Tehran International Short Film Festival

Tehran International Short Film Festival
LocationTehran
Founded1983
LanguagePersian
Websitewww.tisff.ir

Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF) is a film festival held in Tehran every year in October with a focus on short films.

The festival was founded in 1983.[1][2] From 2020 it is a qualifying festival for the Academy Awards[3] and winner of the Grand Prix becomes eligible for the Oscar consideration.

History

TISFF started as a special section in the Fajr International Film Festival entitled "8mm and 16mm films” in the years 1979 to 1982.[4]

43rd Edition

The 43rd Edition of TISFF will be held between 19 and 24 October 2026 in Tehran, Iran. [5][6]

Awards

42nd Tehran International Short Film Festival[7][8]

International Competition:

Grand Prix

"The Canon" by "Martin Seeger"

Best Short Fiction

"Baozhda" by "Keran Abukasimu"

Best Short Documentary

"My Name is Oil" by "Igor Smola"

Best Short Animation

"Winter in March" by "Natalia Mirzoyan"

Best Short Experimental

"A Visualization of a Cut" by "Claudia Munksgaard-Palmqvist"

MENA Emerging Horizons

"Whispering Rocks" by "Ali Mohammad Tarahomi"

Best Short AI Film

"The valley" by "Juan Zabal"

41st Tehran International Short Film Festival[7][9]

International Competition:

Grand Prix

“A Short film about kids” by “Ibrahim Handal” From Palestine

Best Short Fiction

“Crack of Dawn” by “Anna Llargués” From Spain

Best Short Documentary

“The Granny & Fishes” by “Ehsan Farokhi Fard, Maria Mavati” From Iran

Best Short Animation

“In the Shadow of the Cypress” by “Hossein Molayemi, Shirin Sohani” From Iran

Best Short Experimental

“The Poem We Sang” by “Annie Sakkab” From Palestine

The Truth Seekers

“Incident” by “Bill Morrison” From United States

The Silk Road

“Anaar Daana” by “Nishi Dugar” From India

Immersive Media (XR/ VR/ MR/ AR)

“Tadpole” by “Diane Catsburrow Linnet” From United States

“Artificial Intelligence” Short Film

“Miracle” by “Afrouz Bavafa” From Iran

40th Tehran International Short Film Festival[10]

International competition:

Grand Prix

“Qutar” by “Ali Alizadeh” From Iran

Best Short Fiction

“Everything Depends on Mr. K” by “Hassan Hekmat Ravesh” From Iran

Best Short Documentary

“Little Berlin” by “Kate Mcmullen” From France

Best Short Animation

“Once War Is Over” by “Simone Massi” From Italy

Best Short Experimental

“Now” by “Ye Yuan” From China

The Truth Seekers

“Gulab Gul” by “Semih Sağman” From Afghanistan/ Türkiye

The Silk Road

“Wind’s Heritage” by “Nasim Soheili” From Iran[11][8]

39th Tehran International Short Film Festival[12]

Best Animation

Absence by Marc Héricher from France

Best Documentary

Heimat by Giovanni Montagnana from Italy

Best Experimental

Bassin of Attraction by JONATHAN PÊPE from France

Best Fiction

Old Windows by Paul Holbrook from UK

Grand Prize

Descartes by Alejandro Alvarado & Concha Barquero from Spain[13]

38th Tehran International Short Film Festival[14]

International competition :   

The Prix

«Cylinder» directed by Amir Pazirofteh from Iran

Best Fiction

«Beyond Is the day» directed by Damian Kocur from Poland

Best Documentary

«I won’t remain alone» directed by Yasser Talebi from Iran

Best Animation

«Step into the river» directed by Ma Weija from China and France

Best Exprimental

«Identification» directed by Jean- François Comminges from France

37th Tehran International Short Film Festival[15]

National Competition:

  • Best Fiction: Winged White Horse, by Mahyar Mandegar
  • Best Experimental Film: Adapt, by Kamal Kachouian
  • Best Documentary: Khoonyar Children, by Arman Gholipour Dashtaki
  • Best Animation: Red Fire, by Mona Abdullah Shahi

