THE BLUE GIRL wins the Best Director Award at Wonderfest
In the 5th Wonderfest – Children and Youth International Film Festival (September 19th to 23rd, 2022 / Romania), Keivan Majidi receives the Best Director Award for his debut feature film, THE BLUE GIRL.
THE BLUE GIRL has already participated in 26 film events including Zlin International Film Festival 2020 (Czech Republic), Dhaka International Film Festival 2021 (Bangladesh / Children Film Session), Kolkata International Children’s Film Festival 2021 (India), FIFEM – Festival International du film pour enfants de Montréal 2021 (Canada / International Competition), London Kurdish Film Festival 2021 (UK / Mehmet Aksoy Award Nominee), Mooov Film Festival 2021 (Belgium), FIff – Fajr International Film Festival 2021 (Iran / Festival of Festivals), Iranian Film Festival Zurich 2021 (Switzerland / Main Competition), Giffoni Film Festival 2021 (Italy / Elements +10 Competition), Religion Today Film Festival 2021 (Italy / Winner of In the Spirit of Peace Award and four nominations), Kids Kino International Film Festival 2021 (Poland / World Panorama), Paris Mon Premier Festival – Enfances au Cinéma 2021 (France / Iranian Cinema Programme), Barcelona Asian Film Festival 2021 (Spain / NETPAC Section), Sguardi Altrove – Milan International Women Film Festival 2021 (Italy / Opening Film), SACI | Children’s Animation and Cinema Week 2021 (Brazil / Around the World Section), Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival 2021 (Nepal / Official Selection), International Guwahati Film Festival 2022 (India), SIFFCY – Smile Int’l Film Festival for Children & Youth 2022 (India / Film Critics Circle of India – FCCI Award), Beausoleil Cote d’Azur Sport Film Festival 2022 (France / Best Sport Film Award), Kaliningrad International Film Festival “On the Edge: West” 2022 (Russia / Hero Award to the Protagonist of the film), International Film Festival for Children and Youth “Hero” 2022 (Russia / Competition), 101 Film Studio Film Festival 2022 (Saudi Arabia), Moscow Kurdish Film Festival 2022 (Russia), Film Series Off-Asian Film Festival Barcelona – AFFBCN: Iran, Portraits of a Society 2022 (Spain), Wonderfest – Children and Youth International Film Festival 2022 (Romania / Best Director Award) and Buster Film Festival 2022 (Denmark).