Film: Farhad Delaram for Tattoo
Best Screenplay [Short Film]: Meysam Saberi for A Simple Examination
Best Documentary Short: Nahma by Masoud Mirzaei
Best Actor in a Short Film: Babak Karimi for Muncher
Best Actress in a Short Film: Mahshid Ajam for 2 Weeks Later
Best Cinematography for a Short Film: Ali Eskandari for To Be
Best Children’s Short Film: Bread & Dementia by Kaveh Azizi
Best Music Video: One More Kiss by Aydin Aryainejad
Best Animation Film: Stars in the Rain by Sara Namjoo
Best Experimental Film: The Phoenix by Farzin Nobarani
