ASTEROID in Samara IFF 2022

Mehdi Hosseinivand’s debut feature film, ASTEROID, will compete in the 27th Samara International Film Festival for Children and Youth (October 17th to 21st, 2022 / Russia).

ASTEROID has participated in the following film festivals up to now:

1- Fajr International Film Festival (Iran / June.2021).

  • Eastern Vista – Best Film Award.

2- Busan International Film Festival (South Korea / October.2021).

  • New Currents Competition.

3- International Film Festival for Young Audiences – Filem’On (Belgium / October.2021).

  • CIFEJ Competition.

4- Ajyal Youth Film Festival (Qatar / November.2021).

  • Mohaq Competition Section.

5- Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Australia / November.2021).

  • Best Youth Film Competition.

6- Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults (Greece / November.2021)

  • Main Competition.

7- Bastau International Film Festival (Kazakhstan / December 2021).

  • Main Competition.

8- Dhaka International Film Festival (Bangladesh / January 2022).

  • Children Film Session.

9- Cine Junior (France / February 2022).

  • Youth Jury Prize.
  • Feature Film Competition.

10- Glasgow Film Festival (Scotland / March 2022).

  • Debut Feature.

11- Fribourg International Film Festival (Switzerland / March 2022).

  • School Program.

12- BUFF International Film Festival (Sweden / March 2022).

  • Competition Section.

13 – UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema (USA / May 2022).

14- Zlin Film Festival (Czech Republic / May 2022).

  • World Children’s Panorama.

15- Seoul International Children’s Film Festival (South Korea / June 2022).

16- MSP Iranian Film Festival (USA / August 2022).

17- TIFF Junior (Norway / September 2022).

18- Kinoshock International Film Festival (Russia / September 2022).

  • Main Competition.

19- Samara International Film Festival for Children and Youth (Russia / October 2022).

  • International Competition.