International Competition:

  • Best Fiction: Da Yie, by Anthony Nti
  • Best Experimental Film: No Award
  • Best Documentary: Kak Iraj, by Jamshid Farajvand
  • Best Animation: Candela, by Marc Riba and Anna Solanas

36th Tehran International Short Film Festival[16]

National Competition:

  • Best Fiction: Aziz, by Seyyed Mehdi Musavi Barzoki
  • Best Experimental Film: When A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers after 154 years would get tired, by Shahriar Hanife
  • Best Documentary: Where the wind blows, by Mina Mashhadi Mahdi
  • Best Animation: Tangle, by Maliheh Gholamzadeh

International Competition:

  • Best Fiction: Super Comfort, by Kirsikka Saari
  • Best Experimental Film: Places, by Claudia Barral Magaz
  • Best Documentary: Histories of Wolves, by Agnes Meng
  • Best Animation: Untravel, by Nikola Majdak Jr. and Ana Nedeljkovic

28th Tehran International Short Film Festival[17]

National Competition:

  • Best Fiction: Bitter Milk, by Nasser Zamiri
  • Best Experimental Film: Delete, by Kazem Mollaie
  • Best Documentary: Charkh Nan, by Hossein Nazari
  • Best Animation: Kimiagar, by Mehdi Khorramyan

International Competition:

  • Best Fiction: Barbakan, by Bartlomiej Zmuda and Bitter Milk, by Nasser Zamiri
  • Best Experimental Film: Planet Z, by Momoko Seto
  • Best Documentary: I'm Going to Disneyland, by Antoine Blandin
  • Best Animation: El Niño Miguel, by Nacho Martín

26th Tehran International Short Film Festival[18]

National Competition:

  • Best Fiction: Tamame Vasaele Shakhsie Man Jabeja Shode, by Houman Seyyedi
  • Best Experimental Film: Minus, by Kazem Mollaie
  • Best Documentary: Morghe Sahar, by Mehdi Bagheri
  • Best Animation: Gorgo Mish, by Mohammad Ali Soleymanzadeh

International Competition:

  • Best Fiction: The Last Regal King Size, by Simon Hipkins
  • Best Experimental Film: Minus, by Kazem Mollaie
  • Best Documentary: What's your name, by Georges Salameh
  • Best Animation: Face, by Frank Kako

References

  1. ^ "Tehran International Short Film Festival". Mehr News Agency.
  2. ^ "About us". Tehran international short film festival. 17 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Tehran short film fest opens, with shot at Oscars for first time". France 24. 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  4. ^ "Tehran international short film festival". Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  5. ^ Festival, Asian Film (2025-05-14). "42nd Tehran International Short Film Festival – Call for Entry 2025". Asian Film Festivals. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  6. ^ "Tehran International Short Film Festival". FilmFreeway. 2025-03-16. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  7. ^ a b https://www.tisff.ir/%d8%af%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%87-%da%86%d9%87%d9%84-%d9%88-%db%8c%da%a9%d9%85/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  9. ^ "Tehran International Short Film Festival concludes at Milad Tower". Tehran Times. 2024-10-25. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  10. ^ www.irna.ir https://www.irna.ir/amp/85269749/. Retrieved 2025-08-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ "39th Festival 2022 | Tehran International Short Film Festival". 19 October 2022.
  12. ^ "39th Tehran Short Film Festival announces winners; Descartes introduced to Oscars". iranpress.com. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  13. ^ "39th Festival 2022 | Tehran International Short Film Festival". 19 October 2022.
  14. ^ "38th Festival 2021 | Tehran International Short Film Festival". 31 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Tehran International Short Film Festival winners introduced". Mehr News Agency. 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  16. ^ "36th Tehran International Short Film Festival announces winners". www.filmfestivals.com. 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  17. ^ "Iranian, Polish films share top award at Tehran festival". www.shortfilmnews.com.
  18. ^ "26th TFestival 2009". www.tisff.ir.


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